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REAL ESTATE 2021
A NEW CHAPTER
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A GENERATION, BERWYN’S ROCK HILL FARM IS ON THE MARKET. THE PRICE: A WHOPPING $38 MILLION.
BY EILEEN SMITH DALLABRIDA PHOTOS BY JIM GRAHAM
Rock Hill Farm harkens back to an all-but-bygone era, when the great homes
of the Main Line were private sanctuaries surrounded by hundreds of acres of
lush terrain. It’s the last of its kind—a 14,031-square-foot manor house with five secondary homes, stables, barns and greenhouses sited on
222 idyllic acres of old-growth forests, wetlands, rolling hills and streams.
The estate’s long history dates back to the
18th century, when the land was acquired by Benjamin Cox, a founding Quaker. In the latest chapter in the Rock Hill story, the Berwyn
property is for sale for the first time in 36 years. Its $38.25-million price tag make it the most expensive listing in the Commonwealth. “Many times, a beautiful estate comes on the market only after the owners couldn’t take care of it any longer,” says
Jack Aezen of Compass, who’s the co-listing agent with Lavinia Smerconish. “Rock Hill is exquisitely maintained—every building, every inch of it.”
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