An unimaginable piece of American historical past can now be yours. The property the place the late Jackie Kennedy Onassis, the previous First Woman to president John F. Kennedy, spent her childhood summers is now listed for a cool $55 million.

Situated in East Hampton, New York, the house known as Lasata, which implies ‘place of peace’ within the Algonquin language of the native Montaukett individuals. It’s being bought by Los Angeles-based tv, business, and movie producer David Zander, who bought the house for $24 million in 2018. The house has additionally been revealed in quite a few magazines world wide and is acknowledged as one of many nation’s most iconic properties.

In-built 1917 and designed by notable architect Arthur C. Jackson, the house was used because the Bouvier’s household’s summer time dwelling within the Twenties. In line with the e-book Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis: A Life by Donald Spoto, the property was owned by her grandfather, the late John Vernou Bouvier Jr., and he or she spent summers as a younger baby at Lasata.

Whereas the home has been renovated and redesigned in each 2007 and 2019, the basic magnificence of the house stays. Famed Parisian inside designer Pierre Yovanovich is chargeable for the interiors, whereas Louis Benech did the gardens and landscaping. Zander was so detailed and dedicated to the design of the house that no expense was spared. In line with The Wall Avenue Journal, Zander flew in a crew of painters from Paris to brush out the partitions within the rooms within the cottony stroke he prefers. The result’s a grand property with sleek and timeless design.

It’s located on a 7.15-acre plot and there’s a whole of 8,500 sq. ft of dwelling area between the primary residence and separate two-bedroom visitor cottage. The principle home has eight bedrooms, a number of dwelling rooms, a light-filled kitchen and eating room, and comfy fireplace-filled nooks to take pleasure in. The principle home additionally has a pleasant breakfast space, partitions of bookshelves, a den, and a bonus room. Excessive ceilings, skylights, and grand archways make every room really feel brighter and extra voluminous. The best fixtures and finishes had been added to deliver this home to close perfection.

There’s additionally a caretaker’s cottage, pool home, three-car storage with a workshop, a pool, and manicured garden area. The grounds are full of century-old Linde, London Planes, Cork, and American Elm timber, in addition to lush gardens and a flower meadow. Although it feels such as you’re ensconced in whole nature, the sound of the ocean waves from the house reminds you you’re not too removed from the water.

Lots of the particulars have been meticulously restored, just like the casement home windows and beamed ceilings, and the beneficiant proportions of every room. Within the renovation, which took a number of years, a part of the house’s sagging facade was restored. Now, it’s an impeccable—and uncommon—property within the Hamptons. There’s loads of area for extra buildings or perhaps a tennis court docket or sports activities court docket, ought to a future purchaser want.

The house is listed with Eileen O’Neill of Corcoran.