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Isaac Jenkins Mikell House, Charleston, South Carolina
One of the most visually imposing of the houses in Charleston that were constructed before the Civil War, the Isaac Jenkins Mikell House more closely resembles an Italian villa than an American heirloom. A Minton-tiled portico supported by Corinthian column…
1788 Single House, Charleston, South Carolina
One of the classic Meeting Street properties built within the original Grand Model of Historic Charleston, the circa 1788 Single House is noted for its unusual height, three and a half stories above the basement. Featuring grand ceiling heights, mahogany…
Rancho Mirage, California
With the romantic provenance of Tuscany, yet dramatically embraced by an intoxicating southern California desertscape, the sunlit villa in Rancho Mirage presents a palmy feast for the senses. Past a fountained drive, poolside party settings and five bedrooms revel in…
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…
Beverly Hills, California
Originally designed by renowned architect Edla Muir, the stylish country manor—a dazzling vision of gentrified sumptuousness—commands a dream setting at the perfect apex between Rodeo Drive and the legendary Beverly Hills Hotel. Amid a proscenium of towering trees and enchanting…
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…