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In the rolling
emerald-green pastorale near 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, with an
18 hole par-3 golf course and an 18 hole putting green.
Ingeniously orchestrated in the Italian style by renowned
architect Ralph Duesing, its regal fountained courtyard façade
is introduced past a bridge and winding drive. Double stone
staircases present the monumental rotunda, an awe-inspiring
showpiece flanked by Doric Columns with four colossal columns
supporting the dome. Inside the breathtaking entrance, the
grandeur displays itself in an exquisite ensemble of principal
rooms that meld a luxurious mahogany library, the elegant
firelit banquet room, and the villa’s piece de resistance: a
grandly scaled great room with a carved limestone fireplace and
five French doors open to the lush formal gardens. Over
14,000 sq. ft of incredible construction, with 3 guesthouses, a
pool house, spa building, lake with waterfall, and a tennis
court. Other grace notes follow: a Tuscan kitchen, paneled
family room with bar, an octagonal wine cellar with coffered
ceiling and, the finale, a Louis XVI master suite embellished
with French boiserie. Offered furnished with museum quality
antiques, chandeliers from the Palace de Versailles and
priceless rugs & paintings.
Offered at
$14,200,000 |
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