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2597 Halfway Rd , The Plains, VA 20198
$13,750,000
Est. Payment: $72,034.46/mo
6 Bed
9 Bath
14034 Sqft
107 Acres
Status: active | Days on site: 37
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House Description

Set amidst 107 bucolic acres between The Plains and Middleburg, in a little-known pocket of grand country estates scattered across Virginia's hunt country, Wayside Manor is a generational compound that carries the grandeur and architectural permanence of the great European estates. The offering encompasses two parcels, including a separate unrestricted six-acre parcel, adding an exceptional layer of flexibility to the property. Conceived as a deliberate meeting of classical architecture, landscape design, and art, the estate was designed above all as a place for a family to live, gather, and make fully their own. A set of elegant but unassuming gates gives way to a winding drive through wooded privacy and sun-bathed rolling hills, revealing the main residence at last. Designed by noted classical architect Michael M. Franck, its limestone facade is an exercise in perfect symmetry, approached by a Belgian block granite motor court encircling a limestone-capped water feature. Indiana limestone, Brazilian granite, a graduated Vermont slate roof, Tradewood mahogany windows and doors, and custom bronze exterior doors imported from Paris give the house a sense of heft and permanence that belies its construction date. Inside, a grand center hall with twelve-foot ceilings is floored in broad slabs of Jerusalem gold marble and meets a transverse rear limestone gallery spanning the width of the main level. Mirrored formal living and dining rooms, each extending more than 29 feet, recall a bygone era of lavish entertaining while remaining intimately scaled for daily life. Hand-carved millwork, intricate mantels, and roaring fireplaces carry the strength of the exterior architecture inside. The evening pavilion holds a formal library with fourteen-foot ceilings and walnut and mahogany paneling. At the opposite end, the morning pavilion forms the heart of the home, also beneath fourteen-foot ceilings, with a chef's kitchen, breakfast area overlooking the walled kitchen garden and cypress pergola, and a generous family room crowned by a striking cherry ceiling. A bluestone terrace beyond creates an effortless connection between indoor and al fresco living. A four-foot-wide cantilevered staircase rises three stories in one continuous sweep to the upper level, where 10'2" ceilings continue the home's remarkable scale. The primary suite occupies half the footprint and includes a sitting room, private terrace access, expansive dressing room, and lavish bath with radiant heated flooring. Two additional ensuite bedrooms complete the second level, while the third offers two further bedrooms and a generous hall bath. A three-car garage includes a large private suite above, while the lower level offers fitness and massage facilities, an embassy-sized recreation room, and laundry. Beyond the residence stands a historic log guest house, or summer house, beside a wisteria-covered pergola and sparkling lap pool with sweeping views across the landscape. In the distance, a complex of stables, an enclosed equipment garage, and professional equestrian amenities extends the estate's function and character. The grounds are the property's true achievement, a meeting of agrarian purity and sophisticated luxury considered with the same seriousness as the house. Tiered lawns climb from the residence toward a temple folly of limestone and granite, positioned precisely on the centerline so the architectural axis carries from the front door to the horizon. A singular opportunity, never to be recreated and never to lose its timeless splendor, Wayside Manor stands among the nation's finest country estates, a rare meeting of classical architecture, landscape artistry, and family life, conceived in service of the land it graces.

Highlights

Listed by Daniel M Heider , 2029383685 and Laura Farrell , 5403951680 TTR Sotheby's International Realty , 2022343344. Bright MLS

Property Type

Residential

Lot/Acreage
107

Year Built

2005

County

Fauquier

Neighborhood

None Available

School District

Fauquier County Public Schools

Listing ID

VAFQ2024108

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Interior Features

Bedrooms and Bathrooms
  • ▪ Bedrooms:6
  • ▪ Bathrooms:9
  • ▪ Full Bathrooms:6
  • ▪ 1/2 Bathrooms:3
Air Cond:Geothermal
Fireplaces:5 Fireplaces
Above Ground Sq Ft:10600
Below Ground Sq Ft:3434
Basement:Partially Finished
Water:Private,Well

Exterior Features

Lot:Not New Construction,Horse Property: No
Garage Capacity:3
Zoning:SEE VA ZONING WEBSITE
Sewer:Septic < # of BR
Parking Features:Circular Driveway,Garage - Front Entry,Attached Garage,Driveway,3+ Spaces,2+ Spaces,1+ Spaces
Principal Interest
$72,034
Taxes
$4,686

Home Price

$13,750,000

Loan Details

30 yrs
6.844%

Down Payment

20%
$2,750,000
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Monthly Price:
$72,034.46

Principal

Taxes

Principal Taxes HOA Total
Monthly $72,034.46 $4,685.92 $0.00 $76,720.39
Yearly $864,413.57 $56,231.06 $0.00 $920,644.63
Total $25,932,407.12 $1,686,931.80 $0.00 $27,619,338.92
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