Tranquility distills the essence of this magnificent estate. Ensconced within the gated community of the Blackhawk Country Club, and located near the lakeside clubhouse, this 5,622 +/- sq. ft. custom estate par excellence, on an 18,908 +/- sq.ft. lot, boasts 5 bedrooms, 4 full and one half baths, a fully paneled library, a five car tandem garage, and a resort like backyard. Built by a premier builder as one of his preeminent residences in Blackhawk, this home's backyard includes a sparkling swimming pool and spa, an outdoor kitchen with a BBQ Grill, a refrigerator, a serving counter-top, a gazebo, a putting green, an extended aggregate entertainment patio, and has views of the exhilarating golf fairway and the spectacular hills beyond. This estate was designed and built by Morweg, a prominent builder in Blackhawk, as his personal residence. Curbside views reveal a stunning symmetrically designed estate with a colorful tile roof, set back from the street with a semi-circular driveway, surrounded by immaculate manicured gardens, and with an inviting red brick and cobblestone stone entrance steps leading to the house, and to the imposing high arched brick porch bedecked with a water fountain. Walk up the steps and you observe twin oak paneled doors embedded with a gorgeous semi-circled transom window above, and with equally stunning leaded glass sidelights. Step into the double-deck foyer and you witness a vaulted ceiling, with a sparkling antique chandelier hanging from a scenic plaster of Paris artisan painted rotunda ceiling, spectacular parquet and hardwood flooring, architectural detail exuding excellence with extensive millwork and wainscoting, masonry fireplaces, arches leading into the formals, floral faux hand painted walls, and a sweeping carpeted curved white spindled staircase leading to the bedrooms upstairs. Amble over to the carpeted step down opulent living room and you will observe it is elegantly appointed with a gas-lit marble slab surround fireplace with an extensively carved mantelpiece along with built-ins. This room has floor to ceiling wainscoting, with plaster of Paris crown moldings, a trey ceiling with box beams, and gorgeous faux painted marble styled entrance pillars under arches. The sophisticated dining room, in turn, has a bay window with customized drapery, a hardwood floor with inlays, has another trey ceiling, extensive wainscoting, thread wallpaper, decorative wallpaper crown bands, and is ornamented with an exquisite crystal glass chandelier. Walk into the expansive top of the line epicurean kitchen and you will believe that the house chef has attained nirvana. The kitchen is embellished with slab granite bull nosed counter-tops with exotic stone tiled backslashes, a very generous center island with a wet bar, a Wolf Gourmet six burner gas cooktop, a huge shapely updraft copper venting chimney, raised panel painted soft drawer close cabinetry, recessed lights, hardwood flooring, a butler's and a walk-in pantry, an adjacent bay window breakfast nook, and top of the line appliances. Other recreational areas of this estate include the breathtaking step-down carpeted fully paneled family room entered through twin doors embedded with leaded glass windows. The fully paneled library, comes with a stunning fireplace, and lends itself to the used as a sixth bedroom with the aid of a Murphy bed. A quaint powder room is to be found on this floor as is a pool bath. The sweeping staircase in the foyer takes one to the fully carpeted sumptuous master suite upstairs graced with its own wing and with a niche by the entrance. The master bath, entered through a passage way with mirrored sliding closet doors, epitomizes regal living at its finest. Three bedrooms, one with en suite bath, and two with interconnected baths come with closets, two of them walk-in and one with sliding doors. Another bedroom / bonus room is also located nearby. This estate is fit for a lifestyle of caviar and champagne!
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