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Romantic
architecture of the Old South illustrates how today's craftsmen
can recapture the style and substance of a traditional wood
form. From its clapboard siding to its carved mantels, the
house reflects meticulous attention to detail. William E.
Poole, a residential designer, planned it. With 265' of
waterfront, this home overlooks Mill Creek, a tributary to the
Chesapeake Bay.
Poole
drew his ideas for the house from the antebellum planter's
cottages that dot the banks of the lower Mississippi River near
Natchez. One such cottage, the c 1820 Briars, particularly
influenced him. (Students of southern history will remember
the house as the site of the 1845 marriage of Varina Howell to
Jefferson Davis.)
The
word "cottage" seems a quaint misnomer, given the size
of some planters' homes. This home is spacious, comprising
more than 6,000 sq. ft. Similarly, its facade recalls the
earlier house with its full-width, columned gallery under a gabled
roof and its arched dormer windows.
The
owners' modifications include a family room with vaulted ceiling,
chef's kitchen and enclosed sunroom. The family room and the
master suite access a raised rear
deck that overlooks Mill Creek.1
Special
Features
- 265' waterfront
w/pier and beach area
- 5 bedrooms
- Master on 1st
floor
- 4.5 bathrooms
- Two Story Foyer
- 5" Antique
Heart Pine Flooring on first floor
- Formal Living
Room with Gas Fireplace
- Formal Dining
Room with Gas Fireplace
- Two Story Family
Room
- Gourmet Eat-in
Kitchen(2 dishwashers, 2 sinks, 6 burner restaurant stove with
2 ovens, refrigerator, freezer, icemaker, microwave, Granite
and Corian)
- Custom built-in
Library
- Covered Front
Porch & Open Deck on Waterside
- 2 Complete
Laundry Rooms
- Third Fireplace
in unfinished Basement
- Carpeted 2 Car
Side Entry Garage
- 10,000 Sq Ft
Concrete Pavers Driveway
- Door, Window,
and Motion Detector Alarm System
- Three zone Geothermal
HVAC
- Exterior CT
Cabinet for 400 AMP house service, 200 AMP Storage shed
service, and 100 AMP Pier electric service
- Bulk headed
waterfront with 100 ft Pier and boat lift
- Buried propane
tank for hot water heaters, restaurant style range/ovens and
fireplaces
- Pull down
staircase to full standup attic
- Central Vac
1This
home design & description was featured in Colonial
Homes, April 1989; pg 60.
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