An estate in Warrenton, Virginia, is selling for $33 million, and records on property sites show it is the most expensive home currently listed in Virginia.
Known as North Wales, the 1,471-acre estate includes a circa 1776 stone manor house. The 38,500-square-foot mansion has 22 bedrooms,13 full, and three half baths. The listing shows the property also features a two-story stone carriage house, a shooting preserve, equestrian and farm facilities, a wine cellar and bar, a sun room, a tennis court, a pool and miles of stone and board fencing.
North Wales was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999 and is currently under a strict conservation easement, which precludes future developments.
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According to property records, the estate was sold for $21 million in 2015 to Warrenton LLC. The listing agent, Steven McLean of McLean Faulconer Realtor, confirmed that former Goldman Sachs partner David B. Ford is the owner and that Mr. Ford reached out to him last month to list the property.
"I sold the estate to Mr. Ford in 2015... He didn’t explain why he is selling it now," Mr. McLean said.
Mr. Ford also owns at least one other historic property, Miramar, a famous Gilded Age mansion in Newport, Rhode Island.
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The Virginia estate entered the market at the beginning of April with a listing price of $33 million.
That’s $12 million more than when it was sold to Mr. Ford. Mr. McLean said the much higher asking price is due to the sizeable amount of money Mr. Ford spent on renovations after he purchased the property two years ago.
The historic property was previously owned by other notable figures, including automotive magnate Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. and real estate tycoon Michael V. Prentiss.