A piece of Kennedy family history is up for grabs — for a presidential price.
The ocean-front property, which Jackiepurchased in 1978 for around $1 million, is now being listed for an impressive $65 million.
“Forty years ago, my mother fell in love with Martha’s Vineyard. When she found Red Gate Farm, it was a perfect expression of her romantic and adventurous spirit,” Caroline explained in a statement to Christie’s International Real Estate.
“We are excited about the next chapter for Red Gate Farm.”
Christie’s International Real Estate
The new owner of the 340-acre Aquinnah, Massachusetts estate will have plenty of room to host, as it includes a 6,456-square-foot main residence with five bedrooms and five bathrooms; a two-story, four-bedroom/three-bathroom guest house; a three-bedroom caretaker’s house; and a two-bedroom guest/staff apartment,according to the listing.
John F. Kennedy and Jackie pose with their children Caroline and John Jr. at the Kennedy Compound.
Additionally, the hunting cabin, which was the only structure there when Jackie purchased Red Gate Farm in the late 1970s, is still a part of the legendary property.
Caroline, 61, said she is hoping that the next people to take over Red Gate Farm will treasure it as much as their family, including her three children Rose, 31, Tatiana, 29, and Jack, 26, with husband Edwin Schlossberg, did.
“The dunes and ponds and rolling hills of Aquinnah gave her the chance to create a world where she could be so close to nature, close to her family and friends, and, most importantly, close to her beloved books,” she continued. “She even built a fairy treehouse for her grandchildren.”
“Those grandchildren are grown so now it is time for us to follow my mother’s example and create our own worlds,” Caroline added. “We hope that a new family will treasure this place as we have for three generations.”
Before purchasing the private estate, Jackie spent her summers living with her first husbandJohn F. Kennedyat his family’s Kennedy Compound in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, according to theWall Street Journal.
She continued to spend summers there, even after the former president was assassinated in 1963. Five years following his tragic death, Jackie married Greek shipping magnateAristotle Onassis.
Once Onassis died in 1975, Jackie went searching for a place of her own and stumbled upon the private Martha’s Vineyard oasis, the outlet reports.
The former first ladypassed away in May 1994after a battle with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
source: people.com
