White Ash Farm, a Connecticut country estate, has been sold byPrincess Marie Chantal and Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece for $5million, public records show. The couple had asked $6.2 million forthe 64-acre property in the Litchfield County town of Washington.
The crown prince is heir to the Greek monarchy; his wife is one ofthree daughters of duty-free tycoon Robert Miller.
About a year ago, the royals moved themselves and their threeyoung children to London, where the princess recently opened aflagship store for her own line of children's clothing. They decidedit was impractical to keep the ivy-covered circa-1740 stone house,said Peter Klemm of Klemm Real Estate in Washington Depot, Conn., whohad the listing.
They had purchased the property in 1999 for $3.275 million throughholding company Peck Realty Ltd. The princess and crown prince hadrenovated the 5,000-square-foot main house and added a 4-bedroomguest house, a pond, a six-stall horse barn and riding ring. Theyconverted a barn to an entertainment center. The estate also has atennis court, pool and pool house, apple orchard and chicken coop.
Sunny side up
West Coast buyers who want to live in the mountains -- but can'tpay Lake Tahoe prices -- can head north. Outside Seattle, Washington-state prices still are pretty affordable. But you may have tocompromise on some modern comforts. Near Republic, Wash., a smallsolar residence on 20 acres is for sale at $149,000.
Seller Ben Errez bought the land for $80,000 in the late 1990s,built the house and put it on the market himself last year. The homeis meant for use in the warm months. It's off the electrical grid andlit mostly by candles in wrought-iron fixtures.
For those going a bit more upscale, a nearby 160-acre ranch islisted at $690,000. A dozen llamas are included.
Wall Street Journal
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