Stately Georgian mansion on the shores of the Chesapeake

By Sarah E. Moran
Examiner Correspondent 8/28/08

Mount Pleasant at Bulle Rock in Havre de Grace. Courtesy photo HAVRE DE GRACE – Built on the footprint of the original Mount Pleasant mansion in Havre de Grace around 1750 and leveled by fire around 1900, this Colonial Revival mansion is part of The Residences at Bulle Rock.

Mount Pleasant’s stately replacement was built in 1907 and is now on the market for $1.2 million. The home sits on three acres, including a terraced knoll with “commanding views of the Chesapeake Bay,” according to the Havre de Grace Comprehensive Historic Preservation Plan.

With 5,250 square feet of living space, the home served as the Bulle Rock sales center from 2004 to 2007, said Kathy Harper, sales manager/lifestyle director for The Residences at Bulle Rock.

It still has the original outbuildings, an English cutting garden ringed by boxwoods and a shrubbery maze overlooking the Chesapeake, in addition to new heating and air-conditioning, said Bulle Rock spokeswoman Caryn Segal. Floors and woodwork were recently redone and the entire place freshly painted.

Among its significant architectural features: Flemish bond brickwork, a slate roof with arched dormers, keystones above the eight-over-eight windows and a classically inspired entryway with Ionic columns, fanlight and sidelights. Facing the garden and the sparkling Bay beyond is a one-story conservatory with five bays, each with a pair of arched full-length windows. Above is an arched opening with a huge traditional Palladian window.

Interior woodwork and moldings are “elaborate, fine and classically inspired,” according to the Havre de Grace historic preservation report.

Purchasers may partake of all Bulle Rock amenities, including The Residents’ Club, the community’s 37,000 square-foot clubhouse, with an aquatic and fitness center, art gallery, solarium, restaurant and cyber café. There’s also an outdoor swimming pool, bocce and tennis courts. The community’s Peter Dye-designed 18-hole golf course is home to the McDonald’s LPGA Championship every spring.

And the Bulle Rock name? It comes from a stud horse of the same name, brought to this country by James Samuel Patton in the 1730s from Great Britain and thought to be the father of all U.S. thoroughbred horses. Where the community now stands was once the Blenheim Stud Farm.

AT A GLANCE

Property: 1250 Bulle Rock Parkway, Havre de Grace (Harford County)
Description: This historic brick Georgian mansion, part of The Residences at Bulle Rock, sits on three acres of land overlooking the Chesapeake. More than 100 years old, it needs a new kitchen and bathroom updates and has 5,250 square feet of living space on two floors.
List Price: $1.2 million
Contact: Kathy Harper, sales manager/lifestyle director, The Residences at Bulle Rock, 1200 Bulle Rock Parkway, Havre de Grace MD 21078. (410) 939-8700; kharper@BulleRock.com; www.BulleRock.com

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