Newly Renovated Within Historic Riven Rock

Inside the gates of Riven Rock—the 1896 McCormick estate, divided into thirty-four parcels nearly a century ago and never expanded since—sits 790 Rockbridge Road, a 2.53-acre property beneath a canopy of two-hundred-year-old oaks. Parcels of this size are essentially unavailable inside the gates.

The original 1958 house was taken down to the earth. What replaced it, after three years of work, is a single-level, 4,873-square-foot residence and a detached 496-square-foot ADU, all designed to sit quietly in the land rather than command it.

A great room at the center pulls the kitchen, dining, and living spaces around a single fireplace, opening through full-height sliders to the gardens. The kitchen is matte black with brass detailing and integrated appliances—built for daily use and for gathering.

Vaulted shiplap ceilings, blackened steel windows, walls of glass to the oak grove. Hand-troweled Venetian plaster, Italian marble, brushed brass, white oak, board-formed concrete—materials chosen for how they age.

Five bedrooms and four-and-a-half baths line either wing, each oriented to its own piece of canopy or garden. There’s also a separate media room, and the detached ADU is ideal for guests, a studio, or an office.

The 2.53 acres are the rest of the story. Decomposed-granite paths between the oaks lead to a natural-edge pool with stone coping, a sunken fire pit beneath a hundred-year-old oak, and a chef’s garden with raised beds and producing fruit trees—citrus, persimmon, apple, passion fruit. The Santa Ynez foothills form the northern horizon. Original stone bridges from the 1896 estate still mark portions of the property.

Located within the prestigious Cold Spring School District, the property is a world apart, while still being incredibly convenient—five minutes to the Upper Village, ten to Butterfly Beach.

790 Rockbridge Road is being offered for $15,995,000. To schedule a showing, contact the Riskin Partners Estate Group at 805-565-8600 or [email protected].

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Sponsored by Riskin Partners Estate Group (DRE# 01954177) of Village Properties.