Inwood Mortgage Home of the Week: Beautiful, Classical, The Gameroom in this Home Could End The Stalemate in D.C.

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9784-Audubon-HOTWYou know what they need in D.C? A good game of shuffleboard. Let’s get those darn politicos together and see who wins THEN go negotiate the budget. I know you’ve seen this house: it’s the elegant pink-ish red brick number with the huge white columns that make my heart go pitter-pat on almost two and a half acres (2.43 to be exact) at 9784 Audubon Place. That’s that Preston Hollow/Bluffview-ish ‘hood west of Inwood Road known as Sunnybrook Estates, choking with rugged trees and more curves than Marilyn Monroe. Neighbors include Regen Horchow, Lee Roy & Tandy Mitchell, and Robert Wooley and the Daytons. Rachel Dedman is building a massive trophy home on the corner of Park and Sunnybrook. This home at the end of the cul de sac boasts more than 10,000 square feet, and looks very presidential. I know you’ve seen that life-sized bronze statue of the little children playing in the front yard. 

Bad news: that statute stays with the owners, along with a Japanese Maple tree and a couple chandeliers.

9784 Audubon foyer9784 Audubon LR 9784 Audubon DR 9784 Audubon billards 9784 Audubon kit 9784 Audubon bfast 9784 Audubon Fam 9784 Audubon music 9784 Audubon master 9784 Audubon master tub 9784 Audubon master showerGood news: they cannot take the amazing shower and tub in the master spa bath. Or the magnificent woodwork. Owned by Joseph and Holly Hughes — “oil bidness folks” — the home was built in 1963 but completely updated and spiffed to create these gorgeous interiors. You get a bevy of formals plus three places to dine (four if you count the patio), four bedrooms, four full and two half baths, library & billiards room, music room, study, Butler’s pantry, massive laundry room, elevator, three-car garage with sink, plus pool, outside fountain, putting green, and even a private pond on the property.

9784 Audubon pool 9784 Audubon golf 9784 Audubon gate 9784 Audubon grounds9784 Audubon bfast 9784 Audubon game roomAnd, of course, the game room. Perhaps the shuffleboard table will remain?

See why this house is so perfect for politicians? They can while away the whole day and literally putter about, accomplishing nada. Like they usually do!

The asking price is $9,500,000 and the home was listed less than a month ago with Ginger Nobles and Susan Baldwin of Briggs Freeman Sothebys, who get the best houses! The folks at Inwood Mortgage can help you get the best mortgage on this, too, because they keep their portfolios in-house and therefore do not have to jump through as many hoops as most mortgage lenders, meaning this lock-down in D.C. is not hurting them one bit.

So go ahead, let the politicos finish up their game!

Candy Evans, founder and publisher of CandysDirt.com, is one of the nation’s leading real estate reporters.

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