markturpin.comNeoclassical in style, Tamarind Manor has a stately portico with Corinthian columns, graceful arches, a wonderful promenade around the top floor, and a sun-splashed solarium.
Mark Turpin designed and constructed this house in Southern California and delivered it to the collector in New York City. The mansion has four stories with thirty rooms to explore. Neoclassical in style, Tamarind Manor has a stately portico with Corinthian columns, graceful arches, a wonderful promenade around the top floor, and a sun-splashed solarium. The rooms include a ballroom, formal dining room, breakfast room, kitchen, six bedrooms, five bathrooms, a library and a billiard room. There is also an indoor swimming pool and a ballet studio. An interior fountain splashes beneath a circular staircase, which is open to the stained glass window in the ceiling four floors above. Floors of hand-laid wood, marble and tile are augmented by fabric wall coverings from Palm Beach.
Crystal chandeliers and wall sconces by J. Getzans provide a warm glow to the rooms.
The house is scaled at 1:12, 52"W x 40"D x 52"H. Sold.
Tamarind Manor was featured in the March 2007 issue of Dollhouse and Miniature Scene magazine.
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