Stonewater
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151 Highland Drive, Carmel Highlands, CA 93923

Features:
  • 6 bedrooms, 6 baths
  • Whitewater views
  • Classic Carmel Highlands Architecture
  • Guest Quarters
  • Enchanting .57 Acre Lot
  • Seven Fireplaces
  • MLS# 80902123
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Perched high on the cliffs overlooking Wildcat Cove, nestled in next to the Tickle Pink Inn and the Highlands Inn, you will find the 1919 old world European style estate known to it’s owners simply as Stonewater. And what a perfect name it is with a myriad of stone walls and walkways married to the mesmerizing whitewater views of the jagged Carmel Highland coastline. It is no wonder the creative mind of famed local artist John O’Shea called Stonewater home before building his own estate close by.

Stonewater has over 4000 sq’ of living space and is positioned on over half an acre. This estate is hardly a small Carmel-by-the-Sea cottage! With a total of 6 bedrooms, 6 baths, 3 kitchens, and 7 fireplaces, it gives one a peek back into the life of the well to do in the early to middle 1900’s. The main level offers a large living room, a formal dining room, a study, main kitchen with a large pantry, a master suite and a guest bedroom and bath, making it an easy home to live in full time. In addition, it has a small bedroom and bath upstairs, a caretaker’s suite with a bathroom and kitchen downstairs, a detached guest suite with a bathroom and kitchen, a bunk room for the kids and a wine cellar. It has something for everyone with each room having its own unique feel and character.

The storybook .57 acre lot is absolutely incredible with peeks to the jagged coast from all sorts of angles. Canopied in live Oaks and Monterey Pines, there are stone covered paths and walls meandering through out the property to several different patios, terraces, picnic areas with stone chairs and tables, an outdoor fireplace and even a swing. The grounds are well manicured and covered in ivy as well as various plant life including a small vineyard! If you look closely, you will be treated to special carvings in the stonework including a heart, faces, gargoyles and even a giant frog! You will never get tired of relaxing outdoors at Stonewater. As an added bonus, there is a rainwater recovery system to help water this lush enchanted garden.

As you would expect, the home is in spectacular condition. Solidly constructed back in 1919, this home should be around for at least another 90 years! It has a brandnew heavy shake roof. The original hardwood floors are in amazingly great shape throughout the home and look fabulous with the freshly laid limestone and granite in the main level bathroom and kitchen. Most of the original doors and windows with antique glass are still in place throughout the house giving it that added character seldom found in newer construction. Even the curvy, artistic front door with its original hardware is still in fine operating order. Be sure to give the massive marine pulley door knocker a try!

The living room is large and formal with hardwood floors, dramatic open beam ceilings, a very large locally harvested stone fireplace, strategically placed windows with views to the northern courtyard and one with a view of the north facing wall of Wildcat Cove. Character abounds with the dark ceiling, bull-nosed plaster and old world lighting.

A light, bright and open dinning room greets all comers with a large skylight, large windows and a door out to one of the many terraces. Warmth fills this room with late day sun and sets the tone for a great meal. The built in book case will allow you to show off your recent readings or a small collection and adds an air of sophistication.

The study offers your first look at the rough and jagged Carmel Highlands coastline and you are close enough to see the water crash high into the air off the granite shore below. Start a fire and enjoy its warmth while sitting in your favorite chair watching the sun as it gently falls out of the western sky. Better yet, go out onto the deck and listen to the crashing waves while taking a hot tub under the stars.

You will enjoy one of the best views of Wildcat Cove’s spectacular coastline from the master bedroom suite. In addition to the view it offers a fireplace to take the evening chill out of the air, hardwood floors, walk in closet and a full bathroom with light marble floors, countertops, shower and walls.

Stonewater has a caretaker’s suite downstairs from the main house with a full bath finished in white tile, a bedroom with hardwood floors and a peek of the ocean, a full kitchen with provisions for a refrigerator, range and a microwave oven. It also has a private entrance from outside.

There is a guest suite located across the breeze way from the lower level of the main house. Guests will be treated to their own bathroom with a shower, a small kitchen to handle any late night snack urges and a large room finished in dark wood with small windows with views of the cove below.

Other notable areas are the small bedroom and bath upstairs from the main level, the bunkroom accessed from the breeze way, a wine cellar, a large laundry room and a two car garage.

Stonewater offers a truly unique living experience for the individuals who can appreciate all it has to offer. The exclusive locale, enchanted grounds, old world charm and attention to detail are very hard to find in today’s world of luxury homes. If you are looking for a truly unique, one of a kind home in one of the most beautiful places on Earth, be sure to have your Realtor take you on a personal tour of this extraordinary home.
$3,695,000
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