McCarthy Estate. Through the Iron Gates into this sprawling 24-acre estate featuring two stone Tudor homes with over 4,000 square feet in each home with breathtaking gardens. This amazing and one-of-a-kind property also features a detached stone heated art studio, attached heated greenhouse, 20x60 inground pool, 60x23 six-car block garage, 60x12 barn and a pump house. This scenic 24-acre estate would be an amazing family compound and also has so much subdivision/development potential with the massive amounts of road frontage on Wenonah Ave, McCarthy Ave, and Mantua Blvd. 330 Wenonah Ave, the original guest house, is where the current owner resides as their primary residence on the estate. This 4369 square foot stone Tudor featuring a soaring 2-story turret tiled entry foyer, 14 rooms, 6-7 bedrooms, 4.5 baths, 2 fireplaces, 2 stone courtyards, 1 garden courtyard, covered porch, 5 zone gas boiler heating system. A new kitchen has been recently installed as well as many other improvements have been made to the interior and exterior grounds to make it their home. 338 Wenonah Ave, the original main home, has renovations in the works. This beautiful stone home featured 11 rooms, 5 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, 3 stone fireplaces, with one fireplace originally came from a 1600 Scottish Castle. Also featured is a covered porch, brand-new wrap around concrete patio, a circular driveway, and a recently deepened full basement. The Seller has started the renovations by deepening the basement, added many steel beams to the basement and the first floor, added a new basement exterior stair with Bilco, poured all new concrete patio and walkways around the entire home and gutted most of the interior down to the studs. You will love the stone walking path through the natural landscaped tunnel to the heated 23x21 stone art studio with a stone fireplace that is highlighted with beautiful leaded glass windows, flagstone flooring, cathedral ceiling, updated skylights and roof shingles. Below this room is the basement was used as a Speakeasy back in the day. This space is connected to the 26x17 heated glass greenhouse with water. The owner uses this amazing greenhouse for growing their vegetables and other flowers. The stone path continues to the back entrance to the 20x60 concrete pool with a new stone patio. The size of this pool is amazing. Don't worry about the cost of water because the property had its own pump house with a well that is used to fill up the pool and previously used to irrigate the gardens/grounds. The main pool entrance original was an English Garden with stone walls and pillars leading up a towering stone grand entry with antique wrought iron gates. This amazing pool area is like having your own resort on your property. Just beyond the pool area you will find the pump house as well as the incredible set of stone steps that originally led down to a pond back in the day. You will love the 60x23 all block 6-car garage for all your vehicles as well as the 60x12 barn. This property has breathtaking views everywhere you look. Majority of the property is wrought iron fenced. This property is so conveniently located to the highly rated school system, shopping centers, home improvement centers, shopping mall, movie theaters, restaurants, Route 55 and Route 295 North and South to be in the city within 20 minutes, Delaware within 30 minutes and Jersey shore within 60 minutes. This is a one-of-a-kind property that has so much potential as a family compound as well as subdivision/development potential with is scenic 24-acre grounds. Hurry before its gone!

Listing Status:

Active

Date Added:

March 19, 2024 — 66 days ago

Listing Office:

BHHS Fox & Roach-Mullica Hill South, Ronald A Bruce Jr. (609-221-4961)

Office Phone:

856-343-6000

MLS ID:

NJGL2040068

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BHHS Fox & Roach-Mullica Hill South, Ronald A Bruce Jr.

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