The Wyck Estate, the George Robert White residence designed by Bigelow & Wadsworth with R.H. Wambolt c. 1912 in Manchester, Massachusetts. White was a noted Boston philanthropist and owner of the Potter Drug and Chemical Company. The home was for sale in 2008 for $12,250,000, click HERE for more. Click HERE to see the Wyck Estate on google earth and HERE on bing.
Photos from American Architect & Architecture, 1917 and The American Architect, 1917.
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GOD!!! This is my dream-house!! I hope someone with not only the wealth, but with the respect that a home such as this deserves, preserves this home as well as the last owners, and maybe keep the 2acre cottage also.....
It seems the mansions of Massachusetts fared much better then the estates of Long Island.
I am having a problem with this blog. Initially it appears on my screen, then disappears never to return. As I type this, all I have is the comment box and a black screen beneath.
In any event, I wanted to say that if I could afford this home, the kitchen in the basement wouldn't matter since I wouldn't be the one doing the cooking.
And I can live without a shower having grown up in the fifties when showers were not popular.
The home is a beauty, right up my alley, and a bargain to boot!
Lora
P.S. I hope you are able to fix the blog.
Actually, the houses of Massachusetts have fared no better or no worse than the Long Island houses----some are intact, some are institutions, some are long gone.
This house is quite something, isn't it? The interiors were still very intact a few years ago---one hopes the new owners appreciate and don't try to gild the already heavily gilded lily.
BTW, in case you don't know, this is actually a medieval French veneer over an early shingle style house, and retains the floor plan of the original, which also explains some awkwardness in the plan.
Womderful composition and an incredible roofline. Ones eye does not stop to rest. Beautiful setting too.
DED...so this has been sold since the 2008 article?
My understanding is that it finally sold, after several years on the market, for something under 10,000,000. A reminder once more, that no matter how marvelous these houses appear to our eyes, there is still a very limited pool of buyers who want a 100 year old French Medieval Chateau.
There should be more of "us" with the unlimited wealth to buy and maintain these treasures.
Absolutely stunning.
Yep - this lovely estate sold for $9.2M in mid 2010 although a bit misleading as the carriage house on 2-acres was sold separately for $2.5M in early 2010.
http://www.gloucestertimes.com/local/x657353933/Wyck-Estate-changes-hands-for-9-2-million
More recent pictures of the property from a 2008 entry on Luxist where my friend Deidre tried to share some of the more noted homes available. (I posted infrequently on Luxist as Spectacular Bid)
http://www.luxist.com/2008/08/16/the-wyck-estate-estate-of-the-day/
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