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The sixty foot pool was patterned after a pool on the island of St. Bart's, holding 50,000 gallons of water. Made of concrete, with solid blue tile at water's edge. Flemish apse style ends to reflect the Roman influence on the Tuscan architecture.
Southeast moonlight nights, sunrises and reflective sunsets with expansive water views over Burton's Bay, Cedar Island, and Parrimore Island to the Atlantic convey. The Virginia Inside Passage water way channel is approximately 800' off Shore. Nearly on daily basis fishing boats make way running parallel with the shoreline to the off shore fishing grounds that have become world renown.
Maturing pines line the curving sand packed road until one reaches the three acre pond with its two islands, providing a year-round habitat for Canada Geese and the yearly visit of Snow Geese as seen in this photo. Otters play in the pond with deer frequently seen.
Brick pathways surround the house and the sculpted lawns show the direct influence of the English gardening scheme on the development of American Landscape architecture, referred to as stately. The oversized bricks on the exterior of the house were hand-made by Allwine in a style and color found at Monticello. The brick walls were laid in a detailed Flemish bond above a molded water table.
There are twenty-four white columns and two half columns that were custom-fabricated by Schwered of premium grade redwood, sealed inside with copper flashing on the top of the caps. View from front entrance portico across the gardens to the boat basin and docks.
A channel was dredged from the property to the waterway, now a boat basin, two docks, boat ramp, and 390' of new bulkhead on three sides. The channel from the boat basin is maintained by the Army Corps of Engineers.
The third level consists of the cupola with an outside walk-around balcony. Passing vessels, horses at play, curious turtles and various wildlife can easily be enjoyed from this vantage point.
We are now descending from the spiral staircase hand-crafted with a center post that is one continuous piece of wood.
The interior of the house is divided into a forty foot wide gathering room with deep crown molding; a fireplace with a raised hearth extends along one wall. There is a modern kitchen with a service window to this dining area.
Two identical bedrooms each with private baths of Italian marble, 4 closets and built in wardrobes with each have private access to the balcony. They have the essence of elegant staterooms aboard ship with command of the port.
Sunrise is an event at Edgewater.
The Army Corps of Engineers some 50 years ago during the dredging of the Virginia Inside Passageway filled a portion of the land with sand which now gives way to a lovely beach surrounded by a 500' brick ha ha wall with white concrete caps. The ha ha wall and front side of bulkhead run parallel to the distant County road which is in keeping with the intense effort to achieve symmetry throughout Edgewater.
Alongside the pool is an underwater bench which allows swimmers to sit and observe the Bay, on the opposite side is a swimming lane. A fair game of polo can be had for the deepest part is in the exact center. There is a modern filtering system and a Polaris cleaning mechanism. Traditional designed pool furniture conveys.
Reflections in the water allow for amazing sunsets as well.
Two identical large chimneys are on each side of the house which provides porch grills. This permits outside cooking, regardless of the direction of the wind. The chimney caps are representative of those found at the Governor's Palace in Williamsburg.
While we rarely have such snow as seen here, the home is quite striking even during the holidays and the rare snowfall.
Edgewater is conveniently located between the towns of Accomac, Wachapregue and Onancock, and the nearby airport in Melfa.
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