Foreign Property News | Posted by Si Thu Aung
The historic mansion, once home to the infamous mobster, borders the world’s No. 1 ranked golf course, Pine Valley Golf Club.
What started out as an interest into a Philadelphia woman’s story turned into a deep dive into the history of the land beneath the world’s No. 1 ranked golf course and Al Capone’s former hideaway in Pine Valley, New Jersey.
In her 2012 book, “Pine Valley Golf Club: 100 Years of Mystery at the World's No. 1 Golf Course,” Jackie Souders, a realtor with Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Fox & Roach-Haddonfield, chronicled the history of the house—starting from when Virginia Sumner Ireland, of Philadelphia, owned the land after marrying Philadelphia advertising tycoon Howard Ireland, to the present day.
Over time, Ireland divided the land, creating the Pine Valley Golf Club and a private estate dubbed “The Valley House,” because of its unique hilly landscape, Ms. Souders said.
The house that eventually spawned from this land listed last month for $1.75 million. Ms. Souders, and her husband, Bill, with Berkshire Hathaway have the listing.
The original house was built by Ireland in 1890. This structure was then purchased by B. George DiLuzio in the 1920s, the alleged straw man for Capone, the infamous mobster, and added onto to make an estate fit for Capone to hide out in, Ms. Souders said.
The 6,500-square-foot home comprises four bedrooms, seven bathrooms, a library, and a gym.
There is also a full-room safe protected by 18-inch-thick concrete walls and that's locks date back to between 1915 and 1925, Ms. Souders said.
Additionally, there is a 2,400-square-foot guest house comprising two units: one two-bedroom apartment on the second story and one one-bedroom apartment on the first floor, both with kitchens and full bathrooms. It was listed on Aug. 15.
Ref: Property Report
