Manor on the Sound
T
hough the bleating of goats might be a
sound one would expect to hear while
gamboling about the bucolic meadowlands
of some quaint little farm village, it seems
oddly out of place—strangely alien, almost—in any
setting other than one of painterly pastoral beauty. But
perhaps the home of Eva and David Maloney could
be considered a lesson in expecting the unexpected,
its stateliness impressively impassive in its way,
giving not even the most mere of hints at the scope
of grandeur that lies behind its stuccoed façade. It is
breathtakingly stunning, to be sure, set amidst lush
landscaping that is luxurious, meticulously manicured
by human hands rather than being kept in check by
four-legged foragers passing by. But listen closely and
you might indeed hear something quite unexpected:
the raucous greetings of a pair of goats named Coco
and Chanel as they while away the day, enjoying a life
of luxury complete with their very own view of the
glittering waters of Navarre Sound at the Maloney
estate—as a property so grand as this could hardly be
considered anything less.
Originally built in the 1970’s, the clean lines of
Mediterranean architecture might give the impression
of austerity, though each room of the 6,000 square foot
story by
Liesel Schmidt
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photos by
Steven Gray
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