$25 Million Riverfront Estate for Sale: Once Part of George Washington's Mount Vernon

Want to own a piece of history?

A large property that was once part of George Washington's Mount Vernon estate, is for sale for $25 million.

• See the listing for 7979 East Boulevard here.

The land was owned by the Washington family until 1859, according to The Wall Street Journal. In the early 1900s, the owners built a home and more on the 16-acre property that borders the Potomac River. 

The home — all 6,000-square-feet of it — features six bedrooms and four bathrooms (plus two half baths).

The house is an American-Georgian-style, built out of concrete because the first owner was wheelchair-bound and worried about the possibility of a fire, The Wall Street Journal reports.

It is now owned by Gerald "Jerry" Halpin, 90, who made millions as a developer of Tysons Corner. Halpin and his wife are relocating to Jackson Hole, Wyo., the Wall Street Journal reports.

Also on the property:

• a carriage house (which today fits four cars)
• a 2,000-square-foot guesthouse. (Architecture buffs: the guest house is apparently one of the first Sears, Roebuck & Co. kit houses, the story notes).

According to the real estate listing, "Unlike most parcels along the Potomac, River View Estate is not constrained by a conservation easement; there may be potential for future development or subdivision."

See the listing for 7979 East Boulevard Drive here (from TTR Sotheby's International Realty).