Though the Kennedys may be known for their Massachusetts vacations, they also had a getaway a bit closer to the White House, a country estate dubbed Wexford by Jackie Kennedy.
Now, the charmingly understated country getaway, along with its 166 acres of property, can be yours for a cool $5.95 million. White-shuttered doors, a number of stone and brick fireplaces, halls full of Shaker white built-ins and delicate paint jobs ground the home in tradition—a bipartisan value that could have had something to do with Nancy and Ronald Reagan’s eventually renting the home while the Gipper practiced for debates against Jimmy Carter.
With four bedrooms—including a master suite with double dressing rooms—and five baths, it has, as Jackie put it in a hand-written note, “all the places we all need to get away from each other—so husband can have meetings—children watch TV—wife paint or work at her desk—nurse have own room.”
Outside of the main home, there’s a detached garage with a studio, a swimming pool, a tennis court and water- and electricity-equipped horse stables—as well as an underground bomb shelter in case nuclear attack has you worried.
The home’s been on the market for years, but don’t think that means you can lowball the owners. They’ve reportedly been in no rush to sell, as they kind of like having the home as a second residence.
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