Formal entry to the house from the street is through a stylish locked iron gate, up stately stairs with crushed limestone paving to a beautiful South garden with patios of Chinese jade slate and New England bluestone, two fountains, pergolas, walkways, seating, and a cascading 100 year old Mayten tree.<br><br>The impressive oak front door with leaded beveled glass, flanked by columns, opens to the <b>reception foyer</b> with niches, Venetian plaster walls and a magnificent system of arched and vaulted openings, with pilasters and entablatured crowns. The elegant, <b>open elliptical staircase</b> with custom wrought iron railings and a brass banister climbs to a rotunda on top of the fourth floor and to a stained glass elliptical dome modeled after Clinton Day’s famed City of Paris dome, employing the same style of German milky and amber stained glass. The stained glass light pattern is modeled after Michelangelo’s elliptical pattern in the Piazza del Campidoglio in Rome.<br><br>To the right is a <b>reception sized living room</b> with 12 foot high coved ceilings with raised decorative geometric coffering, and ornate inlaid hardwood floors with intricate rosewood, walnut and mahogany inlay. The original window and door hardware are custom, cast-bronze elements in matching scroll with an egg and dart pattern. A sophisticated conversation grouping is placed near the grand fireplace with a carved marble mantle and black granite hearth.<br><br>Flow continues to a more intimate <b>music room</b> with a period chandelier and another marble fireplace where guests can gather around the piano and enjoy the bay view. The mahogany paneled <b>Gentlemen’s Club room</b>, that can be closed off with pocket doors, features a wet bar done in green marble, and provides the ideal spot for watching sporting events on a large screen TV.<br><br>An exquisitely appointed marble <b>powder room</b> with crystal light fixtures, Venetian plaster walls, and an intricate stone floor is convenient
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