Active
1071 Gum Thicket Rd
Gwynn VA, 23066
$3,500,000
$583.33 per sqft
Active
5 Beds
5 Baths
6,000 sqft
Residential
Built in 2009
Your personal island paradise -- a mere 60 minutes from Williamsburg and Yorktown, 60-90 minutes from nearby Richmond, Norfolk, Newport News and Virginia Beach and just 3 hours from the DC-area. Escape to one of the most picturesque islands on the Chesapeake Bay and enjoy a brilliant light-filled home where nature, location, architecture and activities for all generations create an unparalleled offering year-round. Located on a spectacular 5.4 acre site on historic Gwynn's Island on Virginia's Middle Peninsula, this contemporary interpretation of historic Tidewater architecture and materials -- brick, stone, batten and copper roof - is graced by over 300 feet of limestone terrace and over 250 feet of floor-to-ceiling movable glass walls and doors. Gorgeous panoramic views of the water, a privileged "living shoreline" and surrounding nature and gardens blur the line between inside and out. A calm water sailing and boating haven; unobstructed evening star-gazing; and crab, fish and oysters living off your dock let you leave "the real" world behind when you arrive. Local restaurants, groceries and specialty markets and pickle-ball courts are minutes away on the mainland over the island's 24-hour swing-bridge.
Famed Richmond architect, Charles Aquino, designed the house and his wife and collaborator Anna Aquino the fabulous gardens.
This stunning waterfront estate offers 5 bedrooms and 4.5 baths across the main house and guest cottage and office. Onsite comforts and features including nearly one-level living and allow a carefree, luxurious, active lifestyle: an open porch with retractable screens, 360-degree walk-around terraces with flowing spaces for dining and lounging, a 40' pool, grilling station, "HydroCourt" tennis court and screens, tree-house, kayak shed, 300-foot long boat dock, two protected sandy coves and lush year-round flowering grounds. The meticulous and artful landscape design integrates mesmerizing natural beauty with flora, mature trees, and garden sculptures to make the perfect complement to this remarkable home.
Private, expansive, serene and offering boundless pleasures, this custom-built home affords the exceptional oasis and the multi-generational, legacy lifestyle you have been looking for.
VAMH2000060
MLSⓇ ID
July 11, 2024
Listed
October 2, 2024
Updated
Map
1071 Gum Thicket Rd
Gwynn VA, 23066
Interior Features
Total Stories
2
Bedrooms
5
Total Bathrooms
5
Full Bathrooms
4
Half Bathrooms
1
Interior Features
Kitchen Island, Pantry, Walk-In Closet(s)
Appliances
Dishwasher, Disposal, Dryer, Refrigerator, Microwave, Gas Oven, Gas Range, Washer, Range
Laundry Description
Main Level
Floor Description
Wood
Fireplace
Yes
Cooling
Yes
Cooling Description
Central Air, Ceiling Fan(s)
Heating
Yes
Heating Description
Central, Electric
Exterior/Building Features
Lot Size
5.4 Acres
Exterior Features
Tennis Court(s), Barbecue
Lot Features
Corner Lot, Waterfront
Architectual Style
Contemporary, Dwelling w/Separate Living Area
Roof
Copper
School Information
School District
MATHEWS COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
High School
MATHEWS
Elementary School
LEE-JACKSON
Other Property Details
Taxes
$13,064
Tax Frequency
Annually
Days on Market
35
Garage
No
Parking
Gravel
Parking Total
6
View
Yes
View Description
River, Water, Other
County
MATHEWS
Water Source
Well, Private
Pool
Yes
Pool Features
In Ground
Waterfront
Yes
Listed by Washington Fine Properties, LLC
Listing Contact: 2028706899
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