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Eleonora R. Sears’ Massachusetts Mansion is For Sale

Jul 21, 2021

America’s Most Versatile Athlete’s Historic Mansion – For Sale at $22 million

Location: Massachusetts, USA

Eleonora R. Sears' Massachusetts Mansion

Rock Edge Mansion in Massachusetts

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Many of America’s Olympic stars of today can thank socialite Eleonora R. Sears, who in the early 20th century made women’s sports in the United States acceptable and popular.

Eleonora R. Sears' Massachusetts Mansion

When she died in 1968 at the age of 86, Boston Globe sportswriter Victor Jones wrote, she ‘was probably the most versatile performer that sports has ever produced — not just the most versatile female performer, but the most versatile, period.’

Eleonora R. Sears' Massachusetts Mansion

She was a four-time national tennis champion, the first women’s squash champion and an accomplished horsewoman, who was the first woman to ride a horse in a major polo match.

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With her social standing and the wealth it provided, the home she chose was a glamorous Gilded Age mansion with 400 feet of Massachusetts Atlantic oceanfront and private beach, where she lived for 40 years until her death in 1968. Named “Rock Edge” due to its location above the rocky shore, the home has undergone a meticulous 21st-century update and is now for sale at $22 million.

Eleonora R. Sears' Massachusetts Mansion

Eleonora R. Sears' Massachusetts Mansion

As a socialite whose friends and frequent home visitors included the Prince of Wales, Harold Vanderbilt (to whom she was once engaged), Cole Porter (who played the piano at some of her gatherings) and Judy Garland, her oceanfront mansion was the perfect venue for everything from intimate dinners to fundraisers.

Eleonora R. Sears' Massachusetts Mansion

Two years after Eleonora’s death, the home was purchased by a family-owned Boston construction materials company, Benevento Companies.

Rock Edge Massachusetts Mansion

American Athlete's Historic Mansion

Built in 1904 on Massachusetts’ Gold Coast, the 28,000-square-foot mansion has 11 bedrooms and 13 baths sited on three oceanfront acres with a private beach and carriage house. All rooms have ocean views with most having fireplaces retaining the original mantels.

American Athlete's Historic Mansion in Massachusetts

Large slabs of white marble have been used in the spacious kitchen and bathroom updates. Large windows and French doors open to the terraces that fill the home with sunlight, creating an elegant beachy vibe.

Eleonora R. Sears' Massachusetts Mansion

A fearless pioneer of her day, Elenora was as comfortable at a society event as she was when she was inducted into the Tennis Hall of Fame, the Show Jumping Hall of Fame, the International Women’s Sports Hall of Fame and the United States Squash Hall of Fame.

Eleonora R. Sears' Massachusetts Mansion

Eleonora R. Sears' Massachusetts Mansion

With her large fortune, she felt free to do whatever she wanted, including wearing slacks, smoking cigarettes and riding horses astride rather than sidesaddle – all during an age when the acceptable activity of society women was not to stray too far away from the closest chaise lounge.

Eleonora R. Sears' Massachusetts Mansion

The listing agent is George Sarkis of The Sarkis Team, Douglas Elliman Real Estate, Boston, Massachusetts.

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Eleonora R. Sears' Massachusetts Mansion

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