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$10 Million Buys This Alexandria Estate

By Mary Clare Fleury   Published Wednesday, May 30, 2007

Bellapais on River Farm, 8303 East Boulevard Drive, Alexandria

List Price: $9,750,000
Time on the Market: 3.5 years
Bedrooms: 6
Bathrooms: 7.5
Details: A few miles north of Mount Vernon, this brick Federal-style estate was built in 1850 and was once part of George Washington’s River Farm. It sits on more than 25 acres and, according to the Washington Fine Properties listing, is “Washington’s largest private estate on the Potomac.”

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