Holiday House Tour To Feature Little Silver Estate

Pictured: One of the four holiday house tour stops- Riverwind Estate, in Middletown.

Little Silver is a prime destination this holiday, for one holiday tour.

A Little Silver estate, owned by Vivian and Rocco Ruggiero, will be one of four featured properties on the 41st Annual Holiday House Tour and Boutique to benefit the Visiting Nurse Association (VNA) Health Group Hospice Program on Friday, December 5 from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The VNA-hosted Holiday House tour will be self-guided, with the doors open on all four beautiful estates in Rumson, Middletown and Little Silver, all within the Two River area of Monmouth County.

Other estates included on the tour are an estate in Rumson, owned by Sarah and Colin Bradley, and Riverwind, the mind-blowing estate in Middletown that Patch told you could be yours for $8.5 million, and Cobble Close Farm, the historic home with Titanic-sized history, will be a special stop on a house tour benefiting those in need this holiday season.

Riverwind is listed by Sarah Pomphrey and Mara H. Browndorf through Coldwell Banker Previews International. A renowned Middletown County estate on 17 waterfront acres, Riverwind is surrounded by views of the Navesink River andfeatures: a 10,000 square-foot main home with eight bedrooms, eight full bathrooms, three half-baths, 11 fireplaces and an elevator servicing three floors. The property has equestrian facilities with five stalls, tack house, guest home, two caretaker cottages, a boat dock with lift, solar-heated Edgewater infinity pool and tennis court. Riverwind has also hosted large-scale philanthropic events, such as American Cancer Society and American Heart Association galas.

Tickets for the house tour are $50 per person, or $40 for seniors ages 65 and over. Tickets can be purchased by visiting www.vnahg.org and clicking on the “Holiday House Tour” logo on the right side. For additional information or to purchase tickets by phone, please call the VNA at (732) 224-6780.

This holiday tour will also feature top-notch dining from Rumson. The boutique at the Salt Creek Grille will offer holidays gifts and be open from 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., with a special preview on Thursday, December 4 from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. Salt Creek Grille is also a popular spot for those looking for a traditional Thanksgiving dining-out experience.

Since 1912, the VNA Health Group has provided expert care ranging from prenatal to end-of-life, without regard to social status or ability to pay. VNA enlists a team of more than 1,500 certified home health aides, therapists, social workers, and visiting nurses to bring skilled care to patients’ homes and communities in New Jersey.

Fore more information on having Thanksgiving at Rumson’s Salt Creek Grille, go to: http://patch.com/new-jersey/rumson/traditional-thanksgiving-day-dinner-salt-creek-grille

For more information about Riverwind, visithttp://coldwellbankerpreviews.com/property/283744099-Middletown, or see the Patch article on the listing: http://patch.com/new-jersey/middletown-nj/have-85-million-then-riverwind-middletown-could-be-yours.

To read more about Cobble Close Farm, and its historic 1920’s mansion with links to the Titanic tragedy, go to: http://patch.com/new-jersey/middletown-nj/middletown-1920s-mansion-sale-built-macys-owners-lost-titanic.