Anything that this $17.5 million Water Mill North
showplace lacks in location it more than makes up for in, well, everything
else. At 11,000 square feet, the recently-listed
Newport-style cottage offers six bedrooms, eight bathrooms, and lots of
unique architectural features, including some borderline medieval
details. And even though the 13.5 acre property rests
quite a ways from the ocean, you can still catch distant glimpses of
life on the South side from the hilltop gardens. So who owns this
remarkable architectural feat? We did some Google stalking, and the
property appears to be tied
to one Ralph Isham, "a managing partner of GH Venture Partners"
with an apartment on Museum Mile and a brother in high places at CBS
News. The owner's father was also raised in Newport, so it makes total
sense that he'd try to recreate that vibe, right here in the Hamptons.