Alpharetta Luxury Homes: A Study in Stone and Brick
categories: Alpharetta Real Estate, Buyers, Luxury Homes, Milton Real Estate
The latest trend in high-end home building in the Alpharetta area is the combination of stone and brick. You can’t miss it. Sometimes the stone and brick clash like stripes and plaids, but usually the architect / builder finds a combination that compliments each material, often with a heavy accent of cedar timbers. The result is very distinctive looking and substantial homes.
You can find examples of this current style in almost any high-end neighborhood in the North Fulton area including The Manor, Crabapple Brooke, Echelon, Creekstone Estates, Triple Crown, etc. 
I was recently in The River Club, which is the chic development by Duke Power located along the Chattahoochee River, just each of Alpharetta. Nothing is left to spare at The River Club; it has a championship Greg Norman golf club, fantastic amenities and some of the best examples of luxury home building in the area.
I went crazy and snapped a bunch of pictures that form a photo essay on brick and stone at The River Club. Tell me what you think of the combinations - vote for your favorite.
Click here to see a slideshow of the pictures: Luxury Homes at The River Club.
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I like the brick/stone combinations. It definitely gives the homes a regal feel. I will say though, it also makes them feel “darker” and a bit morose.
My favorite has to be the one that goes on forever. It looks like a castle!
Kevin- I just love these stone and brick homes. We have them here in Arlington, VA in the higher priced luxury homes. Every once and a while you’ll see a builder use stone and brick just for the front of the home - with siding around the rest of the home.
Kevin - We have several luxury builders here who are combining brick and stone. Most of them I like, some are too creative:) These luxury homes in Alpharetta look much like some of the homes here in Indy.
Hi, Kevin. Just a quick note to say how much I enjoy reading your blog entries. The article on drought and water conservation would have been very handy when I was at NAR in Las Vegas. Every time I met someone they asked about our drought conditions.
These are beautiful pictures! We are in the building stages of our first home. I’m checking out different brick/stone combinations for our french country home. All your photos are great! My favorite is the one of the home with the triple arch on the front porch. I love the brown trim with the colors of the brick and stone. Thanks so much for your website.
Fran, thanks for you nice comments. Most of these homes are in The River Club, which is right on the Fulton - Gwinnett border and a million dollar neighborhood with a Tom Watson golf course.
There are however, many other neighborhoods in the Alpharetta area at lower price points where this stone and brick style is the rage. My caution with this architecture though is that you get a good color complement between the stone and the brick. I have seen some house that look like they are wearing stripes and plaid.
Good luck with your new home construction.
k.
I’ve had a number of people contact me about this style architecture - and how to build it in other states! I said, why not just move to Alpharetta? Our property taxes are lower and our wheather is better!!
Anyway, folks have asked for details on the type of stone used. If you are looking at the pictures in the Gallery, pictures DSC_9159.JPG and DSC_9171.JPG used combination of Squared Fieldstone and Crab Orchard, which was drystacked. Even thought it is drystacked, where you can see mortar, Buff mortar was used.
Thanks to Danny Storey, who is one of the top builders in The River Club, Sugarloaf, Hawks Ridge, Echelon and other luxury neighborhoods for helping me with the details on this.
I’ve received a number of inquiries about the specific stone and brick combination used in the house with picture DSC_9159.jpg. People must really like that look. It is a combination of Squared Fieldstone and Crab Orchard-Drystacked. Even thought it is drystacked, where you can see mortar, Buff mortar was used.