A mansion named MerryWood

It's no secret that I've taken up an interest for interior design & that I'm even more intrigued with architecture. So, when I stumbled across these photos of my favorite First Ladie's childhood home, I couldn't wait to share all about it.

When Jacqueline's mother married Hugh D. Auchincloss, a Standard Oil heir, she and her daughters moved into his McLean, Virginia, home. The Georgian-style mansion, known as Merrywood, (The family is notorious for naming their homes) - featured nine bedrooms as well as views of the Potomac River and nearby steep hills. The estate, which was first built in 1919, is 23,000 square feet, with indoor and outdoor pools and 11 full bathrooms. And now, the home is currently for sale. But beyond its storied past impressive age, it is still intact - original molding and all. Oh! and did I mention a garden designed by famed 19th- and 20th-century landscape architect Beatrix Ferrand? It is truly breathtaking historic home.