Patrons can now leap on the likelihood to personal a horse farm in Portsmouth, RI, with ties to the storied Vanderbilt household. This historic property is on the market for $5.83 million.
When building commenced in 1860, Sandy Level Farm was part of the unique 280-acre, waterfront Vanderbilt property. The property was designed by architect A.S. Walker. A multidecade challenge, the stables have been accomplished in 1902. At its peak, it was thought of one of the vital prestigious horse farms in America.
“The property has been such an iconic a part of Portsmouth and American equestrian historical past for over a century now,” says itemizing agent Kylie McCollough, of Mott & Chace Sotheby’s Worldwide Realty.
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Authentic proprietor Reginald Claypoole Vanderbilt, son of Cornelius Vanderbilt, was a horse breeder and avid sportsman.
In the course of the Gilded Age, the Vanderbilt household loved a lavish way of life of their summer time cottage, The Breakers in Newport, RI. When constructing the magnificent Portsmouth property, the youthful Vanderbilt spared no expense.
Reginald was the daddy of dressmaker Gloria Vanderbilt and grandfather of CNN anchor Anderson Cooper.
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The construction was constructed utilizing cypress beams and options three separate rooflines, with cupolas on the 60-foot peak of the driving ring.
“The cypress beams are simply lovely and don’t even exist as we speak, if you happen to wished to construct the construction now,” McCollough says.
“I might see [the farm] turning right into a therapeutic driving middle like The Shea Heart in California,” she provides. “It is also an amazing equestrian middle like a mini-Hamptons, or it may very well be an extension of our counterparts in Wellington, FL.”
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The 6-acre property features a 24-stall secure, a 15,000-square-foot indoor driving enviornment, “grooms’ quarters,” and a visitor lounge. It’s being bought with three adjoining tons.
“Six acres appears like lots, however the authentic property was over 180 acres when the Vanderbilts owned it,” McCollough says. “It’s being bought as a number of tons, so there’s plenty of potential.”
McCollough hopes the brand new purchaser might be somebody who appreciates the property and its historic significance.
“The property has at all times been part of American horsemanship, so I might see it going to a nonprofit to probably put it aside,” she says. “It isn’t protected against being torn down. The property just isn’t in a location that has a Historic District Fee that precludes buildings from being torn down, or having their exterior modified. We hope the subsequent purchaser understands the architectural and cultural significance of a property like Sandy Level.”
