Mary Forgione

Chateau de la Montagne is a ski-centric home that, at a palatial 16,000 square feet, stands as one of the largest and most iconic residences in Beaver Creek, Colorado.

It sometimes takes a catastrophe to shake things into shape. Such as when a business in the affluent island backwater of Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts falls in on itself one day without an ounce of warning.

On the market for the first time in over half a century, this grand five-story residence, steps from Prospect Park, channels the scale and ornament of old New York at its most architecturally ambitious.

On the market for the first time in over half a century, this grand five-story residence, steps from Prospect Park, channels the scale and ornament of old New York at its most architecturally ambitious.

The 9,500-square-foot estate epitomizes the East Coast grandeur of Watch Hill amidst Rhode Island's historic scottages, world-class golf and quietly luxurious lifestyle.