One of George Washington’s Estates Just Sold for $50 Million in Unprecedented Sale

Somebody simply landed a major piece of American historical past after an unprecedented sale of property that when belonged to George Washington.

The River View property — so named for its unparalleled views of the Potomac River — is a part of Washington’s Mount Vernon property, Mansion Global reported.

Whereas the land actually was owned by the primary president, the home was undoubtedly not — it was constructed in 2014.

The 16,000-square-foot home is about on 16.5 acres and boasts breathtaking views of the river from practically each room.

The mansion has seven bedrooms and 13 bogs, a theater, a library, an indoor pool and spa, and a health heart.

The skin isn’t any much less extravagant, with a dock, numerous gardens and meticulous landscaping. The property additionally has a three-room visitor home and a carriage home with a studio condominium.

River View is on a 1,800-acre parcel of land that Washington purchased in 1760 for a mere £1,210 — about $340,000 as we speak.

Washington left the property to his private secretary and his secretary’s spouse, a niece of Martha Washington.

In 2014, the latest recognized homeowners — Robert Stevens, former chairman and chief govt of Lockheed Martin, and his spouse Michelle — paid $18.6 million for the property.

The home was listed for $60 million in September 2020.

Although the property offered for a cool $50 million, the brand new homeowners aren’t publicly recognized.

The worth won’t have been fairly as excessive as the previous homeowners had hoped, nevertheless it’s nonetheless the costliest residential sale within the historical past of Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C.

“It’s the biggest privately owned parcel of the unique Mount Vernon property,” realtor Heather Corey mentioned. “It’s positioned on among the best features alongside the Potomac River.”

“That it was owned by George Washington and within the Washington household for a very long time is a giant deal. … It’s 10 miles from the capital, nevertheless it feels such as you’re 200 miles away.”

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