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"Homes for Sale Around the World\nAD editors select extraordinary homes for sale around the world\nSTATS\n\n 7 BEDROOMS\n\n 6 BATHS\n\n 6,500 SQ. FT.\n\n $22.9 MILLION\n\nPedigree: Rustic charm prevails at this restored 17th-century farmhouse, nestled on a hillside plot not far from Cannes on the C\u00F4te d'Azur. Inside the two-story masonry structure, wide-plank floors complement the exposed timber beams and artfully distressed doors. Gracious terraces, meanwhile, invite open-air entertaining or quiet contemplation amid stunning scenery.\nProperty Values: Measuring nearly two and a half acres, the manicured lot offers a pool and a poolhouse that contains a fitness center, hammam, and Jacuzzi.\nTalking Point: Golf lovers will be delighted by the three-hole course on-site.\n\nContact: Strutt &amp;amp; Parker, 011-44-13-9221-5631\nSTATS\n\n 6 BEDROOMS\n\n 4.5 BATHS\n\n 5,700 SQ. FT.\n\n $5.5 MILLION\n\nPedigree: This 1960s modernist house was designed by architect Ulrich Franzen, best known for his fortresslike structures such as the former Philip Morris headquarters in Manhattan. The residence is composed of five brick towers and a central glass pavilion.\nProperty Values: Apple orchards grow throughout the nine-acre parcel, which abuts protected forestland on two sides.\nTalking Point: The original midcentury St. Charles kitchen (top-of-the-line at the time) remains intact, enhancing the home's retro vibe.\n\nContact: William Pitt Sotheby's International Realty, 203-979-7774\nSTATS\n\n 16 BEDROOMS\n\n 8 BATHS\n\n 37,000 SQ. FT.\n\n $12.5 MILLION\n\nPedigree: Conceived by noted English architect Anthony Salvin, this 1833 Tudor Revival manor presides over Mamhead, a historic 164-acre estate. Built for Sir Robert Newman\u2014a politician and baronet\u2014the house boasts grand reception rooms embellished by fanciful plasterwork and other preserved period details.\nProperty Values: The grounds feature Italianate gardens, pristine woodlands, and grazing pastures, as well as a two-bedroom bungalow.\n\nTalking Point: Also on the premises is a red-sandstone castle by Salvin that originally served as the estate's stable, coach house, laundry facility, and brewery; it has since been converted into rentable office suites.\n\nContact: Strutt &amp;amp; Parker, 011-44-13-9221-5631\nSTATS\n\n 4 BEDROOMS\n\n 3.5 BATHS\n\n 3,200 SQ. FT.\n\n $2.2 MILLION\n\nPedigree: In the late 1940s Lloyd Wright (Frank's son) created this single-story abode\u2014named the Gainsburg House after its first owner, pharmacist Emanuel Gainsburg. The home's irregularly shaped footprint results in a series of angular spaces, among them the six-sided living room. Architect Richard Corsini, a specialist in midcentury design, has restored the interiors, refreshing the black-walnut cabinetry, the hexagonal hardware, and other elements of the original decor.\nProperty Values: Slightly less than an acre, the modest plot has a reflecting pond plus a lovely native-species garden nearly ten years in the making.\n\nTalking Point: The dwelling shares several details\u2014such as its two cement-block fireplaces\u2014with the junior Wright's celebrated Wayfarers Chapel in nearby Rancho Palos Verdes, a project he was working on at the same time.\n\nContact: Deasy/Penner &amp;amp; Partners, 626-683-0777\nSTATS\n\n 8 BEDROOMS\n\n 11 BATHS\n\n 3 HALF BATHS\n\n 15,850 SQ. FT.\n\n $19 MILLION\n\nPedigree: Built for Verner Zevola Reed Jr., heir to a Denver mining fortune, this circa-1935 Norman-inspired mansion echoes the curve of the coastline on which it sits, with a crescent-shaped layout that wraps around a circular entry court. (The residence was christened Seafair after its oceanfront perch.) The exterior is distinguished by rugged masonry with limestone quoins and a slate hipped roof, the interior by parquet floors, dentil moldings, and Directoire-style iron railings. Modern updates include central air-conditioning, two elevators, and a state-of-the-art kitchen anchored by a handsome La Cornue range.\nProperty Values: Located at the tip of a gated peninsula, the nine-acre lot encompasses a carriage house, six-car garage, swimming pool, and tennis court, as well as its very own beach on which to enjoy private dips in the crisp Atlantic surf.\nTalking Point: For $3 million, buyers can also nab the three-bedroom home next door.\n\nContact: Lila Delman Real Estate, 401-284-4820\nSTATS\n\n 10 BEDROOMS\n\n 10.5 BATHS\n\n 12,800 SQ. FT.\n\n $48 MILLION\n\nPedigree: Set on an extraordinary plot next to both the Atlantic Ocean and Lake Agawam, this Tudor-style home was commissioned in the 1920s by heiress Jessie Woolworth Donahue as the poolhouse for a larger manor, which has since been demolished. Expanded over time, the extant abode is a grand building in its own right, with spacious rooms enriched by vaulted ceilings, limestone floors, and other choice details.\nProperty Values: Landscaped with broad lawns and topiaries, its five acres accommodate a tennis court, a conservatory, and a pool with an adjacent cabana; neighboring parcels are available at additional cost.\n\nTalking Point: One of the South Fork's finest, this immaculate spread once belonged to Edmund Lynch\u2014a founding partner of Merrill Lynch.\n\nContact: Sotheby's International Realty, 631-227-4930\nSTATS\n\n 3 BEDROOMS\n\n 1.5 BATHS\n\n 1,800 SQ. FT.\n\n $4.8 MILLION\n\nPedigree: In 1968 architect Richard Rogers collaborated with his then-wife, Su, to design this modernist home opposite Wimbledon Common for his parents. Ranking among the most important 20th-century houses in England, the project features an open plan and a system of movable partitions, allowing for a flexible layout. Colorful accents serve as a leitmotif throughout the interiors, with bright-yellow exposed steel beams, matching cabinetry, and complementary surfaces painted various hues.\n\nProperty Values: Less than an acre, the narrow lot contains two other structures\u2014a studio by Rogers's son Ab and a smaller version of the house that now functions as an office.\n\nTalking Point: The residence is on the market for the first time ever.\n\nContact: The Modern House, 011-44-20-7704-3504\nSTATS\n\n 5 BEDROOMS\n\n 3 BATHS\n\n 3,200 SQ. FT.\n\n $995,000\n\nPedigree: California modernist Richard Neutra created only a small number of East Coast homes, and this midcentury example blends nicely into its forested plot on Philadelphia's Main Line. The low-slung structure's expansive windows merge indoors and out, most noticeably in the living room, where two glass walls join at a mitered corner, affording sylvan views. Stone fireplaces and cedar ceilings further gesture to the surrounding landscape.\nProperty Values: Broad porches overlook the two-acre parcel, a portion of which was initially designated for a swimming pool that was never installed.\n\nTalking Point: The original owners expanded the home over time, first with a two-bedroom addition by Neutra and later an artist's studio by one of his disciples, architect Thaddeus Longstreth.\n\nContact: Kurfiss Sotheby's International Realty, 215-794-3227\nSTATS\n\n 8 BEDROOMS\n\n 8 BATHS\n\n 2 HALF BATHS\n\n 10,100 SQ. FT.\n\n $17.9 MILLION\n\nPedigree: Tucked away at the end of a cypress-lined driveway is this two-story Mediterranean-inspired villa, designed by James Nigro in 1996. Arched windows and decorative columns lend a stately elegance to the fac\u0327ade, which is enlivened by climbing vines and vibrant bougainvillea. On the ground floor, formal living and dining rooms give way to beckoning terraces; upstairs, the south-facing master suite enjoys sweeping views of the Pacific Ocean.\nProperty Values: Rosebush-bordered paths run across the 3.5-acre estate, which has a swimming pool, poolhouse, tennis court, and two-bedroom guesthouse.\n\nTalking Point: Although wonderfully secluded in feeling, the residence is actually a short walking distance from Montecito's Upper Village, which is dotted with charming restaurants, caf\u00E9s, and boutiques.\n\nContact: Riskin Associates, 805-565-8600"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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