5006 Kennett Pike, Wilmington, DE 19807 listing details

About 5006 Kennett Pike, Wilmington, DE 19807-1818 Stunning 4.15 acre Bull Run Estate located across from Winterthur Museum & next door to Delaware Museum of Natural History. One of two ancestral homes in Delaware of General Patterson, the Civil War Commander of the battle of Bull Run, and also Jerome Bonaparte, Napoleon Bonaparte's younger brother. Enter the estate through brick pillars and automatic gates. Private drive leads to large circle with cobblestone curb in front of the residence. The manor home has 15 rooms including 4 bedrooms, 4 full baths, & 3 half baths. Master bedroom on 2nd fl with his & hers private baths, dressing room, & fireplace. Master bedroom on 1st fl, perfect for in-law suite or au pair. Two story foyer, open kitchen & family room, dining room, den, office, well-appointed wet bar, & library/living room with 14 ft barrel vaulted ceiling. Walk-out finished lower level with fireplace, spacious brick paver front porch, flagstone patio & brick walled grass terrace. 2 car brick detached garage connecting to brick pillars with a service gate. Upper barn of 2,000sq.ft. totally finished and renovated with random width hardwood floors, beamed ceilings, period wrought iron chandeliers, new windows, HVAC, full bath, and plumbed for kitchen. Ideal for a party barn, office, guest house, or gym. Lower barn for storage or pool house for future pool (pool plans available). Additional features include springhouse, open stone courtyard (additional parking in courtyard), stone walls throughout property, mature landscaping with specimen trees including Copper Beech trees, cutting garden, & large peony garden. Best of both worlds with beautiful views of rolling countryside yet close to shopping & dining in Greenville with easy access to downtown Wilmington.