George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate sells for record $50M in rare listing

That’s a whole lot of Washingtons. A piece of George Washington’s original Mount Vernon estate has sold for a whopping $50 million, marking the highest residential sale to hit the D.C. region ever. And it seems we can now understand what the first U.S. president meant when he proclaimed in 1797, his final year as leader of the free world: “I had rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.” Situated on over 16 acres of land, the home was last purchased by the former CEO of Lockheed Martin, Robert Stevens, and his wife, Michelle Stevens, in… Read Full Article