A sweeping estate on Martha’s Vineyard, where the Obama family vacationed during the former president’s first term, is hitting the market for $39 million, according to the agent for the property.
The Blue Heron Farm estate was last sold in 2011 to renowned British architect Norman Foster, and the Obamas rented the nearly 30-acre property for three summers before Foster’s purchase.
On Monday, Maggie Seelig of MGS Group Real Estate said the Chilmark property will be listed for $39 million, but did not share other details.
The Wall Street Journal first reported the listing for Blue Heron Farm, which was last sold for $22.4 million to a limited company tied to Foster and his family, the outlet reported.
Located along Tisbury Great Pond, the opulent estate boasts a five-bedroom guesthouse, a boat house, and a horse barn transplanted from Pennsylvania, the Journal said.
The 7,000-square-foot main house opens out onto the property’s lawns and features a wraparound porch, a deck, and a sitting room with floor-to-ceiling windows, photos show.
Foster and his wife, Spanish art publisher Elena Foster, added a modern pool house with a generous covered patio area, the Journal reported.
The architect is known for designing projects around the world, including the London skyscraper known as “the Gherkin” and Manhattan‘s Hearst Tower. Elena Foster is CEO of Ivorypress, an art publishing house and curatorial company.
The estate has elements dating back to the 1800s and has historic farming roots, according to the Journal.
After Blue Heron Farm was purchased by the Fosters, the Obamas spent summer vacations elsewhere on the island, including at a waterfront estate in Edgartown they reportedly bought in 2019 from Celtics co-owner Wyc Grousbeck.
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