进入威洛银行的郁郁葱葱的庄园，仿佛置身于另一个时代——一个宏伟和尊贵的时代。此庄园是黄金海岸和美国黄金时代的典范。可以想象，自庄园创立以来，许多杰出的客人曾驾车抵达铺有花岗岩鹅卵石的庭院。

这栋房子建于1920年，采用了殖民复兴风格，主立面的对称构图、双烟囱和房屋的得体比例均表现出这种风格。早在1900年代的著名建筑师布拉德利·德莱汉提受财务家弗朗西斯·戈登·布朗三世的委托设计了这座美丽的家。

房子的原始部分为改建的中央大厅殖民风格，中央的螺旋楼梯连接着入口前厅。客厅保持着其原始的牙形冠饰。原始的立体面板松木墙板、壁炉周围的木饰以及餐厅的牙形冠饰在过去的一个世纪里也得到了精心维护。阳光照耀的朝西家庭房设有雕刻的天然绿色石材壁炉架、拱形门道和定制的整体木工，配以复杂的弧形框架。毗邻的阳光房配有齐板天花板、天然石材膝墙以及天然裂石面板铺成的地面，通向庭院中的石阶。

2000年代初期的扩建让这座房子焕发了现代气息：创造出宽敞的厨房以供烹饪和招待客人，厨房餐厅、书房、研究室、大房间，以及一个可俯瞰庭院的按摩室。这个扩展巧妙地环绕着一个郁郁葱葱的庭院，从屋内几乎每个角落都能享受到充足的自然光和花园的美景。扩展的南翼位于庭院与游泳池之间，形成室内与室外空间之间的自然流动。

法式乡村厨房配备顶级家电、覆盖式橱柜门和天然白卡拉拉石台面，搭配相匹配的石板反墙。天花板装饰有齐板和边条。毗邻的厨房餐厅采用罗马托斯卡纳风格的柱子、上釉法式门、法式乡村墙壁装饰，并以充满自然光的八角形大教堂天花板和铜顶圆顶为顶。双面壁炉则提供了厨房餐厅与书房之间的视觉连接。即使在书房中，细节也毫不马虎，设有带V形槽板的天花板，呈现出过渡的外观。

在威洛银行，人们可以想象自己正在享受庄园的开阔场地：无论是在私家花园散步、在池塘边反思、穿越玫瑰架，还是在天蓝色石阶泳池中放松。威洛银行真的是一颗无与伦比的瑰宝。

Upon entering the lush estate of Willow Bank, one feels as though they have arrived in another time — a time of grandeur and prestige. The Estate stands as an exemplar of the Gold Coast and the Golden Age of America. One can imagine the many distinguished guests who have arrived in the granite cobblestone-lined drive court since its inception.

The house was built in 1920 in the Colonial Revival style, as portrayed in the symmetrical composition of the main facade, the twin chimneys, and the measured proportions of the home. Renowned architect of the early 1900's, Bradley Delehanty, was engaged by financier Francis Gordon Brown III to design this elegant home.

The original portion of the home is a modified Center Hall Colonial, with a central winding staircase that anchors the entry foyer. The living room maintains its original dentil crown molding. The original raised-panel pine wall paneling, woodwork around the fireplace, and dentil crown moldings in the dining room have likewise been meticulously maintained over the course of a century. The sun-drenched west-facing family room has a carved natural verde stone mantel, arched doorways and custom integrated millwork with intricate radiused casings. An adjacent sunroom features beadboard ceilings, natural stone knee walls, and natural cleft-finish stone slab pavers transitioning into stepping stones in the courtyard.

An extensive addition built in the early 2000's ushered the home into modern day: creating a spacious kitchen for cooking and entertaining guests, kitchen dining room, den, study, great room, as well as a massage room with a panoptic view of the grounds. The extension cleverly encircles a lush courtyard, providing ample natural light and views into the garden from nearly every vantage point inside the home. The southern wing of the extension is situated between the courtyard and the swimming pool, allowing a natural flow between indoor and outdoor spaces.

The French provincial kitchen features top-line appliances, overlay cabinet doors and natural white Carrara countertops with matching slab backsplash. The ceiling is articulated with beadboard and trim. An adjacent kitchen dining room features Roman Tuscan-style columns, glazed French doors, French provincial wall coverings, and is crowned with a daylight-filled octagonal cathedral ceiling and copper-topped cupola. A double-sided fireplace offers a visual connection between the kitchen dining room and the den. No detail is spared even in the study, which features coffered ceilings with v-groove paneling for a transitional look.

At Willow Bank, one can imagine oneself enjoying the sweeping grounds of the Estate: whether walking through the private garden, taking reflection at the pond, stepping through the rose trellis, or lounging in the azure bluestone-stepped pool. Willow Bank is truly a gem with few equals. © 2025 OneKey™ MLS, LLC