New Jersey Mansion Designed By Robert A.M. Stern Hits Market

A French-inspired chateau set on 15 professionally landscaped acres in Monmouth County in New Jersey has been listed at an undisclosed price. Located in Middletown, it is nestled between the Atlantic Ocean and the Navesink river. The 18,000 square foot mansion is within a one hour’s drive to New York City and approximately 45 minutes via the SeaStreak Ferry. The estate has more than 750 feet of river frontage and is within the Navesink section of Middletown.

Called “High Point Estate” the property offers breathtaking vistas and lies within seven hundred feet of the Navesink river. This elegant home was designed by the renowned “stararchitect” Robert A.M. Stern while the Olmsted Brothers designed the manicured grounds, formal gardens and courtyard.

The six-bedroom home, which was completed in 1999, has its own custom designed, one-of-a-kind movie theater, an elevator, a heated outdoor swimming pool with two cedar bath cabanas and a dock with boat lift. There are seven full bathrooms and two half-bathrooms.

The home is rich in architectural symmetry and was made with exceptional materials, skill and craftsmanship, such as arched alcove windows and wrought iron ornate accents. There are brick courtyards, French balconies and tall and wide mullioned windows. The roof, which is made of slate, has tall chimneys and copper gutters.

The18,000-square-foot stucco and limestone home is entered through solid wood double doors into a vestibule. The vestibule leads to a two-story elegant foyer with limestone flooring, exquisite architectural details and a custom circular staircase detailed with a hand-forged wrought iron banister.

The interior was masterly painted by internationally acclaimed Pierre Finkelstein of Grand Illusion Decorative Painting, whose realistic wood graining, intricate glazing, 18th and 19th-century patinas, gilding, handmade plaster finishes, ornamentation, custom-cut stenciling and architectural trompe l’oeil is detailed throughout the home.

The living room is fifty feet in length and offers twelve-foot ceilings as well as an enormous fireplace, intricately painted woodwork, bookshelves and parquet flooring.

Adjacent to the living room, is an elegant bar with river views. Designed in exquisite Pierre hand-painted carved wood details, it has a large French mirror that reflects the river.

The dining room was designed for a round dining table capable of seating eighteen people while the family room features beamed ceilings, many built-ins, wood planked floors and a fireplace. Outside the family room is a pergola and seating area that is ideal for viewing sailboats on the river as they pass by.

The kitchen has honed alabaster countertops with a large island and state-of-the-art kitchen appliances. Adjacent to the kitchen, there is a breakfast room that captures the river views.

There is also a custom designed, one-of-a-kind, state-of-the-art movie theater and a state-of-the-art sound system.

The second floor consists of two wings; the family wing and the guest or staff quarters. The family wing consists of four en-suite bedrooms, including the master suite. The master suite has a balcony with panoramic views overlooking the river, a master bath with a curved steam shower and a free standing soaking tub overlooking the river with alabaster and marble accents. The bedroom has expansive his and her walk-in closets, a seating area, a private hallway, French pocket doors and a kitchenette.

Three additional bedrooms are large and complete with full baths and expansive closets. One bedroom offers a large balcony that overlooks the river.

The guest wing or staff quarters has a private entrance and offers two bedrooms, a full bath, and a kitchen. There is an elevator that leads from the basement to the first and second floors.

There is a double-wide entrance driveway and a heated three-car garage and a French inspired courtyard. The courtyard opens to baroque French barn door that leads to an outdoor space set in era reminiscent of a renaissance garden with stone walkways and a large slate patio covered by a pergola that overlooks gardens and long stretches of grass lawns.

River views can be seen from the heated in-ground pool. The pool area offers two full cedar bath cabanas and a separate kitchen and laundry room.

There are four outbuildings including a timeless carriage house of the original 1910 architecture with three bedrooms, three full and one-half baths, a living room with a cathedral wood and beamed ceiling with the original fireplace and a full kitchen.

The second building known as the charming “Shoe Inn” Pub, offers a living room with a fireplace, pool table area, a period designed imported bar from France and a one car garage.

Stables, which are original to the property, house a loft-style recording studio on the second floor with seven double door garages beneath. A separate stables building offers a laundry room, workshop, and storage area.

The professionally landscaped grounds were designed by The Olmsted Brothers, the landscape architects known for designing the grounds of some of the country’s most prestigious universities and parks. The property also offers a dock and boat lift equipped with electric and water.

The home is listed through Gloria Nilson & Co. Real Estate, an affiliate of Christie’s International Real Estate. The price is available upon request.

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