Welcome to 'Highover, ' a 25 acre hilltop estate on the Connecticut River, voted the WSJ House of the Month nationwide.


Property

Website:https://www.nestseekers.com/4942597
Address:
153 Ferry
Lyme, CT 06439
Ownership: Single Family
Type: Single Family
Bedrooms: 5 BR
Bathrooms: 8
Area: 7021 sq ft

Financials

Price:$10,000,000
Annual Taxes:$50,519

Description

Welcome to 'Highover,' a 25-acre hilltop estate on the Connecticut River, voted the WSJ House of the Month nationwide. Over half a mile of waterfront, with natural barriers, ensures unmatched privacy and security. Accommodation for extended family and live-in help. Uniquely poised between New York and Boston, and less than an hour by helicopter from JFK, Logan, and Bradley. The home, designed by renowned architect Alfred Hopkins, has had many notable guests, including Albert Einstein, Katharine Hepburn, William Gillette, and a former president. A five-year renovation was completed at the sprawling 5-BED/8-BATH chateau residence, preserving its classic architecture. A new 3-bay garage with a workshop above and a spacious tobacco barn would accommodate a range of recreational needs. The dock on Whalebone Creek easily accommodates the owner's 36' Hinckley Picnic Boat. For larger vessels, a brief 10-minute cruise leads to your mooring in Hamburg Cove, widely regarded as one of the most protected and secure anchorages on the East Coast. Lyme is the quintessential enchanted, classic New England setting of antique homes, stone walls, and undisturbed countryside. Lyme was, for a time, designated as the "American Barbizon" and became known as the most famous Impressionist colony in America, the "American Giverny."

Amenities

  • Audio System
  • Auto Garage Door Opener
  • Barn
  • Bonus Room
  • Central Air
  • Covered Deck
  • Dishwasher
  • Dryer
  • Elementary School - Lyme Consolidated
  • Exercise Room
  • Foyer
  • Fruit Trees
  • Gas Range
  • Generator
  • High School - Lyme-Old Lyme
  • Intermediate School -
  • Laundry Room
  • Lighting
  • Microwave
  • Mud Room
  • Patio
  • Programmable Thermostat
  • Range Hood
  • Security System
  • Sitting Room
  • Staff Quarters
  • Stone Wall
  • Subzero
  • Terrace
  • Thermopane Windows
  • Underground Sprinkler
  • Wall Oven
  • Washer
  • Wine cellar
  • Wine Chiller
  • Workshop
  • Zoned

Contact

Nest Seekers International at The J House Greenwich, 1114 E Putnam Ave, Riverside, CT 06878
Listing Courtesy of Edward Hillyer of William Raveis Real Estate