15-acre Edina country estate lists for $18.5 million

This enormous century-old estate in Edina's Rolling Green neighborhood just hit the market for $18,500,000.

Why we love it: The 1931 home sits on 15.6 sprawling, heavily-wooded acres in one of the Twin Cities' most sought-after suburbs. It's just minutes from 50th & France, multiple city parks and the local country club.

• The estate is owned by a trust of the late Marion Short, who was the widow of Bob Short, the trucking mogul who moved the Lakers to Los Angeles and the Washington Senators to Dallas.

Layout: The 6,088-square-foot home has seven bedrooms, seven bathrooms and a four-car garage with a full caretaker's apartment.

• The third floor was originally used as staff quarters and has a separate back staircase leading to a sitting area, two of the bedrooms and a full bathroom.

Features: Fireplaces, year-round sun room, screen porches, formal dining room, butler's pantry with working dumbwaiter, phone room, billiard room, bar area, pond.

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All photos by Homecoming Photography.