CK Dexter-Haven, for purposes unknown the estate is listed as being Upperville. So be that for tax purposes (or whatever) it puts the sprawling property technically out of Loudoun Co. However we agree roughly on the manor house location.

It is one of the nicest offerings, from an imposing presentation, to come on the market in years. The last that I can recall of this calibre was the former Walter Chrysler estate "North Wales" in Warrenton, bought by Dallas-based Michael Prentiss. To a lesser extent, due to its terrible shape at the time of sale, the nearby "Ayrshire Farm" bought by Cisco founder Sandy Lerner.

A lot of nice residence have come on the market in recent years which are 'smaller' (but still very pricy) from "St. Brides" in Upperville to Mary Schwab's "Stoneleigh" on the edge of Middleburg to 1990's sales such as Sen. Warner's "Atoka", Jack Kent Cooke's "Kent Farms" and John Cooke's more recent purchase of "Boxwood".

At $22M I think the property is priced quite right with other completed sales in the area like Bolinvar (~ $16M) which had less acreage and a a notch lower prestige/history factor.

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