Americas
Casa Bella, Jupiter, Florida
Casa Bella is, as its name expresses, a beautiful house. But even that romantic name seems somewhat of an understatement for the resplendent Mediterranean showpiece on the Loxahatchee River. Inside the Tuscan-columned foyer, you encounter the grandeur of a French-doored…
Toscana on the Bay, Casey Key, Florida
With an aristocratic romance rekindling Italy’s 18th-century Tuscan palazzos, Casey Key’s Toscana on the Bay captures the heart. The newly minted masterpiece—a happy marriage of beamed ceilings, hand-carved wooden doors, stone columns and fireplaces, and floors paved in stone and…
Naples, Florida
Orchestrated to showcase 180 feet of azure beach in gated Bay Colony’s On the Strand, the towering dreamworld in Naples is one of Florida’s trophy estates. Yet its splendorous presence beguiles, for its sole purpose in life is to promote…
Laurene-Rutledge House, Charleston, South Carolina
An album filled with memories, the distinguished Laurens-Rutledge House is a vintage American treasure. Built in 1760 by James Laurens, the Georgian double house subsequently became the home of Edward Rutledge, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and later…
The Wilcox, Aiken, South Carolina
On a peaceful, tree-lined street in the South Carolina town of Aiken, amid pristine cottages and sprawling mansions in what is referred to as horse country and revered as one of the most prestigious polo capitals of the world, The…
Columbia Place, Savannah, Georgia
Inside the doors, the comforting haven cocoons you in flowing, open, high-ceilinged rooms adorned with warm firesides, Brazilian cherry floors, and elegant kitchen and bath luxuries. But outside Columbia Place, a walk away, beckon secret gardens, ornate wrought iron-fenced mansions,…
Albemarle, Virginia
The 4th fairway of Virginia’s beautiful Keswick Country Club is a perfect foil for the handsome two-story haven in gated Keswick Estates. Overlooking the fairway from over two acres, the residence, built in 1995, holds at its heart a soaring…
Mulberry, Middleburg, Virginia
Virginia’s Mulberry delights all who come. The Georgian manor presides over a Southern pastorale of 75 acres with sweeping views of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Its soaring portico opens to a double-story foyer with curved staircase, marble floor, and Austrian…
Sugarloaf, Laguna Beach, California
Sugarloaf, the Craftsman kingdom inspired by the five-star Lodge at Torrey Pines—and known by some as Laguna’s most fabled estate—is a California treasure. Commanding two prized acres jutting out to a private white-sand beach and the Pacific Ocean, it stages…
Wayne Gretzky’s California Palace, Sherwood, California
When it came time for one of the world’s most beloved sports icons to seek solitude in Southern California, he settled on six magical acres of knolltop enchantment overlooking the prestigious Sherwood Country Club. Celebrating a nonstop panorama of fairways,…
Beverly Hills, California
Monumental yet manageable, powerful yet intimate, the French limestone masterpiece between the Beverly Hills Hotel and Rodeo Drive crowns a knoll of magical formal gardens. Distinguished by twelve elegant fireplaces, the mansion’s spectacular centerpiece is a circular skylit foyer around…
Santa Ynez Valley, California
After living in some of the world’s dreamiest settings, the couple longed to return to California. They created a kingdom on 23 oak-clad acres atop the most majestic hilltop in the Santa Ynez Valley—with a celebrity list that has included…
Scottsdale, Arizona
Anticipation builds when you first glimpse the nearly hidden Tuscan hideaway, its 11,477-square-foot form silhouetted on five magical acres of Scottsdale desert. A porte cochere introduces the soaring foyer. Beyond, a living room with cantera fireplace frames the panorama that…
Dallas, Texas
Already the recipient of multiple design awards, the recently minted Dallas castle in gated Glen Abbey nestles into graceful gardens orchestrated by Harold Leidner. Overlooking a lake and waterfalls past poolside terraces, the entertainment rooms and beautiful bedrooms revel in…
Fort Worth, Texas
In a rolling emerald-green pastorale between Fort Worth and Dallas, gates and a guardhouse open to a magnificent Old World villa conceived by one of America’s foremost entrepreneurs as his own private country club. Ingeniously orchestrated in the Italian style…