After Richard and Pamela Bard married in 1990, they wanted to purchase a home together.
Bard, who previously owned an Evergreen ranch, knew what he wanted: a castle in the woods. The realtor he worked with told him he would love Greystone Estate, but it just sold.
A few days later, Bard got a call saying the property was returning to the market.
“We agreed to look at it, and as we drove up the driveway, I thought, ‘We’re going to buy this.’”
The Bards purchased Greystone Estate, a former dude ranch, for $1.4 million in 1992 and have spent more than $10 million on renovations and upgrades.
They lived in the guest house for the first four years while renovating the 12,000-square-foot manor house from a hunting lodge into something more elegant for their family.
The couple added a 6,000-square-foot pavilion in 2001 for their daughter’s wedding.
Because his wife’s health necessitates relocating to a lower elevation, the couple listed the 55-acre gated property in September for $27 million with Stan Kniss of Fantastic Frank Colorado.
In addition to the manor house and pavilion, Greystone Estate includes a guest house, carriage house and barn, log cabin, pool house and a stone cottage.
The Bards also work from their estate. Richard Bard is the founder and managing director of Bard Capital, a family-owned investment company. Pamela Bard is the CEO and co-founder of Harmony 783, a shoe company.
The property can sleep about 30 people and has been used for charity events and business meetings.
“Itap had a lot of great uses for us over the years,” Bard said.
“What I love the most is the quiet. Get up every morning and go for a walk and hear nothing but birds and the occasional squirrel.”
Kniss said a group or single buyer could purchase the property.
“There’s a lot of potential,” he said. “Itap a completely unique environment with multiple structures. The end user could have a use for each one.”
Bard and his wife consider themselves the stewards of a historic property. While it could become a bed-and-breakfast or a corporate retreat, Bard hopes it sells to another family.
“The buyer needs to be someone like me of 30 years ago,” he said.
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