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Tranquility, Lake Tahoe, Nevada
In the early 1930s prosperous families who had experienced the beauty of Lake Tahoe and had the foresight to envision it becoming the fabled setting it is today began purchasing large tracts of land to be held for investment. Tranquility…
The Auamo Compound at Hokuli’a, Kealakekua, South Kona, Big Island, Hawai’i
For the owners, who happen to be long-time golf aficionados, the enticing lure of the Big Island’s Hokulia was its signature Jack Nicklaus golf course—which zooms out on a Pacific Ocean panorama that takes your breath away. Here, amid the…
Snook Inn, Sarasota, Florida
Snook Inn has been lauded as the ultimate yachtsman’s estate—and for good reason: It’s a boater’s paradise. Set on nearly 500 feet of coveted waterfrontage on some two acres of private gated grounds at Siesta Key, it not only celebrates…
Mills B. Lane House, Savannah, Georgia
Overlooking Savannah’s beautiful Forsyth Park in the National Landmark Historic District, the Mills B. Lane House is a Georgian Revival jewel. Created in 1907, it glows today as it did then. Corinthian columns, parquet floors, and period moldings with 29…
The White House, Washington Depot, Connecticut
Often referred to as Connecticut’s answer to the Hamptons, Washington epitomizes the tony country chic of Litchfield County. The White House honors the heart of the historic district of Washington Depot with a light-infused heaven of a house that gazes…
On the Strand at Bay Colony, Naples, Florida
Showcasing 180 feet of azure beach in gated Bay Colony’s On the Strand, the glamorous dream world in Naples is one of Florida’s trophy estates. Its splendor beguiles, however, for its real purpose in life is to promote fun in…
Wintergreen, Virginia
Created as a family resort unto itself, the cedar hideaway perched atop Wintergreen, Virginia, enjoys breathtaking southern mountain views, as well as the gated enclave’s beach, golf, lake, stables, tennis, clubhouse, lounge, and dining. The house’s most congenial gathering areas…
Alsace, France
The ivy-clad turreted castle, standing proudly at the edge of a blissful village in Alsace between Paris and Luxembourg, is a regal album of the past. But even more, it bestows a romantic world-class oasis outfitted luxuriously for celebrating life…
Lisbon, Portugal
As you leave the city of Lisbon traveling on the road to Arrabida Natural Park, the scenery gets progressively more and more beautiful, turning into a luxuriant paradise. Here nestles a lakefront villa on nearly six acres at the foot…
Burgundy, France
Rising nobly from a chalky plateau and the ancient foundations of a 14th-century fort, the rosy-brick and stone château in Burgundy immediately captures your heart. Beginning at the generous gatehouse, a pigeonnier for 10,000 birds testifies to the grand scope…
Sarasota, Florida
Past the prestigious gates of The Oaks Golf and Country Club in Osprey, Southern traditions come to life in a sunny yellow mansion styled to savor stunning views of Sarasota Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. A dramatic 30-foot-high salon…
Hancock Park, California
Hancock Park is no stranger to pedigreed English manors. But certainly one of the most bedazzling of all is the evocative heaven of a house majestically perched atop a sweeping knoll overlooking mellifluous poolside gardens. Restored by renowned designer Tim…
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…
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…
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…