Wexford, the Virginia house U.S. first lady Jacqueline Kennedy designed herself, is back on the market at a steep discount.
Built from late 1962 through the summer of 1963, the four-bedroom, five-bathroom house is for sale at $5.95 million, reduced from $7.95 million, the asking price in September of 2015; in 2013, it was on the market for $10.99 million.
Wexford, the Virginia estate U.S. first lady Jacqueline Kennedy designed herself, is back on the market. The main house is seen to the right.
Thomas & Talbot Real EstateLocated on over 166 acres in Atoka, the estate, which has a gated private entrance and features land views, includes four parcels, a gourmet kitchen, a pool, a tennis court and a stable, according to a listing from Mary Ann McGowan of Thomas & Talbot Real Estate in Middleburg.
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The one-level house, which features built-in bookcases and French doors, was described as "really a dream" by Kennedy, a place her family wished they "could live in all year long," according to a handwritten letter from the first lady. The letter was part of a collection of 400 items related to the construction and design of the property that RR Auction sold for $17,500 in February of 2015.
"This house may not be perfectly proportioned—but it has everything—all the places we need to get away from each other—so husband can have meetings…wife paint…all things so much bigger houses don’t have. I think it’s brilliant!" reads another letter by Kennedy.
The one-level house, which features built-in bookcases and French doors, was described as “really a dream” by Jacqueline Kennedy.
Thomas & Talbot Real EstateSadly, the Kennedys would only spend three weekends at the house, which cost a total of $127,000 to build, according to the collection auctioned. Their last visit, as recorded by the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, was on Nov. 10, 1963, just a few days before JFK was assassinated in Dallas on Nov. 22. Kennedy reportedly sold the property a year after her husband's death.
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Available at the library’s website, several photos and videos give count of the family’s visits to the Virginia estate as well as black-and-white photos showing construction progress in December of 1962.
A seven-minute silent video from May 25th, 1963 shows the newly complete estate painted in a light yellow both from the outside as well as its interiors, fully furnished and decorated.
The gourmet kitchen at the house built in 1963 has been modernized.
Thomas & Talbot Real EstateAnother video, dated Oct. 27, 1963, shows Jacqueline arriving that Sunday by helicopter at the house and walking with the children up the hill to the courtyard of the property, Caroline Kennedy riding Leprechaun, her pony; and JFK driving a golf cart with John F. Kennedy, Jr.
A series of photos from the Kennedys’ last time together at Wexford show JFK and Jacqueline relaxing on the lawn of their new house with Clipper, the family dog, and friends, including the late Ben Bradlee, former executive editor of the Washington Post. Another image shows John F. Kennedy, Jr. playing soldier. Wearing a helmet and holding a toy sub-machine gun, he smiles for the camera. In a third photo the first lady is playing with her son and in another shot, Caroline rides Leprechaun as her dad sits on a rock wall behind. In another image, Jacqueline is seen sitting astride her horse, Rufus.