Georgian house in Woodland Normanstone on market for $10.9 million

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HOUSE OF THE WEEK | The eight-bedroom, seven-bathroom, 10,100-square-foot house was built in 1929.

Woodland Normanstone house | The 1929 Georgian house was designed by architect T.J.D. Fuller and built by Davis, Wick & Rosengarten. It is listed at just under $10.9 million.

Henry S. Morgan and Catherine Adams Morgan owned the house from 1941 to 1946. He was co-founder of Morgan Stanley. She was a descendant of Presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams. Her father, Charles Frances Adams III, was secretary of the Navy during the Hoover administration. Alfred also arranged for the exchange of information with British Intelligence agencies during the war. In 1944, he was made director of intelligence of the Military Intelligence Service. For his service, he was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal and made an officer of the Order of the British Empire. After the war, he returned to private practice, specializing in corporate law and representing clients such as Bethlehem Steel and Ford Motor Co.William McChesney Martin Jr.

Prentis B. Tomlinson Jr., chief executive of Calibre Energy, bought the house in 2005. He sold it to the current owners in 2013.

 

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