THE KENNEL COTTAGE 

Lush Private Sanctuary

The Kennel Cottage at Gray Craig is the ultimate setting for relaxed, refined living. A half-mile drive to this private haven winds through the magnificent Gray Craig estate past paddocks, stables, the gate house and engineer’s cottage. The 77-acre Gray Craig estate is now a private association of 6 homes and abuts hundreds of acres of conservation land and wildlife sanctuaries.

Built in 1924 as part of the H. T. Lindeberg-designed estate, the Kennel Cottage property was separated from the manor house in 2004. It has been completely rebuilt and expanded by the current owners.

The unassuming elegance of this 4,200 square foot home is the epitome of refinement and taste. Details throughout the house incorporate the finest materials and craftsmanship and honor the original style of the estate. The first floor has a spacious gourmet kitchen, great room, sizeable living room, elegant dining room, handsome library and a master suite. The second floor has a den/loft overlooking the great room, two guest bedrooms and a bath. The two-car garage has a finished 750 square foot space for an office or gym.

The Kennel Cottage is an ideal setting for an indoor-outdoor lifestyle of scenic splendor as the great room, living room and master suite open to a grand stone terrace and view of the allee of trees with formal and informal gardens to either side.

The grounds of Gray Craig were designed to emulate those of an English country estate with areas for walking, for enjoying the views and wildlife, and for important horticultural pursuits. The 8.47 acres of the Kennel Cottage property now include many of these elements: formal rose gardens, an amphitheatre garden with a fish pond, a pillared Italianate tea house at the head of a 20,000 square foot walled fruit orchard, a shade garden with rambling paths, and glacial stone outcroppings offering glorious views to Martha’s Vineyard from one of the highest points on Aquidneck Island. The tea house and orchard walls are of the same stone as the manor house and blend the gardens seamlessly into the natural beauty of the area.

Amenities include: equestrian facilities, walking trails.