510 Edgewood Drive , Stanleytown, VA 22851(Henry County)

The property is available to purchase for only the second time since the home was masterfully constructed in 1938 for W. Burton Dillon, a furniture company executive, and his wife, Alma M. Dillon. This auction offers the rare opportunity to purchase, at a very reasonable price, an elegant and unique home with exquisite detail throughout.

The Home

The 4,075 sq. ft. Flemish bond brick house is situated on 13 acres that feature beautiful landscaping, gardens and woodlands. The home is luxuriously appointed and meticulously maintained. Built in 1938, construction features include a slate roof, copper gutters, leaded glass windows, limestone sills, pegged oak floors, four working fireplaces, intricate doorknobs and unique original plaster moldings. The main house has four bedrooms and three bathrooms. A fifth bedroom, located over the garage, is accessed by a breezeway, has a separate entrance and features a private bath with claw foot tub. It has its own heating and

air conditioning system.

The home is accessed by a driveway that passes between two brick columns and through the lush grounds. The arched limestone front entry of the home with Tudor style door opens into a walnut paneled entrance hall. The entrance hall offers an unobstructed view of the rear patio and access to the living room, dining room, breakfast room

and library.

The focal point of the living room is the four and one-half foot fireplace with limestone carved surround and linen fold walnut paneling above. An alcove is the perfect place for a piano. The walls with original plaster medallions and pegged oak flooring demonstrate skilled craftsmanship.

The dining room features original custom Thomas Gracie & Son painted wallpaper and built in corner cabinets with a shell motif. The breakfast room with birds eye maple cabinetry and plate rack for china display is adjacent to the dining room.

The heart pine paneled library features a limestone fireplace and a wall of bookcases and cabinetry. A sunroom with granite flooring and windows on three sides is located off the library. The sunroom can be enjoyed in every season. It has leaded glass doors and windows to create a cross breeze in the summer and a fireplace for relaxing in the winter.

The efficient kitchen features original cabinetry and heavy gauge stainless steel countertops with an integrated sink. The appliances are stainless steel.

A walnut staircase leads to the large center hall on the second floor of the home. Three family crests are embedded into the leaded glass windows at one end of the hall. Each of the four bedrooms on this floor offers views of the gardens, boxwood alleys, woods or lawn. The 24 x 15 master bedroom features a fireplace with limestone mantle. The master suite also includes a bath, dressing room, extensive built-in cabinetry and four closets. It offers garden and countryside views on three sides. A second bedroom with European styled wallpaper has a private bath and views of the gardens. The third and fourth bedrooms share a bath and offer views of the lawn or the woodlands at the rear of the property.

The third level of the home is an attic which is accessed by permanent stairs. It is fully floored and the surfaces finished. The attic offers office and storage space.

The exterior of the home is as beautiful as the interior. A slate-floored porch with arched openings is accessed from the living room through double walnut paneled doors. A small patio adjacent to the porch and a larger patio located behind the breakfast room furnish plenty of room for entertaining.

The Gardens

The spectacular gardens of The Highlands, designed by a landscape architect, have been featured in Virginia Historic Garden Week as have those of two neighboring properties, Edgewood Manor and Stoneleigh, the home of former governor Thomas Stanley. Boxwood alleys and brick paths lead to niches, gardens and statuaries. A formal boxwood garden is approached through a timbered gazebo with an integrated millstone. A variety of flowering plants create a profusion of color from early spring until late autumn. A few examples are narcissus, daffodils, peonies, Siberian iris, Dutch iris and foxglove, lilies and dahlias. The front border is low maintenance flowering shrubbery.

A two-story brick smoke house has been converted into a gardeners cottage. One side has a fireplace and the other provides space for storing tools and equipment. The upper level is floored.