House #10148228
Hopewell Township (Mercer), NJ, 08534 US / NJ
Location Description
Built in 1902. The below is taken direct from the architect's website who completed the modern addition and renovations to the original farmhouse: We wondered how we would seamlessly bring together our client’s love of Japanese palace architecture, their collection of large-scale modern art, the architecture of this 200-year-old farmhouse while enhancing the site’s thirty-two beautiful acres, including two ponds with wooded islands. The clients asked that the modifications and addition respect the existing farmhouse and take advantage of the magnificent landscape. The introverted farmhouse needed some radical, yet careful attention. Rather than imitating an old farmhouse with the addition, we recommended maintaining the spirit and scale of the farmhouse from it’s primary vantage point while adding the experientially varied concepts of Japanese palace architecture to create dynamic spaces within the farmhouse and the new addition. Principles of Japanese palace architecture also informed the elevations hidden from the primary elevation. We removed the ceiling in the old living room, thereby eliminating the former master bedroom on the second floor and creating a 2-story space in the original farmhouse. The south half of the former living room became a new double-height library, and the balance of the main floor space now contained a reception room with a new master suite above. The reception room spills into the new living room wing, which in turn, opens onto sweeping views of the landscape. The below is taken from the sales listing... When new and old meet intimate and bold, a one-of-a-kind retreat is born. Located within 10 minutes of downtown Princeton, Sycamore Creek is a truly singular offering, a world of its own surrounded by nearly 1,000 acres of park and preserved land. Unrivaled in its beauty, the tranquil and secluded 31+ acre estate and natural paradise has 2 ponds, grassy meadows, old growth trees, and a swimming pool with magnificent views of the Stony Brook. Equal to its extraordinary setting, the home is a remarkable blending of an 18th century farmhouse with renovations and additions by noted New York architects Stamberg and Aferiat. Outbuildings include a 19th century barn, a teahouse, a tenant cottage and an attached guesthouse, making for the ultimate family compound. Also, nearby is the Lawrence Hopewell Trail and the trails of Mercer Meadows and the Stony Brook Millstone Watershed.
Location Category
- AGRICULTURE - [general]
- AGRICULTURE - Farmhouses
- GARDENS - [general]
- HOUSES - [general]
- HOUSES - Farmhouses / Rural
- HOUSES - Mansions / Estates
