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2008.09.12: September 12, 2008: Headlines: Directors - Shriver: Figures: Directors: Washington Post: Home of Sargent Shriver Is On the Market
Home of Sargent Shriver Is On the Market
The family recently decided it was time to let the homestead go -- Eunice, 87, and Sargent, 92, have both suffered serious health problems for several years and now spend most of their time in Massachusetts, California and Florida. In 1986, the Shrivers moved from their home on D.C.'s Foxhall Road (once owned by Nelson Rockefeller) to the seven-acre property on Harrington Drive just off River Road. They tore down the existing house and built a sprawling 10-bedroom, 11 1/2 -bath Georgian manor -- pool, servants' quarters, etc. -- as home base for their five children (four sons and daughter Maria), grandkids and assorted Kennedy cousins and in-laws. The family hosted hundreds of events for pet projects such as Special Olympics and the Peace Corps; once a year, they threw open the doors for the Best Buddies Ball, a glitzy fundraiser for special-needs students. The charity's Grand Finale party is still on for Oct. 18 -- the last chance for hundreds of black-tie guests to mingle with Hollywood stars and gawk at all the Kennedy/Shriver memorabilia in every room. Sargent Shriver was the Founding director of the Peace Corps.
Home of Sargent Shriver Is On the Market
Washington's Last Corner Of Camelot Is On the Market
The Shrivers' home in Potomac will go on the market for $11.8 million.
By Amy Argetsinger and Roxanne Roberts
Friday, September 12, 2008; Page C03
Another piece of history for sale: the Potomac home of Eunice and Sargent Shriver, the last of the Kennedy family estates in the Washington area. We've learned that the 16,000-square-foot mansion will be listed Monday for $11.8 million.
The family recently decided it was time to let the homestead go -- Eunice, 87, and Sargent, 92, have both suffered serious health problems for several years and now spend most of their time in Massachusetts, California and Florida.
In 1986, the Shrivers moved from their home on D.C.'s Foxhall Road (once owned by Nelson Rockefeller) to the seven-acre property on Harrington Drive just off River Road. They tore down the existing house and built a sprawling 10-bedroom, 11 1/2 -bath Georgian manor -- pool, servants' quarters, etc. -- as home base for their five children (four sons and daughter Maria), grandkids and assorted Kennedy cousins and in-laws.
The family hosted hundreds of events for pet projects such as Special Olympics and the Peace Corps; once a year, they threw open the doors for the Best Buddies Ball, a glitzy fundraiser for special-needs students. The charity's Grand Finale party is still on for Oct. 18 -- the last chance for hundreds of black-tie guests to mingle with Hollywood stars and gawk at all the Kennedy/Shriver memorabilia in every room.
The estate will be listed by Washington Fine Properties, which is also selling Hickory Hill, Ethel Kennedy's property in McLean -- still on the market after five years (just $12.5 million, down from the original asking price of $25 million).
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