{"id":1225,"date":"2022-09-17T09:14:09","date_gmt":"2022-09-17T09:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/17\/4-7m-private-island-near-dc-is-steeped-in-u-s-aviation-history\/"},"modified":"2022-09-17T09:14:09","modified_gmt":"2022-09-17T09:14:09","slug":"4-7m-private-island-near-dc-is-steeped-in-u-s-aviation-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/17\/4-7m-private-island-near-dc-is-steeped-in-u-s-aviation-history\/","title":{"rendered":"$4.7M Private Island Near DC Is Steeped in U.S. Aviation History"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A totally private island with a 30-minute commute to Washington, DC,<\/a> has surfaced for sale for $4.7 million.<\/p>\n

The 13-acre Chopawamsic Island<\/a> near Stafford, VA,<\/a> is currently the only buildable private island for sale on the Virginia side of the Potomac River. Move-in ready, it\u2019s not.<\/p>\n

\u201cCurrently, there are three structures on the island and an in-ground pool. The structures definitely need to be renovated,\u201d says listing agent Nick Letendre<\/strong>, with Samson Properties-Lake Ridge. Bonus: The island could be renamed.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhoever buys the island can just rebuild those or make a new building in the same place without much issue as far as permits and stuff like that,\u201d he adds.<\/p>\n

The main house, guesthouse, and caretaker\u2019s house date to the early 1900s and are in need of an overhaul.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been vacant for 30 years, and nobody has lived there,\u201d Letendre explains. \u201cTo be safe, we just don\u2019t let people into the houses at this point.\u201d<\/p>\n

Historic photo<\/p>\n

Nick Letendre<\/p>\n

Aerial view<\/p>\n

Nick Letendre<\/p>\n

Electricity runs to the island, and there\u2019s a well for water and a septic system for sewer.<\/p>\n

The most exciting thing about the island, however, is its extensive history.<\/p>\n

Once known as Scott\u2019s Island, it is very close to Quantico and its Marine Corps base.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom the island, you can see the president\u2019s helicopter take off and land,\u201d Letendre says.<\/p>\n

The island was once inhabited by the Piscataway people, and at one time the National Geographic Society owned it.<\/p>\n

Island<\/p>\n

Nick Letendre<\/p>\n

Beach<\/p>\n

Nick Letendre<\/p>\n

But its real claim to fame dates to 1893 to 1903, when Samuel Langley<\/strong> held piloted flight experiments on the island.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Langley Flight Foundation is trying to shed some light on Langley\u2019s contribution to flight, and this island is where that flight occurred,\u201d Letendre says. Alexander Graham Bell<\/strong>, the inventor of the telephone, was on the island and witnessed a test flight in 1896.<\/p>\n

The land is a bit overgrown, but it has great views of the river, Letendre says. \u201cIt has some of the largest trees I have ever seen in my life.\u201d<\/p>\n

Aerial view<\/p>\n

Nick Letendre<\/p>\n

The only way to get to the island is by boat, and a sunken barge serves as a dock.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s only about a 10- or 15-minute boat ride to Hampton\u2019s Landing marina. If you\u2019re going from the island to DC, it\u2019s going to take about 20 to 30 minutes. It\u2019s the best way to avoid traffic in the Northern Virginia area,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

Letendre notes that the current owner bought the place because he is a history buff and wanted to own a piece of Americana.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe history is really what drew me to the listing in the first place. I\u2019d love to see that preserved,\u201d Lentendre says. Potential buyers have talked about using the island as an event venue or a retreat.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s all possible,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

Beach<\/p>\n

Nick Letendre<\/p>\n

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MLS via Realtor.com A totally private island with a 30-minute commute to Washington, DC, has surfaced for sale for $4.7 million. The 13-acre Chopawamsic Island near Stafford, VA, is currently the only buildable private island for sale on the Virginia side of the Potomac River. Move-in ready, it\u2019s not. \u201cCurrently, there are three structures on…Read More→<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":1226,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1225","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1225","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1225"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1225\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1226"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1225"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1225"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1225"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}