Linden Hill

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Home for more than half a century to Campbell Soup heir John T Dorrance – he invented the concept of condensing soup – Linden Hill is like a quaint French-Normandy village air-lifted to the outskirts of Philadelphia. Dating from the late 1920s, the 27-hectare spread features a stately, 14,400-sqft, 20-room main house set around an elegant courtyard, a turreted caretaker’s cottage, a horse stable, a 10-car garage, two swimming pools, a barn and an array of outbuildings. For bird enthusiasts, one of the home’s highlights is its whimsical stone aviary with a tiled roof and wrought-iron cages.

Since 1992, the estate has been owned by venture capitalist and entrepreneur Bob Burch – brother-inlaw to fashion designer Tory Burch. With the entire property having languished on the market since 2013, Burch is now splitting the estate into five roughly four-hectare parcels, with the exquisite main house listed for US$8.5 million.