This Original Hamptons 'Summer Cottage' is the Ultimate Summer Hideaway
This property is listed exclusively by Bespoke Realty for $26,000,000.
The 4.5 acre Coopers Neck Lane estate is tucked behind a gated entry, at the end of a private tree-lined drive. It’s named “Mon Repos” which means “my place of rest” in French and it was built in 1899 for Judge Alonzo Castle Monson who lived there until his death.
In 1904 it was purchased by the nephew of the industrialist, Andrew Carnegie, and the property would be dubbed “Carnegie House” for the next 50 years. Upon his death in 1904, it was purchased by the nephew of famed industrialist Andrew Carnegie.
For the next 50 years, the property was dubbed “Carnegie House”, then in 1994, the property was purchased by New York designer Joanne de Guardiola and her husband Roberto.
This timeless Southampton property has remained essentially untouched since the turn of the century, and de Guardiola wanted the house to “retain its Golden Age magnificence” while updating it “in every way for a modern family”.
The Dutch summer colony house is 3 stories with 11 bedrooms and 14.5 bathrooms. Covering 12,000 square feet with ten wood-burning fireplaces and a gas fireplace on the outdoor covered porch.
An elegant breezeway links the main house to the stables which were once home to Monson’s prized race horses. Now they have been converted into a double-height great room with exposed wood beams and a wet bar. Here the numerous french doors and windows open out on all sides offering views of gardens and hedge-lined laws. In the backyard there is a 50 foot by 20 foot Gunite pool bordered by magnificent 100-year old PeeGee hydrangea trees. The property also includes a Har-Tru tennis court and separate three-car garage.
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