Island Estate

Right before entering a museum there’s a specific feeling: an anticipation of beauty, a preparation for quiet, a sense of the unknown and untouchable. It’s no mistake that standing at the entrance of Dr. Richard and Robin Greco’s house on Whitmarsh Island feels just the same. The manicured lawn and the languid sprawl of the house are immaculate and breathtaking—and a bit intimidating.

Intimidating for just a moment: the moment before the owners welcome visitors inside, allowing them to cross the travertine floor from Turkey (shoes still on!), offer them a drink, and invite them to not only touch but also sit on the 1930’s restoration chairs. Here, visitors are treated like old friends entering not a museum, not a mansion, but a home

South magazine was there to not only capture the amazing features of the outside of this amazing home but also an exclusive tour of the inside!

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Thanks to Chris Maddox and Tim Arnold for all the footage and sound for the video!



Category(s): Apr/May 10, Gallery of the South, Media, The Magazine, The South TV
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