A $2.4 Million Grogan’s Mill Mansion Lays on a Thick Southern Louisiana Theme

142 S. Tranquil Path Dr., Grogan's Mill, The Woodlands, Texas

142 S. Tranquil Path Dr., Grogan's Mill, The Woodlands, Texas

You couldn’t have built a home like this secluded, sprawling number in a woodsy corner of the Grogan’s Mill section of The Woodlands without really liking bricks. The washed-brick exterior sets up against an expansive brick driveway set in a tightly woven herringbone pattern. Inside, lighter brickwork makes some sort of bricky statement in most rooms downstairs. The listing in mid-July, asking $2.395 million, wants you to know that the 2009 home drew inspiration from southern Louisiana; perhaps this explains the decorative or structural lagniappe worked into each room’s features.

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142 S. Tranquil Path Dr., Grogan's Mill, The Woodlands, Texas

142 S. Tranquil Path Dr., Grogan's Mill, The Woodlands, TexasThe home’s uber ornamentation layers it on in the foyer (at right), where the glass and iron grille front door meet the brick cross-vaulted ceiling above hand-scraped wooden flooring. Flanking the dining room arch, a pair of Bevelo lanterns (also pictured at the top of the story) play up French Quarter references. Across the foyer, the shuttered library has paneled walls and built-in shelving. One section of the wall (on the left in the photo below) swings open to reveal a secret inner chamber . . .

142 S. Tranquil Path Dr., Grogan's Mill, The Woodlands, Texas

Shazam-presto! It’s the study. Within it, a pocket door (not pictured) accesses the “his” wing of the master bathroom. So interruptions to that secret swampland mystery-romance novel you’re writing might be kept to a minimum.

142 S. Tranquil Path Dr., Grogan's Mill, The Woodlands, Texas

142 S. Tranquil Path Dr., Grogan's Mill, The Woodlands, Texas

A section of hallway barrels past a pair of grille-frilled refreshment stations. On the right, there’s a bar. On the left, the wine room is easily identified by a wall of racks and a polished concrete floor stained to match any splashes or spills:

142 S. Tranquil Path Dr., Grogan's Mill, The Woodlands, Texas

142 S. Tranquil Path Dr., Grogan's Mill, The Woodlands, Texas

Light from wine room’s clerestory windows passes through interior windows on the opposing wall shared with the cozy-scaled parlor (at right). Its high ceiling maximizes wall space (bricked and otherwise) for salon-style art installations. Nearby, the kitchen also shows off polished concrete floors, this time in a coppery finish . . .

142 S. Tranquil Path Dr., Grogan's Mill, The Woodlands, Texas

to play off the copper-topped island:

142 S. Tranquil Path Dr., Grogan's Mill, The Woodlands, Texas

142 S. Tranquil Path Dr., Grogan's Mill, The Woodlands, Texas

In the family room, the mantel design echoes the treatment found above the stovetop:

142 S. Tranquil Path Dr., Grogan's Mill, The Woodlands, Texas

In the entertainment room downstairs: a wry salute to Arcadia.

142 S. Tranquil Path Dr., Grogan's Mill, The Woodlands, Texas

An extensive outdoor venue provides yet another space for living and dining . . .

142 S. Tranquil Path Dr., Grogan's Mill, The Woodlands, Texas

and cooking. One of the home’s 3 half-baths sets up nearby:

142 S. Tranquil Path Dr., Grogan's Mill, The Woodlands, Texas

The master suite is on the first floor:

142 S. Tranquil Path Dr., Grogan's Mill, The Woodlands, Texas

142 S. Tranquil Path Dr., Grogan's Mill, The Woodlands, Texas

In its spa-like bathroom, his-and-her wings lead to ancillary rooms with specific uses, such as closet . . .

142 S. Tranquil Path Dr., Grogan's Mill, The Woodlands, Texas

or spa services:

142 S. Tranquil Path Dr., Grogan's Mill, The Woodlands, Texas

Two secondary bedrooms are also downstairs:

142 S. Tranquil Path Dr., Grogan's Mill, The Woodlands, Texas

One of them is an apartment with wheelchair access:

142 S. Tranquil Path Dr., Grogan's Mill, The Woodlands, Texas

The other 2 secondary bedrooms are upstairs. This pink one has a built-in work-study area:

142 S. Tranquil Path Dr., Grogan's Mill, The Woodlands, Texas

This one gets an interior balcony overlooking the arcade room below:

142 S. Tranquil Path Dr., Grogan's Mill, The Woodlands, Texas

None of the bathrooms — and there are 4 full and 3 half-baths — appear in the listing photos. Use your imagination.

142 S. Tranquil Path Dr., Grogan's Mill, The Woodlands, Texas

Part of the game room upstairs is shaped like the poker table it currently holds (above). There’s also a kitchenette with bar-height seating . . .

142 S. Tranquil Path Dr., Grogan's Mill, The Woodlands, Texas

and media center with acoustics-assisting finishes:

142 S. Tranquil Path Dr., Grogan's Mill, The Woodlands, Texas

142 S. Tranquil Path Dr., Grogan's Mill, The Woodlands, Texas

The grounds incorporate a “cocktail pool” (above), plus an in-ground trampoline and a zip line.

142 S. Tranquil Path Dr., Grogan's Mill, The Woodlands, Texas

A fence encloses the entire 2.6-acre property, located at the end of a winding road making a loop off Grogan’s Point Rd.

From The Woodlands to the East

8 Comment

  • I’m Creole and have tons of family in New Orleans and I’m not sure they’d want to claim this hot mess. I suppose the brick is sorta Acadian, the floors maybe, but the exterior is a poor interpretation of Hays Town’s work. This house is tacky, frankly. It lacks the craftsmanship and a true adherence to the style of Acadiana. It’s like Tammy Faye Bakker telling Jim she wants a big ole house in Loosiana style. The exterior is more successful granted, but overall a real miss. Hays Town must be rolling in his grave.

  • Streetlamps indoors – that’s a new one. The dining room looks like something in a chain restaurant (not saying that’s good or bad – I was in a private room at one recently and this one’s very similar). I don’t think anyone has ever visited this house said “It reminds me of another house I’ve visited previously…” If they were going for unique, they nailed it!

  • Every 3rd picture I found myself saying “what a waste”

  • OK… I’m in love. I’d move to the Woodlands for that.

  • I actually think the outside looks alright (knowing nothing about Acadian homes). It’s a nice looking suburban house. But as for the interior, hot mess is right. Nice wood floors though.

    Also, way back in the 90s, before Urban Dictionary was a glimmer in its creator’s eye, the word “grogan” was already a euphemism for the byproduct of a bodily function.

    As such, I could never take the name of the Woodlands neighborhood seriously, and certainly not for $2.4 million.

  • I’d rather live in a 1 bed apt in Montrose than out in the Woodlands, but that said, I don’t find the interior to be all that bad. The decor is not really what I’d pick but it seems good looking to me at least.
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    But then again, I’m far from an expert in these matters. Example, I have no idea what Shannon is talking about. I’m sure he’s ‘right’ but I don’t know who those people are or what any of that means.

  • Agreed, tacky overkill. Not even honky chateau.

  • That whacky kitchen is right out of Aurura, NY – Mackenzie-Childs.