Estates
El Fureidis, Montecito, California
In 1880, J. Waldron Gillespie, the scion of a wealthy upstate New York family, started an architectural and horticultural revolution by transforming a prized parcel of land in what is now Montecito into a Persian and European Xanadu laden with…
Austin, Texas
Minutes from downtown Austin, a private road introduces nearly nine acres dominated by a secluded Hill Country retreat that perches serenely overlooking Barton Creek, which runs through the property and is crossed by a specially designed bridge. Created by the…
Houston, Texas
Overlooking the Palmer golf course’s 7th green and 8th tee supplies all the drama necessary to evoke a spirit of elegance, but the estate in Spring, Texas, doesn’t stop there. Guests are ushered into a marble staircase hall that unveils…
Dallas, Texas
In Preston Hollow the drama begins at the entrance. Amid an acre oasis of American elms, red oaks, and a spring-fed pond, a gabion wall opens to reveal an interior courtyard with a pool and fountain. To the south, facing…
Brownell Howland Road Estate, Santa Fe, New Mexico
As private gates on Santa Fe’s prestigious Brownell Howland Road open, a lush three-parcel oasis of towering aspens and Russian sage overlooking the incredible Sangre de Cristo Mountains greets you. At the heart of the compound rises a classic adobe…
Las Vegas, Nevada
Iron gates open. What dazzles beyond takes your breath away. Zooming out on the glittering neon lights of Las Vegas, Turnberry Place’s cosmopolitan jewel in the sky—a diaphanous two-story 7,000-square-foot tower suite of discreet opulence—eloquently expresses the Midas touch of…
Seattle, Washington
Admirers of renowned architect Charles A. Platt have acclaimed the historic showpiece he created for the Stimson family in 1923 as the best representation of his style. Perched on 7.26 acres atop a bluff at the Highlands, the Georgian beauty…
Seattle, Washington
Old World style, the Hunts Point sanctuary near Bellevue and Seattle commands 77 feet of sparkling waterfront beside a 100-foot dock. The lake is staged to perfection from refined settings such as a firelit 1850s English-inspired cherry library, a chic…
North Bend, Washington
Blessed by an unforgettable panorama of Mt. Si, the stately English-inspired mansion in North Bend, Washington, is a happy marriage of man and nature. Positioned to partake fully of its blissful surroundings from 9,200 square feet of patrician rooms that…
Seattle, Washington
Encircled by the gates of Washington Park, the French pavilion rests regally on 135 feet of rare level shorelands on Lake Washington. A host to dignitaries and luminaries, it captures the exhilarating waterfront in all its glory from magnificent high-ceilinged…
Dalwhinnie Ranch, Telluride, Colorado
Dalwhinnie Ranch is where the Scottish Highlands and the pampas of Argentina meet up with Colorado’s Uncompahgre Valley. The 60-acre riverfront estancia is unparalleled on the Western Slope for brilliantly uniting some of the Rockies’ best scenery and an elegant…
Teton Valley Ranch, Jackson Hole, Wyoming
Once the setting for a dude ranch and numerous movies and commercials, Teton Valley Ranch, with its serene ponds and historic barn, recalls the glory days of the Old West. A true piece of Wyoming heritage, the ranch is one…
Telluride, Colorado
The dream of a Sonoma wine celebrity was to create a citadel fit for a contemporary king, a graciously historic yet whimsical Camelot with 13,800 square feet adorned by a mass of sophisticated technology. He set the mood with a…
Stoner Ranch, Telluride, Colorado
Fifty minutes from the heart of the international ski mecca of Telluride, the acclaimed San?Juan Skyway of southwest Colorado unfolds a 321-acre paradise that takes your breath away. Embracing over a mile and a half alongside the Dolores River, and…
Villa Francisco, Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico
Under the sun just to the south of downtown Puerto Vallarta—the sleepy little Mexican village that was transformed to international stardom after the movie The Night of the Iguana—you encounter a place you never forget. Villa Francisco is pure love…