McKim Mead & White's 'Sunnyside' Just Listed

NEWPORT, RI — Melanie Delman, President of Lila Delman Real Estate International, has just listed “Sunnyside,” a stately Gilded Age mansion once owned by a founding member of the New York Yacht Club.

“In an improving market for luxury properties, this estate, with its sense of history, is a rare offering,” Delman said.

“Sunnyside,” Commodore William Edgar House c.1885, is an example of Colonial Revival architecture. Designed by McKim, Mead & White, the premier firm responsible for such notable landmarks as Rosecliff Mansion on Bellevue Avenue, the Villard Houses in Manhattan and Vanderbilt Mansion in Hyde Park, N.Y., the façade and interior details reflect opulent mid-nineteenth century mansions.

Sited on one acre surrounded by signature specimen trees, the entire property, which has been renovated, features a 6-bedroom and 5.3 bath main house, separate 4-bedroom guest residence, and a pool.

Delman recently sold “Ocean Lawn,” the former Firestone estate, for $11.65 million, reportedly the highest sale in Newport and the top sale in Rhode Island year-to-date, according to statistics maintained by RI Statewide MLS*.

The Sunnyside estate is listed at $3,995,000.