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Gwynn,VA 23066
Key Details
Property Type Single Family Home
Sub Type Detached
Listing Status Active
Purchase Type For Sale
Square Footage 6,000 sqft
Price per Sqft $583
Subdivision Gwynn'S Island
MLS Listing ID VAMH2000060
Style Contemporary,Dwelling w/Separate Living Area
Bedrooms 5
Full Baths 4
Half Baths 1
HOA Y/N N
Abv Grd Liv Area 6,000
Originating Board BRIGHT
Year Built 2009
Annual Tax Amount $13,064
Tax Year 2024
Lot Size 5.400 Acres
Acres 5.4
Property Description
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.
Location
State VA
County Mathews
Zoning RES
Direction East
Rooms
Main Level Bedrooms 1
Interior
Interior Features Breakfast Area,Built-Ins,Butlers Pantry,Combination Kitchen/Dining,Entry Level Bedroom,Family Room Off Kitchen,Kitchen - Gourmet,Wine Storage,2nd Kitchen,Ceiling Fan(s),Exposed Beams,Floor Plan - Open,Kitchen - Island,Kitchenette,Primary Bedroom - Ocean Front,Walk-in Closet(s),Water Treat System,Window Treatments,Other
Hot Water Other
Heating Central
Cooling Central A/C,Ductless/Mini-Split
Flooring Stone,Wood
Fireplaces Number 2
Equipment Built-In Microwave,Built-In Range,Dishwasher,Disposal,Dryer,Energy Efficient Appliances,Oven/Range - Gas,Refrigerator,Washer
Fireplace Y
Window Features Energy Efficient,Double Pane,Triple Pane,Screens
Appliance Built-In Microwave,Built-In Range,Dishwasher,Disposal,Dryer,Energy Efficient Appliances,Oven/Range - Gas,Refrigerator,Washer
Heat Source Electric
Laundry Main Floor
Exterior
Exterior Feature Enclosed,Terrace,Screened,Wrap Around
Garage Spaces 6.0
Pool In Ground
Waterfront Description Boat/Launch Ramp - Private,Private Dock Site,Sandy Beach
Water Access Y
Water Access Desc Canoe/Kayak,Fishing Allowed,Private Access,Sail
View Water,River,Other
Roof Type Copper
Street Surface Access - Above Grade,Gravel,Paved
Accessibility None
Porch Enclosed,Terrace,Screened,Wrap Around
Total Parking Spaces 6
Garage N
Building
Lot Description Fishing Available,Corner,Backs to Trees,Front Yard,Landscaping,Private,Secluded,Other
Story 2
Foundation Slab,Other
Sewer Private Septic Tank
Water Well
Architectural Style Contemporary,Dwelling w/Separate Living Area
Level or Stories 2
Additional Building Above Grade
New Construction N
Schools
Elementary Schools Lee-Jackson
Middle Schools Thomas Hunter
High Schools Mathews
School District Mathews County Public Schools
Others
Senior Community No
Tax ID 11A611-6&7
Ownership Fee Simple
SqFt Source Estimated
Special Listing Condition Standard