Marie Antoinette Summer Home!

Marie Antoinette Summer Home!

Marie Antoinette Summer Home!
There's something about good French Country that gives you that warm, melting feeling when you cast your eyes on it. Whether it's actually in France or well reproduced in the vinyards of California, that immediate feeling of warmth rushes over us. Now, for those on the east coast, our dreams have just come true! Tucked away on an idyllic North Carolina island in Lake Norman, just north of Charlotte, is an exquisite French country mansion reproduced from Marie Antoinette's summer home. Alexander Island is connected to the mainland of Mooresville by a causeway and is home to only four residences, all large properties made very private with mature trees and landscaping. This home is sited on the largest parcel with panoramic water views from its 500' of shoreline.

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Every detail of the house is amazing, from its c. 1818 front doors to its c. 1880's balcony. Even the door levers are perfect reproductions. It's a perfect balance of stone, iron, glass and earth tones that make you think it has been there forever, even though it was built in 2009. Within Chateau Lyon's 20" thick walls, the living area of 8,718sf contains 5 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms, 3 half baths, a dramatic foyer with curved staircase and hand carved water feature, as well as a unique, beautifully designed wrought-iron railing. Floors provide both heat and cooling and are controlled through the home's Smart Home technology. With details such as gas-filled shower glass which becomes opaque for privacy, a solid copper tub, an original antique painting by a 1700's French artist, hand painted murals, 250 year old antique French roof tiles . . . we could go on forever and not list it all. Marvel at its location on Google Earth and spend an hour over the photographs. It's awe inspiring.

Further shock and awe? The construction cost $22m - Foreclosure Price $5.9m!

Source: www.chateaulyon.isnow4sale.com