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The Quintessential Equestrian Estate,Located 4 miles from the Pacific Coast in Santa Cruz, California, Devine Ranch is an 80 acre
Listing Agent and Office:David Lyng, Real Estate
MLS#
0000000
Beds:
4
Baths:
5
Description: Located 4 miles from the Pacific Coast in Santa Cruz, California, Devine Ranch is an 80 acre, first-class equestrian facility. Developed on 5 separate parcels the entire layout of the Ranch was thoughtfully planned out and is one of the premier projects of equestrian architect, John Blackburn. Consistency of design and a thematic approach to all the aspects of the property, including the magnificent 7000 sq.ft. Timber frame home, sets Devine Ranch as the new benchmark for an Equestrian Estate.
There are 2 entrances to the ranch, both gated and both designed to announce to the appreciative eye, a hint of what is to come with their Montana River rock and timber frame gateways. Each has a telephone entry keypad system.
Sitting center stage at the Ranch is the Devine Show Barn. Visually delightful with its rough-hewn cedar siding, copper gutters, and bucolic landscaping, the Barn was thoughtfully designed to provide a healthy environment for horses and a comfortable and efficient working area for their caregivers. Flooded with natural light from the signature skylight of Blackburn Architects, the Barn offers 8 stalls (6 with paddocks),custom powder-coated stall gates, interlocking rubber tile flooring, thermostatically controlled washing stations, kitchen, bath, stereo and a secure tack room as some of its highlights. The attention to detail is unmatched. This is truly one of the Premiere Show barns in all of California.
The near-by covered round pen continues the thematic design with cedar siding and copper gutters. 60 feet in dyameter with a sand floor and overhead lighting, the pen serves as an all-weather riding facility. The covered observation seating area is indicative of the thought put into the pen's design as it the access to the Barn's integrated stero system.
Rounding out the major facillities is the 200 X 300 foot arena. Sizeable enough for any riding discipline the arena was built with the same quest for quality. Gently slanted, the drainage is excellent making it a usable facility in most weather conditions. There is a very pleasant obervation seating patio that sits on a raised mound to one side of the arena. Telephone, power and water are all at the finger tips.
Beyond the Barn the drive curves gracefully up the hill and around the oak grove. Here sits the Devine Ranch Main House majestically presiding over its expansive site. At its dramatic entrance vertical timber columns spring out of pedestals of Montana river rock announcing its design kinship with the Ranch. The home was designed to bring the outside in with its abundant windows and use of natural finish materials The interior was the project of the award winning Ferraras Interiors. The firm created an environment that is both luxurious, warmly rustic and is artistically brilliant. Below is commentary on the house and its finish from the interior designer, Gaye Ferrara:
The Devine main residence was created as a custom heirloom ranch. For the design team headed by Scottsdale, Arizona designer GAYE FERRARA the ranch grew from the very placement of the ranch house with a magnificent 360degree view; each room was placed with the perfect view in mind. The wonderful custom wire brushed windows and interior doors for the home were hand crafted by Southwest windows and Door Company in Tucson Arizona –Jeremy Morrelli, a furniture artist manufacturing in Sante Fe, New Mexico, designed the magnificent entry door. This, one of a kind, door is solid alder with hand made and custom embellishments and hardware.
Entering the home, the design team selected striking combinations of materials that relate to make the perfect comfortable and easy living ranch house. The vintage oak floors were the product of a southern barn built more than 100 years ago – the natural nail holes and true distressing of the floors combined with the stunning free form Prichard stone lead to a beautiful and warm base for the ranch house. The custom Line of the spirit ru
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