{"id":1831,"date":"2023-03-11T19:50:24","date_gmt":"2023-03-11T19:50:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/11\/historic-rhode-island-equestrian-farm-built-by-the-vanderbilt-family-available-for-5-83m\/"},"modified":"2023-03-11T19:50:24","modified_gmt":"2023-03-11T19:50:24","slug":"historic-rhode-island-equestrian-farm-built-by-the-vanderbilt-family-available-for-5-83m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/11\/historic-rhode-island-equestrian-farm-built-by-the-vanderbilt-family-available-for-5-83m\/","title":{"rendered":"Historic Rhode Island Equestrian Farm Built by the Vanderbilt Family Available for $5.83M"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Buyers can now leap at the chance to own a horse farm<\/a> in Portsmouth, RI<\/a>, with ties to the storied Vanderbilt<\/strong> family. This historic property is available for $5.83 million.<\/p>\n

When construction commenced in 1860, Sandy Point Farm was a part of the original 280-acre, waterfront Vanderbilt estate. The property was designed by architect A.S. Walker<\/strong>. A multidecade project, the stables were completed in 1902. At its peak, it was considered one of the most prestigious horse farms in America.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe property has been such an iconic part of Portsmouth and American equestrian history for over a century now,\u201d says listing agent Kylie McCollough<\/strong>, of Mott & Chace Sotheby\u2019s International Realty.<\/p>\n

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Original owner Reginald Claypoole Vanderbilt<\/strong>, son of Cornelius Vanderbilt<\/strong>, was a horse breeder and avid sportsman.<\/p>\n

During the Gilded Age, the Vanderbilt family enjoyed a lavish lifestyle in their summer cottage, The Breakers in Newport, RI<\/a>. When building the magnificent Portsmouth property, the younger Vanderbilt spared no expense.<\/p>\n

Reginald was the father of fashion designer Gloria Vanderbilt<\/strong><\/a> and grandfather of CNN anchor Anderson Cooper<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The structure was constructed using cypress beams and features three separate rooflines, with cupolas at the 60-foot peak of the riding ring.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe cypress beams are just beautiful and don\u2019t even exist today, if you wanted to build the structure now,\u201d McCollough says.<\/p>\n

\u201cI could see [the farm] turning into a therapeutic riding center like The Shea Center in California,\u201d she adds. \u201cIt could also be a great equestrian center like a mini-Hamptons, or it could be an extension of our counterparts in Wellington, FL<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The 6-acre property includes a 24-stall stable, a 15,000-square-foot indoor riding arena, \u201cgrooms\u2019 quarters,\u201d and a guest lounge. It is being sold with three adjacent lots.<\/p>\n

\u201cSix acres sounds like a lot, but the original property was over 180 acres when the Vanderbilts owned it,\u201d McCollough says. \u201cIt is being sold as multiple lots, so there is a lot of potential.\u201d<\/p>\n

McCollough hopes the new buyer will be someone who appreciates the property and its historic significance.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe property has always been a part of American horsemanship, so I could see it going to a nonprofit to potentially save it,\u201d she says. \u201cIt is not protected from being torn down. The property is not in a location that has a Historic District Commission that precludes buildings from being torn down, or having their exterior modified. We hope the next buyer understands the architectural and cultural importance of a property like Sandy Point.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Realtor.com Buyers can now leap at the chance to own a horse farm in Portsmouth, RI, with ties to the storied Vanderbilt family. This historic property is available for $5.83 million. When construction commenced in 1860, Sandy Point Farm was a part of the original 280-acre, waterfront Vanderbilt estate. The property was designed by architect…Read More→<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":1832,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1831","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1831","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1831"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1831\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1832"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1831"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1831"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1831"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}