We’ve all seen houses with sunrooms on the market, but an estate with a custom curved-glass solarium ? Now that only happens once in a blue moon.
Also referred to as a conservatory, a solarium is a room designed with glass for the purpose of providing immersive views of its surroundings — and in the case of the recently listed Cold Spring estate , the immediate views are the wooded acres across from Cherokee Park.
The historic property, built by members of the prominent Speed family in 1867, has hit the market for $4.995 million. While the main house has undergone an extensive renovation to bring it into modern times, including all-new electrical and plumbing systems, the rest is still unwritten — just like that one Natasha Bedingfield song.
The 6.71 acres of the Highlands estate include the main, unfinished four-bedroom house, a renovated carriage house, and mature parterre gardens. Here’s a closer at each house.
The main house, 1867
- Original 12-ft ceilings, carved wood and marble mantels, turned, green-carpet staircase
- Working fireplace c. 1911
- Four bedrooms, four full baths + three half baths
- 13,273 sqft across two levels
- Concrete rotunda
- New Zeluck windows, a roof, insulation, and geothermal heating and cooling
- Equipped for elevator
French Provincial-style carriage house, 1911
- Catering kitchen + full kitchen upstairs
- Three-car garage
- Imported pine floors
- Two bedrooms, three baths
- Floor-to-ceiling windows
Interested in seeing the historic allure of the Cold Spring estate for yourself? Schedule a tour .