Historic New Jersey home designed by the architect of Bethpage and Winged Foot’s clubhouses could now be yours

Have you ever stepped into a clubhouse so beautiful, so historic, so relaxing that you wished you could live there? Well, now’s your chance … sort of. Enter 7 S Mountain Ave. in Montclair, New Jersey, a rare residential foray by Clifford C. Wendehack, the architect responsible for many of the Tri-State’s finest clubhouses including Winged Foot, Bethpage State Park and Ridgewood Country Club. The elegant French Norman-style estate hit the market last month and could finally make your dream a reality … provided you have $1.7 million in the cookie jar.

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Though the four-bedroom, four-and-a-half bath home is located in Montclair’s Estate Section instead of on a bustling golf course, the clubhouse inspiration permeates every square foot, from the cobbled driveway to the rustic, wood-beamed interior. The property also includes four fireplaces, a wine cellar, a soothing solarium and a cozy garden patio, plus unique touches like an exterior gargoyle and a Juliet balcony off the master suite.

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Built in 1929, the “Close House,” nicknamed for its late owner Donald P. Close, might be the, ahem, closest you can get to living in an iconic golf course clubhouse wihtout having to hide in the attic like a country-club Phantom of the Opera. Just don’t tell the missus why you’re really interested in the home. That can be our little secret.