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Listing of the Day
Location: Jamestown, Rhode Island
Price: $30 million
Originally owned by the grandfather of Revolutionary War turncoat Benedict Arnold, this secluded compound on Bull Point has been in the same family for over 70 years.
The highest- priced property for sale in Jamestown’s history, “it’s very magical and private,” said Deb Foppert of Jamestown Real Estate, who listed it in May. “It’s reached by a winding dirt road. You feel like you’re living on an island.”
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The seller, artist Duncan Laurie, spent summers in his grandfather’s 58-room 19th-century Queen Anne-style summer cottage designed by Charles Bevins. He built Dragonline Studios on the foundation of that house, which was torn down in the 1960s.
“Our concept was to maximize the incredible power of nature one experiences in this locale: open lofts, outdoor staircases, every room requiring one to step outside to enter the next space,” Laurie said. “It’s primarily a functional dwelling, an art studio. The inconveniences were enjoyable, and it provides constant exposure to the beauty and power around us.”
The property, Foppert said, is in a prime location—at the mouth of Narragansett Bay across from Newport—and has spectacular views.
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Various sites on the property, which was a popular wedding and events venue for many years, have appeared in ads for Abercrombie and Ralph Lauren.
Stats
Set on 3.24 acres, the property comprises two buildable lots that currently house two dwellings containing two bedrooms and two and a half bathrooms.
The main house, built in 1990, has 1,848 square feet of living area, plus over 300 square feet of decks and porch. The accessory outbuilding, which has a ground-level workshop and upper-floor office, was added in 1995. The cabin, built in 1890, is 289 square feet and has a gas fireplace, a full bathroom, a bedroom and a refrigerator.
Amenities
The main house has a New York City-style loft plan defined by walls of windows, skylights and polished concrete floors studded with glass blocks. Other features include 16-foot ceilings, 10-foot handcrafted Dutch doors and a wood-burning stove. The two-lot property comes with a slip and the rights to a mooring.
Neighborhood Notes
Dragonline Studios is in the Dumplings, a summer community with private beaches that gets its name from the large rocks that dot the water.
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The three-block downtown area of Jamestown is 1.5 miles away. “It’s a throwback village,” Foppert said. “There are restaurants, boat stores, a dock, a volunteer fire department and a weekly newspaper. It’s quaint.”
Agent: Deb Foppert, Jamestown Real Estate
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