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Lake Michigan Mansion With Historic Great Room

Built two decades ago to complement a great room that was designed nearly a century ago, this 9,000-square-foot brick, limestone and timber retreat features jaw-dropping classic craftsmanship, a 2,500-square-foot heated boat house and 400 feet of protected beach. Crossing its threshold feels like stepping into the past.

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Lakefront Beach Overview

Four hundred feet of pristine Lake Michigan beach can be enjoyed on its own, or take the boat out. There's also a 2, 500 square-foot, heated boat house.

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Patio With Circular Fountain

This attractive patio sits atop the home's three-car garage. With a pergola, elegant columns and a central fountain, the setting seems taken straight from an Old World villa.

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Brick and Limestone Mansion Exterior

The exterior welcomes with stately carved limestone, brick and timber construction that would be as elegant a century ago as it is today.

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Wood Paneled Foyer With Beams

The heart of the home is a great room, originally built in 1928. The rooms around it, including this foyer, were constructed to blend in with that space. Much of the woodwork and lighting, like the elaborate chandelier seen here, were brought over from England.

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Traditional Great Room With Red Sofas

The home's star attraction is this incredible great room. Originally designed in 1928 by architect Alfred Granger, it's the visual inspiration for the rest of the residence's newer construction.

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Historic Great Room With Timber Beams

An old English mansion might feel as grand as the home's vast great room. Originally designed in 1928, the space retains every inch of its impressive personality with sky-high ceilings trimmed in timber beams and a glowing herringbone hardwood floor.

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Waterfront Great Room With Stone Fireplace

Walls full of windows bring an airiness that balances out this living area's exposed beams and handsome stone fireplace. The lake is on display no matter where you look.

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Brown Traditional Chef Kitchen With Pot Rack

When all six bedrooms are full, the beautiful chef kitchen can totally handle the crowd. Chef-grade appliances are seamlessly integrated into the light wood cabinetry. Cutout details above the pot rack and refrigerator are a pretty, delicate note.

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Traditional Bedroom With Green Wallpaper

Leafy wallpaper and timber beams fill this bedroom, one of the home's six, with pastoral calm. There's also a beautiful limestone fireplace for when the nights get cold.

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Gray Traditional Bathroom With Chandelier

The house has six bathrooms in all. This one feels calming and classic with pale gray woodwork and a deep soaking tub by the windows.

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White Coastal Bedroom With Graphic Bed

Lake Michigan is the eye-catching decor of this simple, graphic bedroom. The water is captured in wraparound windows and accented by fun star pendants and bold patterns.

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Three Car Garage and House Exterior

Pull your car into this home's three-car garage, then wander up through lushly landscaped grounds to the house perched up on a bluff.

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Lakefront Lawn and Stone Path

The vast estate sits up on top of a landscaped bluff with stone paths, patios and simple, tasteful gardens. The views are amazing, unobstructed panoramas of Lake Michigan.

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Lakefront Patio and Pink Flowers

Flowers, hedges and trees are interspersed with stone terraces, all of them opening up to views of the water.

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Lakefront Stone Patio and Black Railing

A stone patio level with the house shows off wonderful Lake Michigan views. Stairways lead down the bluff to 400 feet of protected beach.

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Balconies and Lake

Multiple levels of balconies and terraces overlook the lake. Lush green trees and garden beds are a striking contrast to the patios' stone.

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Waterfront Colonnade

Wander through the colonnade with the soothing sound of water, both from the fountain and the nearby beach.

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Brick House and Lawn

It took five years to complete the home's landscape design, the house up on a bluff with stone paths, stairways and terraces leading down to a lakefront beach.

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Brick Exterior and Outdoor Seating Arrangement

The home's brick-and-limestone exterior has all the gravitas of an ages-old abbey. Protected courtyards host peaceful outdoor seating arrangements.

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Patio Dining Area With Lake View

Nothing blocks the home's view of Lake Michigan, and the estate's patios, terraces and private beach take full advantage of the waterfront location.

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Stairs With Lake View

Stroll down to the lower terraces and beach without ever leaving the view. Gently sloping stairs traverse the landscaped bluff.

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Outdoor Stairs and Lake

Stairs criss cross the bluff, working their way down to the home's 400 feet of private beach, as well as a heated boat house.

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Lakefront Beach and Boat House

Spend pretty days out on the water. In addition to the nearly 10, 00 square foot main house, the estate also includes a 2, 500 square foot boat house.