Today’s house tour, unfortunately is not of my own, but a girl can dream right? This past weekend we were able to get a rare look inside a 1910 treasure. There was an estate sale over the course of four days in this mansion along the lake – so before I start gushing the impeccable details, let’s run through the quick specs, built in 1910, 12,280 sq. ft., 10-bedrooms, 7 full baths, 3 half baths, listed just under $5 million.
Walking up to the property it was everything you’d expect from the pictures and more, although the pictures seemed like maybe it could be a dream. The brick drive was still in immaculate condition with a grand entrance, stone steps lead into the house into a grand foyer with floor to ceiling wood paneled walls, grand staircase and a stunning fireplace. Walking in, you almost didn’t know where to start, straight into the Sun Room? Left into another great room? Or right another room equal size to the one on the left? We went right, from there we were led into the butler’s pantry with original cabinetry to the ceiling and then into the large kitchen with original gas stove.
Other standouts throughout the property were the ornate ceilings throughout and the windows with brass handles and original fixtures in every single room. The wine cellar in the basement was a reasonable size for the house (kidding), and the 3rd floor – which was presumably the servants quarters at one point in time reminded be of the Titanic’s 3rd class – yet still incredible with the detail and just completely massive. The wallpaper, although pretty prominent in the house in absence of wood panels, was mostly stunning and made a statement against the woodwork.
A little history on the house, it was designed by Stanford White for industrialist Howard M. Hanna Jr. It’s been registered on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of Interior. It’s hard to imagine living in a house of such grandeur and size, not to mention all the finishings and furniture needed to make it a home… but I’m sure if I was forced I could manage *smiles*
Although a lot of the pieces being sold at the estate sale were way out of our price range (like a $15k table, $18k rug…) there were a lot of unique pieces that were reasonable especially for those with an appreciation of antiques. Although the expensive pieces were definitely swoon worthy with a few pieces dating to the 18th century. I did buy two hanker chiefs that had embroidered ‘E’s – there were a few dish sets with ‘E’s as well, so my guess is that was the previous families last name? It was really fun being able to check out a home like this, I’m glad we went and I’m going to keep on dreaming.
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