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July 16, 2010 by Bob Brown

33 Wachusett Rd, Wellesley MAWhen a 7,200 sq. ft.  Cliff Estates home described on Zillow as a “distinctive 1938 English Country Estate on over 1.5 acres of level professionally landscaped grounds with private magnificent gardens and walkways in continuous bloom” doesn’t quite cut it, the next logical step is to tear it down and erect a house roughly double that size. Wellesley’s Planning Board has approved what officials say will be the town’s biggest house, despite some objections during the large house review process. But when your next door neighbor basically has a golf course in their back yard, it’s pretty hard to be too out of place, even with a house this size…

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