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Gloria Swanson’s eight bedroom, 14 bathroom, 24,000-SF New Jersey mansion, once listed at $39 million, sells for $4.6 million |
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Joseph Kennedy and wife actress Gloria Swanson
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ENGLEWOOD, NJ -- An Englewood, New Jersey
mansion that was built for Polish royalty and was once owned by Joseph
Kennedy, patriarch of the Kennedy clan, who gifted it to his mistress,
silent-film-star Gloria Swanson, has sold for $4.6 million, or about 88%
under its original asking price of $39 million.
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Sara Jessica Parker |
Gloria Crest, surprisingly named for the location
and not Gloria Swanson, was built in 1926 by Count Stefan Poniatowski,
who claimed to be the heir to Polish royalty.
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Brooke Shields
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The count had made millions in the silk
industry and built the mansion as a testament to his wealth, according to TopTenRealEstateDeals.com.
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Anne Morrow Lindbergh |
His wife, Edythe, landscaped the
walled five acres with exotic gardens which still contain rare horticultural
examples today.
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Upton Sinclair
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When the stock market crashed in 1929, the
count sold the villa to Kennedy, who turned around and gifted it to Ms.
Swanson.
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David Cassidy
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Designed to resemble an Italian villa in the
Renaissance Revival style encompassing 24,000 square feet on five acres of
land, the home stood out in the well-to-do community and was often referred to
as the White House of Englewood.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC6-S111MyQaWhz48va5fNEWpdbQoZu9xTMjf-y-3mBbI5lyDcnOTHDY4ZScOzl8aaKaLLgwkJ6mMCZ_InTwLifa35pUUXplB4O5CnCBSMF9pzyMb8u9yVY_Aqxih4IzI_s4LPxvkzMugT/w588-h640/Malcolm+Forbes.jpg) |
Malcolm Forbes
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The mansion was originally priced at $39
million in 2013 before a series of price reductions to $9.9 million and the
final price of $4.6 million.
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Michelle Pais
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Although somewhat dated along with high
property taxes of $168,000 per year and a complicated corporate ownership, the
home has a lot going for it including a pool, pool house and aviary, stream,
lake, waterfall, island and pavilion.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxSvLzv2IN07HdtLEZe0tBIuxZRRtdWLQkui2LvRd7160TOA0x_SJEbMYgNsyhuKaqKRF0XC_Bha0SYoDUcXbSYf-LutGJXUnf-mChJibHEYvDy2ivJZuSeuOQu4XjirV5vqiZIJRumPAT/w508-h640/Count+Stefan+Poniatowski%252C.jpg) |
Count Stefan Poniatowski
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The interior contains eight bedrooms, fourteen
bathrooms, banquet-sized formal rooms, music bar room, den, library, chef’s
kitchen, elevator, seven-car garage, greenhouse, staff quarters, gym, grotto,
steam, spa, media room, and wine cellar.
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Swanson mansion wine cellar
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The
three-room master suite has a sitting area and fireplace, a bath with marble
soaking tub and separate shower.
Additional amenities include a home theater,
private gym, and a home office.
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Swanson mansion interior entrance
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With its prestige and proximity to Manhattan,
Englewood has been home to authors Upton Sinclair and Anne Morrow
Lindbergh, actor-and-musician David Cassidy, Forbes publisher Malcolm
Forbes and actresses Sara Jessica Parker and Brooke Shields.
The selling agent is Michelle Pais from
Signature Realty in Westfield, New Jersey.
CONTACT:
Genelle
C. Brown
Content Manager, Media Division
TopTenRealEstateDeals.com
Phone: 336-459-3728
Twitter: @toptenrealestat
facebook.com/toptenrealestat
Photo
credit: Signature Realty
Source: thegloriacrestestate.com
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