Jawdropper of the Week: A Country Palace in New Hope

This sprawling estate home is thoroughly rustic yet completely modern, with plenty of everything. And wait till you see the great room.

6125 Greenhill Rd., New Hope, Pa. 18938 | TREND Images via BHHS Fox & Roach

6125 Greenhill Rd., New Hope, Pa. 18938 | TREND Images via BHHS Fox & Roach

Let’s get this out of the way up front: William Penn had nothing to do with this gorgeous, picture-perfect farmhouse estate in New Hope. But its classic looks and Colonial style sure make it look like he did.

Truth to tell, Pennsbury Manor’s got nothing on this place. With nearly 10,000 square feet of interior space and eight acres of manicured grounds, it has room to accommodate just about anything you might desire and then some.

There’s so much this place offers, we’re hard pressed to figure out where to start in describing it.

Should we start with the two living rooms—one formal, one informal—the elegant formal dining room and the sitting room on the first floor? Or maybe the well-equipped kitchen, with its reclaimed beam ceiling and welcoming breakfast area with fireplace?

No, the place to start is the soaring two-story great room, a space that will truly take your breath away with its combination of polished elegance (cherry wood paneling, coffered ceiling) and rustic charm (the huge stone fireplace).

Is all of this making you feel faint? Lie down for a minute on the bed in the first-floor bedroom while you recover. There’s a bathroom and a library/study attached to this room, opening up possibilities for a guest suite.

Then when you’ve recovered, you can relax in the game room on the main floor of the home’s west wing. It has a full wet bar. a stone fireplace and three large French doors that let plenty of light in and let you out to the formal rear courtyard.

Upstairs is a sumptuous master suite, three more bedrooms, three more bathrooms, the laundry room and a bonus room that could function as a playroom or guest room. There’s even more room on the finished third floor.

Downstairs in the basement is a wine cellar capable of storing over 1,000 bottles, a home theater, a gym and a craft room.

The separate carriage house has a three-car heated garage and an upstairs apartment with high beamed ceilings.

Outside, there’s a terrace with an outdoor kitchen, a lanai with a fireplace and a pool with a powder room and an outdoor shower.

If there’s anything missing from this spectacular property, we can’t think of it. And it’s close to the attractions and charm of New Hope, but with all this, you’ll probably want to invite the town over to your place instead.

THE FINE PRINT

BEDS: 6

BATHS: 6 full, 2 half

SQUARE FEET: 9,152

SALE PRICE: $4,595,000

OTHER STUFF: This home is actually in Solebury Township, which shares its highly regarded school district with New Hope Borough.

6125 Greenhill Rd., New Hope, Pa. 18938 [Stephen Darlington | BHHS Fox & Roach]