At $48M, Elegant Woodside Estate Is Our Most Expensive New Listing

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An enchanting lakeside estate in a lushly wooded setting in Woodside, CA, is the most expensive home on realtor.com® this week.

Built in 1915 and listed for $48 million, this 7-acre property comes with a high-end history. It truly stands out in a town filled with country estates, ancient redwood trees, and, well, a lot of tech wealth.

Never heard of Woodside? That’s by design. This low-key area less than an hour south of San Francisco has an intentionally small business district with a handful of restaurants, a hardware store, and a grocery store. Founded during the Gold Rush, it’s now one of the wealthiest cities in America.

This estate reflects the wealth and the history of Woodside. Once part of the landholdings of spice merchant August Schilling in the early 19th century, Canardia, as this property is known, belonged to socialite Adelade Kirkbride.

It remained in the Kirkbride family until early 2008, when it was sold for $6,175,000. The current owner, who has lived at the estate for a decade, has decided to downsize.

The estate evokes a bygone era: “It’s got all these incredible features that you very seldom see these days,” says listing agent Pierre Buljan. “This kind of property is very hard to find.”

One major factor that sets Canardia apart in this hilly enclave?

“It’s a totally flat 7 acres,” according to Buijan. Plus, the property “has its own lake of pure freshwater all year long. That makes it really unique.”

Sitting room

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For a tech mogul with no worries over making the monthly mortgage payment, the property is a showpiece without parallel. It boasts a massive mansion, stables, landscaped gardens, and outdoor entertaining space. The chef’s kitchen and bathrooms have been updated.

And although the estate is tucked in the hills, it’s an easy drive to the famed Sand Hill Road, Stanford University, as well as the headquarters of Apple, Google, and Facebook.

Kitchen and dining space

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The proximity to the tech titans of today isn’t apparent at this woodsy retreat, which serves as a rural respite to high-tech living. Parts of the home were renovated in the 1950s, yet the interior remains surprisingly modern, with an open kitchen and family room, game room, five bedrooms, seven baths, and a master bedroom wing.

Fountain

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The outdoor living space includes a pool, pool house, fire pits, and kitchen, with plenty of space for dining alfresco surrounded by lush gardens and a fountain. For the equine set, the property is zoned for 14 horses and includes stables and box stalls.

Who will make their way to wealthy Woodside to carve out the next chapter of Canardia’s history? Time (and lots of money) will tell…

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