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A San Diego Ranch Seeks a Record $92 Million

In the affluent suburb of Rancho Santa Fe, Del Dios Ranch includes a driving range, barn and a home designed by architect Fred Briggs

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A 210-acre ranch in the affluent San Diego suburb of Rancho Santa Fe is listing for $92 million, making it the priciest home for sale in the area, according to Linda Sansone of Willis Allen Real Estate. If it sells for anywhere near $92 million, Del Dios Ranch could also become the priciest home sale in San Diego County by far: The current record is the 2007 purchase of a $35 million beachfront home in Del Mar, according to Ms. Sansone.

Designed by architect Fred Briggs, the property’s four-bedroom main house was built in the early 1970s and measures about 8,500 square feet, Ms. Sansone said. At the entrance, visitors pass through concrete columns to white brass gates, then through a courtyard with water features to a stained glass front door. The house also includes a roughly 3,000-square-foot pavilion containing an indoor swimming pool, hot tub and a bar. Ms. Sansone said the home is “in very good condition” but that a buyer may want to add an additional wing for more space. The gated estate includes a one-bedroom guesthouse, a tennis court, an equestrian barn and a driving range, as well as a lemon grove. The ranch was the longtime home of the late Roland Sahm, founder of the manufacturing conglomerate Elixir Industries, and his late wife Ramona, said their son Douglas Sahm. The elder Mr. Sahm died in 2003, and his wife in 2013. Their son said he hopes the buyer will keep the property intact. “This is the largest parcel left in Rancho Santa Fe, and I hope it stays that way,” he said. Ms. Sansone is listing the property with colleague Linda Daniels, with international marketing by Christie’s International Real Estate. Write to Candace Taylor at Candace.Taylor@wsj.com This article originally appeared on The Wall Street Journal.