Property Overview

This historic, over 100-year-old estate home exudes grace. The masterful beauty of its Classical architecture is balanced with an unapologetic appreciation for fashion and design, made evident in its total renovation. With its estate lot, garden pavilion, and canopy of mature trees, the property unfolds itself across so much space; it simply abounds. Zoned to be operated as a high-end bed and breakfast, the home and property provides the ideal setting for elegant stays and fine art weddings. With its graceful, pedimented façade and grand, Doric columns, the home’s architecture is irreplaceable, as are its grounds, on which the home sits so elegantly.

The home’s exquisite interiors bring a couture quality to its Classical roots. This expressive space has been touched by an artist’s hand— every fixture, finish, wallpaper, and paint palette has been chosen with such care and grace. What exquisite colors adorn both the exterior and interior— it could only have been dreamed up by an artist. Guests will enjoy a beautiful stay in any of the three en suite bedrooms, culminating in the queenly Master Suite, with its color drenched walls, ceiling, trim, doors, and cabinetry. Stately living areas marry glamour of a 1920s estate with the fashion-forward quality of a 2020s designer home. And a full basement offers 1,598 square feet of additional living space and the sense that the home keeps on giving— every level is so tastefully considered.

The Guest Apartment is a masterwork of beauty, a most graceful extension of the main home. How luxuriously this space lives, 949 square feet of pure sophistication, expressed through selections like shimmering tile, gorgeous cabinet jewelry, and a painterly palette. With two bedrooms and one elegant bath, as well as a high-end living area, this space serves as an ideal Owner’s Quarters. Beneath it is a fully climate-controlled, three-car garage that could easily serve as an artist’s studio, and connecting the main and guest homes is an expansive garden lot and newly refinished outdoor pavilion. This expansive outdoor space is ideal for entertaining guests, whether waltzing the night away at a garden wedding, or simply enjoying an alfresco dinner.

While stately, this property has a certain sweetness, a certain grace, that must be experienced in order to be fully understood. It is a property unlike any other— a rare jewel for its area whose beauty could nevertheless stand up anywhere.

This historic, over 100-year-old estate home exudes grace. The masterful beauty of its Classical architecture is balanced with an unapologetic appreciation for fashion and design, made evident in its total and designer renovation. With its estate lot, garden pavilion, and canopy of mature trees, the property unfolds itself across so much space; it simply abounds. Zoned to be operated as a high-end bed and breakfast, the home and property provides the ideal setting for elegant stays. This property is simply unlike any other— a rare jewel for its area whose beauty could nonetheless stand up anywhere.

The first glimpse of the home’s exterior reveals its unique gift: its balance of grandeur and grace. Its pedimented facade and Doric columns speak to the beauty of a lost time. And yet its pastel palette is so enchanting— its shutters charming—this home has such personality, a certain je ne sais quoi that runs at the heart of its being. Its build speaks to the high achievements of architecture, yet never once does this home feel forbidding or cold. Instead, a sense of courtesy prevails; a glorious, deep porch feels welcoming, its porch swing and garden pavilion relaxed. Its angelic colors and pretty selections are designed to draw one in rather than leave one cold. How can a home feel both stately and sweet? Yet this one does. What a welcoming place to stay for a special weekend, fine enough for an event, with a white sailcloth tent on its garden lot, an afternoon tea on its grounds, or a wedding on its wide porch, with an arbor of flowers framing the door.

Interior highlights include sophisticated wallpaper, fixtures, and finishes, a fashion-forward interior palette, and altogether poetic sensibility. How gracefully has the home been ushered into the present day, without ever losing its rich sense of history or of place. Like a period costume drama with a modern soundtrack, the home’s reimagining is faithful enough to please purists, while at the same time offering something compelling and couture. Three beautiful, en suite bedrooms and five baths comprise the main home, culminating in the newly redesigned Master Suite. Its walls, ceiling, trim, doors, cabinetry, and bedroom furniture have been color drenched the most complex, plaster color— the faded pink of a plaster wall in Portofino or Positano. This gifted touch with color graces every space, creating interiors that work in harmony— that continually surprise, delight, and stir but work in composition. A full basement offers 1,598 square feet of additional living space and the sense that the home keeps on giving— every level is so tastefully considered.

The newly built guest apartment is a jewel box of a space, sparkling with glass tile, quartz countertops, and gemstone cabinet pulls. Two bedrooms and one elegant bath, as well as a high-end living area, comprise this expressive space. Beneath it is a fully climate-controlled, three-car garage that could easily serve as an artist’s studio. Ideal as an Owner’s Quarters, the guest apartment offers high-end living in a small space, and could be rented as additional guest quarters. Connecting the main and guest homes is an expansive garden lot and newly refinished outdoor pavilion— a gorgeous place to entertain guests or simply enjoy an alfresco dinner. There are such opportunities for outdoor living, with the home’s deep porches, pavilion, and manicured grounds.

Every aspect of the estate speaks of history, from the brick-lined streets to the imposing columns and white iron gates, tipped with golden brass points. From the inside out, this estate has been exquisitely reimagined for a current age. An investor’s dream, its setting offers everything necessary to begin a considered hospitality business.

Stepping back, the estate looks like something an artist would have envisioned. Imagine a pastel painting of a home adorned with charming shutters, a glorious, deep porch, topiary accents, and a stately white gate. It has this certain intangible charm that must be experienced to be fully understood; there just isn’t another space like it.

A beguiling synthesis of the historic and fashion-forward, Van
Buren House expresses on an architectural plane the values we hold dear: grace, elegance, and welcome. Perfect for a hospitality business.