Modeled after Le Petit Trianon chateau in Versailles, this Milton mansion with 11 fireplaces has museum-quality interiors imported from the New York City mansion of William Vanderbilt.
The 25-room, 10,000- square-foot mansion at 88 Milton St., built as a Colonial in 1912 for a prominent Boston lawyer, is set on almost 12 acres of land and includes a 6,000-square-foot carriage house with two apartments for live-in caretakers and garage parking for six vehicles.
The showpiece areas in this home are the living room, dining room and library, replete with French-style gilded wall coverings, marble fireplaces and grand chandeliers from the Vanderbilt mansion, which were installed in the home in the 1940s and 1950s when the house was redesigned as a French chateau.
It's a chance for a wealthy buyer to manage their own Highclere Castle a la "Downton Abbey," as its formal spaces contrast with the back-of-the-house kitchen and upstairs quarters for live-in help. And there's a 40-foot pool and tennis court. The site even has what's reputed to be New England's oldest willow tree.
On the market for $3,950,000, the home has a grand side entrance, with a circular paver drive with a central fountain that's surrounded by white marble walls. The foyer has a marble and wrought-iron staircase up to the luxurious living spaces on the first floor.
To the right is a barrel-vaulted library with mahogany-lined walls and bookcases, a marble fireplace and French-style hand-painted frescoes.
The adjacent living room has high ceilings, a grand crystal and brass chandelier, raised gilded boiserie-style paneling and quarter-sewn oak parquet flooring. This sunny room has tall windows and a French-style carved marble fireplace. On either side of the living room are sunrooms.
The adjacent dining room also has a grand chandelier and sconces, and features a veined green marble fireplace and buffet table.
The kitchen, redone in the 1980s, features 50 oak cabinets, white Corian counters and older Jenn Air and KitchenAid appliances. There's a dining area with glass doors leading out to a brick patio, and outside there's an in-ground pool shaded by an alley of linden trees.
On the home's second floor, there are five bedrooms, many with fireplaces and built-ins. The elegant master bedroom has hand-painted paneling with dentil molding, oak floors, a fireplace and eight windows. The en-suite master bathroom is white Carrara marble with beige granite-topped vanities.
There are three more bedrooms on the third floor, with back-stair access that were built for live-in help.
The home's carpeted basement, done in the 1980s, has an oak-paneled billiards room, a playroom with window seats and a laundry room with a full-size washer and dryer.
Broker: David Murdock of Campion and Co. at 617-828-7020
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