Archive for March, 2009
Swanhurst Manor House in Newport
Friday, March 27th, 2009 | Luxury Homes | No Comments
The Swanhurst Manor House in Newport, Rhode Island was built in 1851 and was one of the first of twelve Newport Mansions established along Bellevue Avenue. The home was passed down over the years from mother to daughters in the Swan family before being willed to the Newport Art Association. The will said that the home must always be known as Swanhurst. The home is on 1.56 acres of landscaped grounds. The home has been kept true to its 19th century style and features a foyer with a classic stairway, a double living room, a formal dining room with a fireplace, gentleman’s library, and a sitting room. The kitchen has been remodeled with granite countertops and new appliances. There are six bedrooms on the second floor including a master suite with a fireplace and new master bath. This home is listed at $5.6 million.
Lindsay Davenport in Ventura
Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009 | Luxury Homes | No Comments
The Real Estalker Mama delivered a double dose of tennis real estate news this weekend with two homes from Lindsay Davenport. The Wimbledon winner owns two beautiful homes in Southern California that are now for sale. The first is one of two that they own in pricey Laguna Beach, California. The five-bedroom home in the Emerald Bay area is listed for $6.395 million.
The more charming, albeit smaller, home that Davenport and her husband Jon Leach have for sale is further north in Ventura. This home is a three-bedroom beach front home with 60 feet of ocean frontage. The Cape Cod style home is a modest getaway measuring under 2,000 square feet. The home is in a gated community that includes a pair of tennis courts. The home has a great central living area that faces the ocean. Anytime you can snuggle up in front of a fireplace and get a view of the ocean it’s wonderful and bonus points to the couple for putting the television next to, and not above, the fireplace. The home is adorable but small, and the price of $5.5 million seems, even taking the location into account, a mite ambitious.