The Sullenger House

Named for John C. Sullenger, who purchased the land in 1865 and established the farmstead in the 1880s, the 2,800 square-foot Sullenger House is a handsome Queen Anne farmhouse, built around 1884. Abandoned and neglected for more than two decades, Nickel & Nickel began restoration of the home in 2002. The Sullenger House serves as guest reception and hospitality, as well as the location for marketing offices. Highlights of the home’s features include:

• restored and remodeled original clapboard wood siding
• original exterior detailing, including fish scale, sunburst and rosette elements
• original central hall staircase; restored original newel post and balusters
• original fir wood floors
• new chimneys constructed of brick that’s authentic to 1880s architecture
• newly excavated, arched-ceiling cellar, finished in plaster and antique terra cotta tile
• traditional, hand-cut limestone foundation blocks
• recreated porch and second story balcony with authentic Chippendale railing
• new cedar shingle roof, typical of 1880s home construction

The interior design of the Sullenger House evokes a romantic version of the early farmstead, but with a panache appropriate for a world-class winery. Provincial in style, the interior combines a light, airy and earth-toned palette of painted woodwork, wallpaper and textiles, with an eclectic blend of distinctive antiques appropriate to the home of a prosperous, 19th century farmer, including:

• French mantles with mirrored trumeau
• early Swedish trestle tables from the 1750s
• art noveau bisque-ware vases from eastern France
• one-of-a-kind antique crystal and beaded chandeliers