This property is on the market for $22,000,000, listed with Douglas Elliman. Update: Contract signed.

The 28,000+ square foot property sits high above the rocky shoreline on Beverly’s Gold Coast in Massachusetts.

Back in the late 1800s and early 1900s, the most affluent families from Boston would venture 20 miles north to build their “summer cottages'', inspired by the great estates of New England.

Rock Edge is one of the last remaining of these iconic estates, built in 1911 for wealthy Bostonian Mrs. Marion (Appleton Coolidge) Sargent.

The most famous resident of Rock Edge was American tennis champion, Eleanora R. Sears, who purchased the property in 1940 and was rumored to entertain her admirers Harold S. Vanderbilt and the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII of England) at the estate.

She lived at the property until her death in 1968, at which point the current owners purchased the estate.

Recently updated for modern living by Linda Zarifi Design, the 11 bedroom, 12 bathroom home features old world elegance throughout with grand living space and as many as 14 wood burning fireplaces featuring fine marble mantels.

The 1500 square foot kitchen offers Carerra marble countertops, complete with a butler’s pantry and a lovely sunroom offering sea views.

The property comes with a deed to the beach below, shared with only 4 other families.

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