This is where we used to live...

infinite monkey · 02-15-2013, 09:16 AM

Back in my salad days I lived in a lot of apartments that were old servants quarters, due to my love of old buildings and such.

I didn't realize this place was for sale, but OMG you can see why I loved it.

The big mansion (on top of THe Hill) is beautiful. Bing Crosby's wife (Bing and Mrs Bing visited there back in the day) said if she could put that house on the ocean it'd be perfect.

If you scroll through the pictures, you will see a U shaped building. From the front, the apartment was on the left side. Another picture shows the door out the other side from the kitchen. In the middle were garages (complete with what was once state of the art wrought iron electric garage door openers.) The right side was the tack room (beautiful wood stables.)

You could go out the back and there were some old kennels (dogs had better housing than most people, as all the buildings were in the same style...you can see it in one of the pictures, but the dog runs are gone) and you could go down the hill to the lake. I had a canoe and could canoe from that lake, through some channels, through the park and the cemetary, and connect to about 4 other lakes. It just went on and on.

Oh, and out back you went through a big work area, that had a greenhouse attached. There was also HUGE attic (ran the length of the apartment and you could stand up in it) that was so nice you could fix it up and live in it. They don't make houses like that anymore. I can see from the photo that they've fixed up that greenhouse.

You can also see the gardener's cottage, which was adorable. They rent that out too.

One time the (then) wife's young adult son came home with a bunch of friends late at night, and were hanging around the pool house. We started chatting with them and J took us up to the roof of the mansion where you could see EVERYTHING in town!

It was big and spacious and private and beautiful and the rent was relatively cheap (they didn't want to make it really expensive and have people moving in and out) and we lived there five years. Why'd we move? We bought a house. Stupid.

He has the house. I wouldn't want the house. But that apartment...

I would love to live there again. Check it out!

edit: also note the funky ballroom.

edit2: enlarging the kennel I see the fences are still there.

http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/12...34949875_zpid/

glatt · 02-15-2013, 09:25 AM

Beautiful!

Sundae · 02-15-2013, 09:34 AM

Blimey, Infi - that's reem.

We used to live right here. In the house I am living in right now I mean. Hardly in the same league.

But when I was married I did live in a tiny but very pretty cottage. Bastard to heat, but very pretty. And walking distance to a couple of very convivial pubs. And I used to have our group of friends round to eat regularly (they were mostly single at the time) - the kitchen being the only large room in that dollshouse.

Happy daze.

DanaC · 02-15-2013, 04:04 PM

Lovely!

Unbelievable prices too!

tw · 02-15-2013, 08:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by infinite monkey

Bing Crosby's wife (Bing and Mrs Bing visited there back in the day) said if she could put that house on the ocean it'd be perfect.

The house is not even $1million. A 2,000 square foot house on the Jersey shore costs about $1million. That 9,000 square foot house on the Jersey shore squeezed on a tiny (11,000 square foot) lot would easily cost over $20million.

monster · 02-15-2013, 09:08 PM

(I love that song)

monster · 02-15-2013, 09:17 PM

our first "just us" home was an apartment in the old kitchen/outhouse and servant area of the building.

my nan's house had a "Morning room" (that's what we called it, I didn't know any different, Beest's family took the piss when I called it that....) -used to be the servant's eating/lounging area, and still had the old bell board to signal which room required attention, even though sll the internal workings of the bell system were removed (some rooms still had the thing you turned on the wall)

infinite monkey · 02-16-2013, 10:35 AM

My apartment had the outer workings of that bell system too!

Maybe i will win the lottery tonight, buy that house, and have dwellars visit whenever they want!

My apartment in the sky had a sealed off dumbwaiter in the kitchen...i suspect the servents cooked in that kitchen (which had a beautiful balcony, pillars and all) and dumbwaitered stuff up and down for meals.

I love old buildings. Which reminds me: gotta get to the library.

infinite monkey · 02-16-2013, 10:38 AM

Oh, and the price is amazing. Guess not a lot of folks want to live in this podunk town. Even with the city workers who won the mega...no buyers.

I think people like modern and new.

footfootfoot · 02-16-2013, 02:31 PM

You'd need some huge industrialist who employed 3/4 of the town or a hedgefund ~~thief~~ manager to really be able to do right by it.

orthodoc · 02-16-2013, 02:35 PM

I was thinking that ... someone so wealthy that a large staff could be employed to keep up the buildings and grounds, do the cooking, etc. A small village on its own.

It's an unbelievable price for what it is, although I assume the bedrooms have no closets and there's probably a ton of money needed to update infrastructure. A lovely property, though. Still, I'd rather have more acreage and just what's needed in terms of housing.

Trilby · 02-17-2013, 06:03 AM

Heavy breathing. I am already accustomed to this style of living which I've never had.

I ADORE the cottage. I'd live right there and be pleased as punch.

Big Sarge · 02-20-2013, 12:58 AM

I love that house! If only I could afford the staff to keep it up. Hmmm, maybe we could make it a commune??

02-15-2013, 09:16 AM	#1
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	This is where we used to live... Back in my salad days I lived in a lot of apartments that were old servants quarters, due to my love of old buildings and such. I didn't realize this place was for sale, but OMG you can see why I loved it. The big mansion (on top of THe Hill) is beautiful. Bing Crosby's wife (Bing and Mrs Bing visited there back in the day) said if she could put that house on the ocean it'd be perfect. If you scroll through the pictures, you will see a U shaped building. From the front, the apartment was on the left side. Another picture shows the door out the other side from the kitchen. In the middle were garages (complete with what was once state of the art wrought iron electric garage door openers.) The right side was the tack room (beautiful wood stables.) You could go out the back and there were some old kennels (dogs had better housing than most people, as all the buildings were in the same style...you can see it in one of the pictures, but the dog runs are gone) and you could go down the hill to the lake. I had a canoe and could canoe from that lake, through some channels, through the park and the cemetary, and connect to about 4 other lakes. It just went on and on. Oh, and out back you went through a big work area, that had a greenhouse attached. There was also HUGE attic (ran the length of the apartment and you could stand up in it) that was so nice you could fix it up and live in it. They don't make houses like that anymore. I can see from the photo that they've fixed up that greenhouse. You can also see the gardener's cottage, which was adorable. They rent that out too. One time the (then) wife's young adult son came home with a bunch of friends late at night, and were hanging around the pool house. We started chatting with them and J took us up to the roof of the mansion where you could see EVERYTHING in town! It was big and spacious and private and beautiful and the rent was relatively cheap (they didn't want to make it really expensive and have people moving in and out) and we lived there five years. Why'd we move? We bought a house. Stupid. He has the house. I wouldn't want the house. But that apartment... I would love to live there again. Check it out! edit: also note the funky ballroom. edit2: enlarging the kennel I see the fences are still there. http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/12...34949875_zpid/ Last edited by infinite monkey; 02-15-2013 at 09:36 AM.

02-15-2013, 09:34 AM	#3
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Blimey, Infi - that's reem. We used to live right here. In the house I am living in right now I mean. Hardly in the same league. But when I was married I did live in a tiny but very pretty cottage. Bastard to heat, but very pretty. And walking distance to a couple of very convivial pubs. And I used to have our group of friends round to eat regularly (they were mostly single at the time) - the kitchen being the only large room in that dollshouse. Happy daze. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

02-15-2013, 09:08 PM	#6
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	(I love that song) __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

02-15-2013, 09:17 PM	#7
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	our first "just us" home was an apartment in the old kitchen/outhouse and servant area of the building. my nan's house had a "Morning room" (that's what we called it, I didn't know any different, Beest's family took the piss when I called it that....) -used to be the servant's eating/lounging area, and still had the old bell board to signal which room required attention, even though sll the internal workings of the bell system were removed (some rooms still had the thing you turned on the wall) __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

02-16-2013, 02:31 PM	#10
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	You'd need some huge industrialist who employed 3/4 of the town or a hedgefund ~~thief~~ manager to really be able to do right by it. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

02-15-2013, 09:25 AM	#2
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Beautiful!

02-16-2013, 10:35 AM	#8
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	My apartment had the outer workings of that bell system too! Maybe i will win the lottery tonight, buy that house, and have dwellars visit whenever they want! My apartment in the sky had a sealed off dumbwaiter in the kitchen...i suspect the servents cooked in that kitchen (which had a beautiful balcony, pillars and all) and dumbwaitered stuff up and down for meals. I love old buildings. Which reminds me: gotta get to the library.

02-16-2013, 10:38 AM	#9
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Oh, and the price is amazing. Guess not a lot of folks want to live in this podunk town. Even with the city workers who won the mega...no buyers. I think people like modern and new.

02-16-2013, 02:35 PM	#11
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	I was thinking that ... someone so wealthy that a large staff could be employed to keep up the buildings and grounds, do the cooking, etc. A small village on its own. It's an unbelievable price for what it is, although I assume the bedrooms have no closets and there's probably a ton of money needed to update infrastructure. A lovely property, though. Still, I'd rather have more acreage and just what's needed in terms of housing. __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

02-17-2013, 06:03 AM	#12
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	Heavy breathing. I am already accustomed to this style of living which I've never had. I ADORE the cottage. I'd live right there and be pleased as punch. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

02-20-2013, 12:58 AM	#13
Big Sarge Werepandas - lurking in your shadows Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: In the Deep South Posts: 3,408	I love that house! If only I could afford the staff to keep it up. Hmmm, maybe we could make it a commune?? __________________ Give a man a match, & he'll be warm for 20 seconds. But toss that man a white phosphorus grenade and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.

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