This distinguished estate property, available for the first time in 40 years, represents a rare opportunity. It offers an architecturally significant home on a 39,242 lot with panoramic lake and mountain views, beautiful grounds, and 120 feet of waterfront on Lake Washington with a dock and beach house. The home is privately situated and not visible from the street above. A long drive bordered by lush plantings winds its way down the hillside, ending at an ample parking area in front of a stately house. Once featured on a Seattle Art Museum architecture tour, the house was designed by noted architect A.H. Albertson and built in 1932. Albertson is remembered for a number of iconic Seattle buildings, including St. Joseph Catholic Church. The house has classic features of the Tudor Revival style including a multi-gabled roof, lovely leaded glass casement windows and a round arch portal at the main entry. But Albertson made this home unique. The pale brown brick used for its exterior walls was custom made, as was the mottled green and tan clay tile for the roof. The unusual tipped edges of the roofline may have been a nod to the home?s original owner, who was involved in trade with China. Steps from the parking area lead down to a bluestone terrace and a covered entry. A paneled door opens to a grand scale entrance hall. Wide passages to adjacent formal rooms afford stunning water and mountain views. Paneling of rare sugar pine, an old growth timber, adorns walls in the entrance hall and throughout much of the main level. The paneling gives dayrooms a sense of warmth, cohesiveness and subdued elegance. Entry floors are parquet with two kinds of wood; formal rooms are endowed with random-width oak floors. The generous-sized living room has crown molding, built-in cabinetry and a wood-burning fireplace with a marble surround. Windows line the east-facing wall, bringing in lake and mountain vistas. A glass door opens to a wide bluestone terrace. The formal dining room has wainscot walls and lovely casement windows. The dining room also enjoys terrace access, making outdoor entertaining an appealing option. Just off the dining room is a cozy den with paneled walls and water views. The house has been updated in phases over the years. The most recent renovation provided a stunning kitchen that was showcased in Pacific Northwest magazine. Designed by Nils Finne, the kitchen was constructed by Schultz Miller in 2005. Special features include the hand-chiseled limestone surround of a wood-burning fireplace with a built-in pizza oven. Custom cabinetry has textured surfaces that simulate the chiseled limestone. Ceiling coffers replicate random-width red oak floors that mimic original floors in the formal rooms. Counters are limestone; backsplash is custom tile. Exposed brick areas are remnants of walls original to the house. Top-of-the-line appliances include a Sub-Zero refrigerator, Wolf 4-burner gas range, two Miele dishwashers and stacking Miele ovens -- one steam, the other conventional, plus a warming drawer. A wall of cabinetry conceals a microwave and provides abundant storage space. A large center island affords great work space and more storage. The kitchen also offers a small sitting area with built-in cabinetry for media equipment. A panel of windows gives the space a verdant aspect of dense plantings along the side of the house. A door provides access to a covered side terrace with bluestone pavers and a breezeway connected with a 2-car garage. Completing the main level are a powder room situated off the entry hall and a small bedroom suite with a full bath. Privately positioned off a back hall, the suite would be ideal for a nanny or caregiver. Two sets of stairs access the home?s upper and lower levels. Tall casement windows with leaded glass illuminate the landing of the magnificent staircase in the entrance hall. The stairs lead to a big center hall on the upper level, where there are four bedrooms, including a master suite.
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