220 Kinsale LN Dingmans Ferry, PA 18328
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Key Details
Property Type Single Family Home
Sub Type Single Family Residence
Listing Status Active
Purchase Type For Sale
Municipality Delaware Township - 02
Subdivision Traces Of Lattimore
MLS Listing ID PW-261631
Style Contemporary
Bedrooms 4
Full Baths 4
HOA Fees $183
HOA Y/N true
Year Built 1987
Property Sub-Type Single Family Residence
Source Pike/Wayne Association of REALTORS®
Property Description
Designed to maximize natural light and privacy, the home features a sweeping barrel-vaulted ceiling supported by eight interior columns--with a single primary-colored column exposed on each floor (Red in the study, Blue in the primary bedroom, Yellow in the dining room). The top-floor open loft utilizes Zambonini's signature ''theatre set'' half-walls to partition living space effortlessly. Outside, a custom theatrical-curtain garage mural painted in Chinese red, grey, and white sets a dramatic artistic tone.
Meticulously maintained by only its second custodian for 21 years, the home scrupulously preserves its original color schemes, finishes, kitchen, and baths. An extraordinary opportunity for an architectural preservationist, art collector, or sanctuary seeker looking for an iconic country retreat. Sellers notes:
Giuseppe Zambonini, a young Italian architect, moved to New York City in the 1970s. He became well-known for his unique design of downtown lofts. At the time, most loft dwellers lived in the vast undifferentiated space of these old factory buildings. Beppe designed rooms with ''theatre set'' walls, demarcating rooms without blocking the natural light from the loft windows. The New York Times featured his loft designs in four front page sections of their Home edition in the 1970s and early 1980s. Beppe became part of the burgeoning downtown art scene. He founded a design school, The Open Atelier of Design, and allowed his best students to work on his projects. Wanting a weekend retreat, Beppe (the name he preferred to Giuseppe) bought land on a ridge above the lake in a new development that later became Traces of Lattimore. In the summer of 1985, Beppe began building the house with a group of his students. By the following spring he and his wife Claudia were able to stay. They had a young daughter, and Claudia stayed there with the baby, while Beppe joined them on weekends. Beppe built a three story upside down trapezoidal house. The barrel vaulted ceiling is supported by eight interior columns. Only one column is exposed on each floor. In the study, the exposed column is red; in the master bedroom, blue, and in the dining room, yellow. The third floor is an open loft design, and Beppe differentiated the space with his theatre set walls. One of Beppe's students made three designs for a garage door painting. A local artist created the chosen design in shades of Chinese red, grey, and white. It resembles a theatre curtain. I purchased the house from Claudia in June, 2005. I became more the custodian of the house than its owner. I scrupulously maintained the original colors of the house, inside and out, and kept the kitchen and bathrooms as I found them. After 21years, it is time for a new custodian to live in this significant work of art.
Location
State PA
County Pike
Community Traces Of Lattimore
Zoning Residential
Rooms
Dining Room Third
Interior
Interior Features Bookcases, Built-in Features, Ceiling Fan(s)
Heating Baseboard, Oil
Cooling Ceiling Fan(s)
Flooring Ceramic Tile
Fireplaces Type Wood Burning
Fireplace Yes
Laundry Laundry Room
Exterior
Exterior Feature Garden
Parking Features Circular Driveway
Amenities Available Beach Access, Beach Rights, Tennis Court(s)
Waterfront Description false
View Y/N Yes
View Trees/Woods
Porch Deck
Garage No
Building
Lot Description Wooded
Sewer On Site Septic
Water Well
Architectural Style Contemporary
Structure Type Wood Siding
Others
Tax ID 162.00-01-42.058 101684
Acceptable Financing Cash, Conventional
Listing Terms Cash, Conventional
NEARBY SCHOOL & BUSINESS
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