Andie MacDowell, the actress who inspired untold numbers of women to perm their hair in the late ’80s (thanks for that, Andie), is selling the Tudor-style house she built in Asheville, North Carolina.
The listing agent describes the house as a “Magnificent four-story, storybook Tudor with Art Nouveau and Arts & Crafts influences in historic and prestigious Biltmore Forest.”
Take a look!
Andie MacDowell’s Storybook Tudor in North Carolina
The listing says:
Tudor Rose is the gorgeous English Cottage built by actress Andie MacDowell for her personal residence. The house is on 2 lots on the golf course of Asheville’s prestigious Biltmore Forest Country Club.
The home and grounds encourage peaceful relaxation with many area, both indoors and outdoors for gathering friends and family. The home is perfectly located to enjoy all that Asheville has to offer; three minutes from the Blue Ridge Parkway, five minutes from the Biltmore Estate with shopping and dining in Biltmore Village and ten minutes from artsy downtown Asheville.
The gorgeous green tile in the kitchen is from Motawi Tile.
There are 6 bedrooms in the house.
According to the listing, Andie’s house was featured in Carolina Home + Garden magazine in 2008. I’m wondering if some of the listing photos are from that feature but haven’t been able to track down the article to see.
Thanks to Realtor Jo Chandler for sharing the listing with us! Go to the website she set up for the house for more photos and information. (Update: sorry, but it’s no longer active.)
For all the details, check the listing by
Jo Chandler of Preferred Properties of Asheville.
I really like how warm and comfortable her house is! I did see it several years ago in a magazine, but I’m not sure which one. I know it wasn’t Carolina Home and Garden, because I’ve never gotten that one.
To be honest I am not a fan. Although in keeping with the style of a Tudor hose, I find it dark and gloomy. All that dark wood makes me feel glum.
I love it! The fact that it’s in Asheville makes it all the more appealing to me.
gorgeous home & unbelievable that it is fairly new, fine materials and thoughtful planning always show.
i totally forgot about that apartment in green card….i used to rent that movie just to stare at that space!
I LOVE LOVE LOVE the Biltmore Forest. My husband used to live in Asheville, so every weekend we go up there, driving through the Forest (and getting lost in there) is extra fun!! Some properties back right up to the Biltmore House property (which the Forest is all original Biltmore property). The houses are “to die for”. I told my husband we could only move to Asheville if I get to live in the Forest!! HA!
I’d take her house in a heartbeat!! Love it!!
~angela
I didn’t think I was a fun of Tudor, but it is done SO well. It is so charming and warm — I love it!
~i love every single thing about this home~including its location in biltmore forest~it truly is a storybook house~in a storybook place~
I wasn’t thinking Groundhog Day, I was thinking “The Boatman” Pub and Inn from Four Weddings and a Funeral! Maybe she never got over Hugh Grant after all????
I love it, and Asheville is my very favorite city in the US!!! Thanks so much for featuring her home. I would love to see her apartment from Green Card. It is so charming, and I bet it looks just as good today as it did in the early nineties.
GREAT post, Julia!
That’s a beautiful house! She did a fabulous job integrating the old world look with contemporary features. Love all the fireplaces but the kitchen fireplace is muy favorite.
I love it, but even though I am a huge fan of natural wood trim, it almost seems too much in this house. It makes the house feel heavy somehow. But the overall feeling is warm and cozy. I would change out the light fixtures in the kitchen. Oh, and that butler’s pantry? It’s bigger than the kitchen in my house. Yup.
That house is exquisite! I LOVE all the detailing, especially the woodwork. Looks like it’s every bit the $4.5 million she’s asking. Lovely grounds, too.
I remember reading an article about her several years ago; it featured some of her home’s interiors; like Carolyn, I can’t remember which shelter magazine it was .. I think it mentioned in the article that she’d moved back to Asheville to get away from the hustle & bustle of LA. Now that her daughters are grown, I wonder if she’s planning to move back to the West coast?
one of my besties just moved to asheville. wondering if andie is staying or leaving?? i loved knowing she lived there too. she’s always been one of my favorite actresses. love her sweet southern accent.
My grandma lived in the mountains outside of Asheville and it’s the place of my fondest memories. I would love to live there. Especially in Andie’s house!
P.S. Yes, yes to the Greencard apartment! I loved that movie. I even named my daughter Brontë. Alas, after three days of everyone saying, “huh?” when we told them her name, we changed it to Arabella.
Of all the houses you’ve featured, I think this is my favorite – I love Tudor houses!
The house looks awesome anywhere you look,
from the facade, to the landscaped grounds, to the interiors.
And wow! That pantry is huge, must be nice to have one like that.
Love the house. Her…. not so much. I used to live in Asheville and waited on her in a restaurant there. I’ve waited on A LOT of famous people in my career and she was definitely not a favorite.
What a beautiful home. Unbelievable that it isn’t a historic house. The tiles on the fireplaces are really something. It certainly would be a nice, cozy place to wile away the winter days.
Very cozy looking! The perfect fire, cocoa and a book house!
If I had a house like that, I would never want to give it up. Gorgeous!
She’s 53??! Get out! It’s a beautiful home…maybe a little too much woodwork for my tastes, but very lovely. And huge. I went to a strict private school too—no dancing! 🙁 I guess I’m lucky that I did ballet and other dance growing up, otherwise I could be in Footloose myself. 😉
Wow! The interior is much darker than I was expecting from the outside. I do like Tudors, even though they lean toward the dark side (Luke, I am your father). I think my favorite part of the house is the kitchen island woodwork — such the layered, time-worn look in an unusual-but-not-weird piece. Hamptons houses still win my heart, but this one is fun to look through!
Love it! I’ve always liked Andie, esp. her hair!
What a gorgeous house! It’s always interesting to see where these people live and oftentimes their homes surprise me (I’m looking at you, Meg Ryan). The one homeowner that seemed to “fit” their house was Sally Field! As a side note, my daughters name is Hannah Rose and we call her Rose. 😉
Hello Julia!
I do! I really like her place. I don’t dream w/ houses like this one, but how can’t I love all the charm? It’s incredibly well done.
Thank you for sharing it and I hope you have a great day!
xo
Luciane at HomeBunch.com
I don’t normally like Tudors, but I love this one! Her home is absolutely gorgeous! I love all the fireplaces.
Oh how I love it. So pretty! SO classic. So lovely.
Beautiful house…just love the wood detailing throughout the house. Hard to pick a favorite room, they are all wonderful…but I love the butler’s pantry!
Love Tudors, love Asheville, the house is gorgeous – but seriously, how much room does a family (even a celebrity family) really need. Another case of excess.
p.s. I love your blog.
Wow, I really love it! It looks so cozy and welcoming.
Absolutely gorgeous! Not my style at all, but I love every bit of it. My favorite room, surprisingly (because they are all so grand and beautiful) is the sunroom! The shape of the windows is really unique!
I like it that the house is in North Carolina, and not LA or the Hamptons! Her 1977 square feet of porches and balconies is bigger than my entire house! I’m not usually a fan of dark woodwork either, but this house has a cozy, welcoming character that I like.
I like the exterior and the green fireplace. And I always envied her hair (not to mention the rest of her…53? Geeez, we’re all getting older). Apart from that, I will graciously let all of you fight over that house. Not for me.
Hi there! What a lovely…no, amazing manor! It looks so comfortable and warm. And very chic! But Andie uses to own amazing houses; I remember having seen pics of her ranch in montana years ago and it was wonderful too, especially the kitchen that was incredible. Unfortunately, I have never been able to find back those pics on the net and I think I read it has been destroyed to build a road nearby… so sad…
Thank you for the visit.
ps: excuse the mistakes, I’m french and don’t practice a lot.
I have a soft place in my heart for Tudors. There’s something about them that are so strikingly beautiful. I absolutely love this house. It’s one of the best Tudors I have ever seen. I am a huge fan of dark wood and I love what they did to the place. Even though I love this house, I couldn’t live in it because it’s way too big and I don’t want a house with that much space.
P.S. I’m a big fan of Andie MacDowell and I can’t believe she’s 53. She looks like she’s in her 40’s. My favorite movie of her’s is Groundhog Day. I could watch that movie over and over again. Also, sometimes Andie is in tv commercials today.
I am a house lover and pretty much appreciate all styles. This is another beautiful one. Unless it is the lighting it looks like dark and light stains were used. I like that.
What a beautiful house. Very impersonal looking, but maybe that is the fact that it’s being sold. It always fascinates me that someone who has put so much thought and care into a house can sell. If this was my house in the wonderful Biltmore Village I would hold on to it to the end of my days. Fascinating.
I can see the beauty of this house, but really when I see the pictures I can say that this is really not my style, it doesn’t speak to me even though I can appreciate how somebody would.
OH.MY.GAWD.
*Dear Santa, if you’re listening…..I really really really really really want Andie McDowell’s mansion in Asheville for Christmas.
XO,
Laura*
Such a beautiful house and it really seems to fit the setting.
Obviously a beautiful home, but not my style. It feels dark and heavy to me, but I do like the pantry!
I like this! I have a feeling it’s actually much lighter inside than the photos show. I’m not usually a fan of large houses but this one feels very warm.
Kathy
Gorgeous. I’ve only got $150, but I really really really really really want it, do you think that’ll be enough?
Not my bag, but I admire it.
I also loved her apartment in ‘Green Card’ and her Baton Rouge home in ‘sex, lies, and videotape’.
Lovely house, but too dark and European for my taste. I used to visit The Biltmore Estate often when I lived in Charlotte, NC. — beautiful mountains and fall colors. Really beautiful year ’round!
That’s gorgeous! I could be very comfortable there. 🙂
I love everything about this house! Tudor has always been my favorite style and she nailed it. Reminds me of the Scottish castle in Four Weddings and a Funeral.
One word: gorgeolicious!
I love this house and the decorating. I love her too. Years ago, I saw those same dining room chairs covered with lace cocktail dress length slipcovers I have always wanted since. What I want to know if where is she going? Didn’t she remarry?
I love it all!
I’d buy it today…if I were a millionaire.
Not too often do you see something this well crafted…
The little details…the craftsmanship is stunning. It speaks to the area of the country. So artistic and beautiful!
10,000+ sq. ft.???? The many wonderful features of this house would have been cozier in a smaller space. I do like that entry, and the brick fireplace upstairs in what appears to be a loft area.
We all love Andie in Asheville! I have a cabin on a mountain just outside of town about twenty minutes from Biltmore Forest. Having seen and read about it in the Carolina Home and Garden magazine you mention and others, all of which I’ve saved, I thought she put so much of herself into this house, and it seems rather sad to me that she’s selling her Tudor rose. She’s built a house in Balsam Mountain Preserve outside of Asheville – you can see her doing an ad for the development on their website. Once I saw her and her two daughters come in a restaurant for take-out. She’s actually more lovely in person – and so gracious – and her daughters were knock-outs. I’d love to see what her house in Balsam Mountain is like.
I’m glad to hear she did actually build in Balsam Mountain Preserve. Rumors abounded and then subsided when the Preserve went bankrupt. It is gated and they take it seriously.
Hi Julia it’s almost Haloween hope you have plenty of chocolate and candy and hope Lily has picked her costume. I love tudor style homes and this is beautiful. I am a fan of Andie and Groundhog Day . I think she has another movie with Dennis Quaid called Dinner with Friends? It was a long time ago. Till next time Regards Esther from Sydney…. ENJOY HALOWEEN
OH YES, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE…..do “GREEN CARD” next…or soonish!
We’ve been pleased to have Rose back in her hometown and she has been an asset to the community. Generous with her time and money. My daughter flew out of Asheville with her once and found her very congenial. I didn’t see it mentioned in that link but she also has a handsome son. I wonder if she is leaving us? Her career does seem to have picked up again. I have to say, though, that house sticks out like a sore thumb in Biltmore Forest.
How nice to see all the positive comments about this amazing home – I will pass them along to Andie!
Thanks for looking!
I’ve just discovered your website today. I’ve been on it for hours. This is by far my favorite house! I just wish I could go wander through it and trail my hands along that gorgeous wood trim.