The custom-built manse on South Mason Road is an entertainer’s dream. Every room of the more than 13,500-square-foot house was designed to have multiple conversation and sitting areas, offering luxuriously appointed spaces indoor and out to entertain hundreds of guests or just relax with family and friends.
Carl and Laura Strasser spent a year designing the home with their ‘dream folder.’ “We collected all our ideas from touring open houses and our previous homes, along with pictures of items we liked in the folder,” Laura Strasser says. “We chose everything down to the last cabinet pull to make sure our needs were met and there was a nice flow.” The couple worked with architect Dick Busch and Sinn Design • Build to complete their vision of the perfect family home, which includes more than 4.5 acres with a custom-designed pool and plenty of outdoor living space.
“It’s so open and conducive to all different levels of entertaining,” Strasser says. “We’ve hosted Visitation Academy’s Christmas tea, 70th birthday parties with 100-plus guests, a wedding reception, World Series parties and our annual family Halloween party. The acoustics are great on the lower level, so we’ve had a small band and DJ down there.” It’s also an area that reflects their love of sports, featuring an embellished ‘locker room’ with pool table, theater room with stadium seating, concession stand with refrigerated drawers and glow-in-the-dark tile, and shelving to showcase the couple’s sports memorabilia collection.
“We really use all the space,” Strasser notes. “We wanted our home to be lived in and enjoyed, so we created a very transitional style. There are elegant areas, along with more casual rooms since we have young children and always have other families over.” She says the hearth room is the primary hangout spot where the kids can play while they’re in the kitchen cooking.
Even though they are leaving their home of four years, Strasser says they will stay in Town & Country. “We’ve lived here 12 years and are very involved in the community,” she says. “We love our ‘bubble,’ especially because we can be anywhere in 20 minutes!”
listing price | $4,900,000
listing agent | kim carney of coldwell banker premier group
Photos: Steven B. Smith Photography
