Monday, 23rd November 2009

 

30 October 2009 - Press Briefing

Billionaire's former wife puts estate on block for $100m

Patricia Kluge, the former wife of billionaire John Kluge, has put her 300-acre English country estate in Charlottesville, Virginia on the block for $100m (€67.4m), one of the most expensive listings in the US, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.

The property includes a 45-room neo-Georgian main house of 23,538 square feet with eight bedrooms and 13 baths.

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