Phillips, Maine. This estate comprises 1,000 acres of valley land in the High Peaks region of western Maine. The 1850s three-bedroom main house, renovated in 1998, features the original millwork, a gourmet kitchen, a paneled library, and a sunken living room.
The property has a four-bedroom guesthouse, a pool, gardens, fields, orchards, a trout stream, wildlife, and views of Saddleback, Sugarloaf, and Mount Abraham. $3,200,000. Glenn Jonsson and Lois Lengyel, Legacy Properties/Sotheby's International Realty, (207) 780-8900.
Goochland, Virginia. Historic Rock Castle estate, 300 acres overlooking the James River, survived the Revolutionary and Civil Wars. The six-bedroom main house was built in 1937 and has a great hall, paneled library, and beamed ceilings. The 1720s restored Queen Anne cottage is one of the oldest frame homes in the region.
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The land features brick walls, walking paths, extensive river frontage, and freight train tracks that run through the property. $2,395,000. Thomas and Philip Innes, RE/MAX Commonwealth, (804) 288-5000.
New Paltz, New York. This 1820 Colonial stands on 240 acres of rolling, wooded pastures. White Duck Farm has a chef's kitchen with the original fireplace, a wood-paneled study, a master suite with a fireplace and a bathroom with soaking tub, and views of the Shawangunk Mountains and Mohonk Preserve.
The property includes a guesthouse, barn, pool, and smokehouse, two ponds, and apple trees. $2,695,000. Andrew Gates, Houlihan Lawrence, (845) 677-6161.
Sun Valley, Idaho.Castle Rock Ranch is an 80-acre property in the upper Lost River Valley, bordered on three sides by the Salmon-Challis National Forest. The four-bedroom, furnished pine-log cabin perches above the river's east fork, with easy trout-fishing access.
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The land has a well and buried power lines; harbors elk, deer, and antelope; and abuts miles of hiking and riding trails. $1,950,000. Trent Jones, Hall and Hall, (208) 622-4133.
Richmond, Massachusetts.The Treehouse was built by world-renowned architect David Sellers, who used local trees for the post-and-beam construction. The four-bedroom home features a stone fireplace and archway, multiple balconies, and floor-to-ceiling windows.
The 150-acre Berkshire property, just 3 miles from Tanglewood, includes lawns, woods, and a brick patio with a gunite heated pool. $2,450,000. Cindy Welch and Keith Ross, LandVest, (413) 329-3999.
Sharon, Connecticut. Built as a tollhouse in 1860, this one-bedroom cottage sits on 37 verdant acres in the Berkshires. The renovated, furnished home has wide floorboards, built-ins, a woodstove, a vaulted bedroom, and a screened porch.
The property comes with 2,000 feet of river frontage on the Housatonic, renowned for fly fishing; a garden; and a low-mileage Vespa. $499,000. Irit Granger, William Pitt Sotheby's International Realty, (203) 803-3748.
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