OVERALL DESCRIPTION

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DESCRIPTION:

Called "the Spanish House," the mansion is a typical Mediterranean villa. It is basically concrete block with a stucco exterior and a combination of lath-and-plaster and wallboard inside. The house has grown considerably since its birth in 1947, so it incorporates a variety of materials. Architecturally, it is remarkably unified, with Mediterranean arches and a real red tile roof. The tile roof provides excellent insulation and reduces the workload on the air-conditioning and heating system. Windows and sliding doors are top-of-the-line insulated thermal pane glass with a coating to cut heat transmission. Real Spanish tile floors highlight the Grand Entry Hall, the Living Room, the Dining Room, the Kitchen, the Laundry, the Utility Room, the Guest Suite, and the Guest Bath. Its eleven rooms plus four baths are all generous in size. Downstairs rooms have nine and ten-foot ceilings. There are built-ins galore. Custom cabinets in the Living Room, Dining Room, Kitchen, and Powder Room all match each other and the magnificent curved Grand Staircase. All the bedrooms and dressing rooms have entire walls covered with cedar closets and built-in chests and cupboards. The chandeliers, ceiling fans, and fixtures are exquisite. Gold and antique brass abound. Mechanically, the house is completely up-to-date, from its central vacuum system, most efficient heating and air-conditioning systems (independent systems for upstairs and downstairs), built-in telephone system, modern plumbing and wiring, and advanced water treatment system to its top-of-the-line built-in appliances. The kitchen features restaurant-quality equipment usually only found in homes costing millions of dollars. This is an extremely comfortable family home, yet with the spaciousness and elegance required for entertaining on a grand scale. The mansion sits atop one of the highest dunes along the coast. This gives it the best views obtainable. We invite you to browse through the descriptions of the individual rooms and peruse the pictures of each.

NOTE: To save download time for those with slow modems, the following links take you to a text description of the room. If you choose to view the photograph of any room, you may do so from its text page by clicking the link to its picture page. Alternatively, you may go to the Key To Photo Pages page on the table below, and from there to any picture page you choose.

Go To: Attic // Beachside Patio // Beach // Bonus Room // Decks // Dining Room // Dune // East Bedroom // Grand Entry Hall // Family Bath // Garage // Guest Suite // Guest Bath // Kitchen // Landscaping // Laundry Room // Sunken Living Room // Master Bath// Master Suite // North Bedroom // Powder Room // Recreation Vehicle Pad // Storage Shed // South Bedroom // Swimming Pool // Utilities // Views