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Nestled among rolling hills and surrounded by a stone wall in McLean, Virginia, is a property with a sprawling manor, a nearly 200-year-old farmhouse and a garden cottage. Brokers are marketing the 6.3-acre property to families, nations seeking embassy property, and history buffs lured by its ties to the Civil War and aviator Amelia Earhart.
The centerpiece of the recently renovated property is a stone manor dating to 1923 reminiscent of the English countryside, according to a statement from Washington Fine Properties, the brokerage representing the sellers.
The 6.3-acre property includes three houses. (The Yerks Team)
Behind that house is a farmhouse dating to the 1840s known as “Little Ballantrae.” The wisteria-covered structure overlooks the property’s tennis court and soccer field and is equipped with a chef’s kitchen, listing agent Piper Yerks told CoStar News in an interview. The current owners use the residence as a guesthouse. The third house on the property is the cottage now used as the house of the manager in charge of the property’s six staff members.
The property was listed on June 27 for $39,995,000, according to CoStar’s Homes.com.
Known as “Little Ballantrae,” the nearly 200-year-old farmhouse was the first residence built on the property. (The Yerks Team)
“These owners have kind of taken it to the next level. They’ve gutted everything, kept their historical preservation,” she said. “And then they also revived what was there.”
In addition to its 14,000 square feet of living space, including 12 bedrooms and 17 bathrooms, the property also has a Swiss Family Robinson-style tree house, a half basketball court, a fully functional garden, an outdoor kitchen, a pool and a spa, Yerks and the brokerage said.
But it’s not just the property’s amenities that brokers think will catch a buyer’s attention. The land’s history is a rarity: Considered the highest point in Fairfax County, it was used as campgrounds for soldiers in the early 1860s and later as a landing site for Earhart.
“Everybody seems to think that there’s these old historic properties left over in Virginia, but most of them have been turned into developments and other things,” Yerks said. “So there’s not that many historical places that have the character that are still left.”
The current owners use the property’s garden to stock their kitchen, Yerks said. (The Yerks Team)
Given the property’s size, amenities and extensive history, Yerks said there are three types of buyers for the estate. First, because it is just about 10 miles outside Washington, D.C., it might pique the interest of an embassy or international buyer. Embassies, especially, might be interested in acquiring the property because of the size of the lot and its large, gated wall.
Yerks said the listing has also attracted attention from younger families moving to the area. That could be an out-of-state buyer relocating for a job, a family from Virginia looking to be closer to the city or a family from the city looking to move further outside the metropolitan hubbub.
The property’s amenities include an enormous tree house hidden in the backyard. (The Yerks Team)
It’s also possible that the property ends up with someone “who bought it because of the history,” according to Yerks. “I’ve seen that before, too. People buy something just because they’re history buffs,” she said.
Ultimately, “it’s a rare buyer, for sure, because of the price point,” Yerks said. “It’s a rare buyer, but it’s a rare offering.”
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