This grand brick manor estate, dubbed Beechcroft, is located at 25 Sherwood Avenue in Greenwich, CT. It was built in 1930 and has been beautifully restored and renovated. It is situated on 14.85 landscaped acres that boasts 2 lakes and a waterfall. The main residence boasts 14,470 square feet of living space with 6 bedrooms and 8 full and 2 half bathrooms. The estate also boasts a 6-room guest cottage, a swimming pool with pool house, lighted tennis court, large detached garage, apartment above garage, exercise studio and a greenhouse. It is listed at $18,900,000.
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I would rather have Rockwood Manor…and I’d be saving over a million dollars which would furnish several rooms with some quality furnishings. This place, although nice, is extremely plain. Not to disparage anyone, but it looks like it belongs in Texas or New Jersey, not Greenwich. It just doesn’t have that $19 million feel to it.
Normally I would salivate over a house of this vintage and style, but something is missing here. I can’t put my finger on what’s missing, but there just isn’t that unidentifiable “it”. Yes, it’s a lovely house and I’m sure the pictures don’t do it justice, but this place doesn’t make me swoon like a classic estate in Greenwich normally does.
I was thinking the same thing, and I’m pretty sure the ceilings and lack of crown molding have something to do with it. Some sort of ornamentation on the ceilings is required, especially when the rooms are relatively low.
Yeah, the interior is “nice”, in the way someone says a blind date is really “nice” (and has a great personality). For the price I would like wonderful or stunningly beautiful, not just nice.
?? If you mean to say the the ceilings in the room are low, then I’m confused, Daniel. I’m quite sure it’s just the opposite…..if a room has low ceilings, the last thing you want to do is call attention to them, due to any ornamentation making the ceilings appear even lower.
I think someone may have gotten the address mixed up? I saw 25 Sherwood Ave. Greenwich.
Yeah, sorry, thanks!!
I usually love Greenwich homes, but not this one.
I actually like this one. But they didn’t decorate the whole house the same, every room looks different in style. But I like the library/office and the sunroom(?). That last room looks great to me.
But it’s definitely 19 million.
Has to be:
But it’s definitely NOT 19 million.
The exterior is ugly, while the interior is homey, but it’s not something special.
It is certainly overpriced.You’d expect something more classier for $18,900,000.