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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