{"id":67188,"date":"2020-08-14T21:33:46","date_gmt":"2020-08-14T21:33:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/08\/14\/tom-clancys-sprawling-537-acre-estate-sells-for-49-million\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T13:26:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T13:26:02","slug":"tom-clancys-sprawling-537-acre-estate-sells-for-49-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/off-duty\/military-culture\/2020\/08\/14\/tom-clancys-sprawling-537-acre-estate-sells-for-49-million\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Clancy\u2019s sprawling 537-acre estate sells for $4.9 million"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A neurological evolution occurs by the time most of us reach our 30s that triggers an obsession with real estate and home-searching apps like Zillow. Analyzing property values at every possible turn and fantasizing about unattainable houses becomes a habit practically traceable to the sprouting of the first grey hair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One such property of interest, sold recently for $4.9 million, belonged to the late author of works like \u201cClear and Present Danger,\u201d \u201cThe Sum of All Fears,\u201d \u201cRainbow Six,\u201d and \u201cHunt for Red October,\u201d a novel that marked the introduction of the author\u2019s most recognizable character, Jack Ryan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tom Clancy\u2019s former Huntingtown, Maryland, estate<\/a> sits on 537 acres along the Chesapeake Bay, or, approximately 537 more than most of us have. A video of the listing, accompanied by an overly dramatic soundtrack, is below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Constructed in the late 1980s, the property is highlighted by a sprawling seven-bed, eight-bath mansion more than 17,000 square feet in size, an expansive wood-paneled writing room with views overlooking the water, an underground shooting range, tennis courts, a private beach, and an indoor pool with a retractable roof.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is also a full gym that, as Variety noted<\/a>, probably went unused by the late author, who smoked often and died of congestive heart failure in 2013 at the age of 66.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the time of Clancy\u2019s death more than 100 million copies of his books had been sold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(One feature not included in the price of the estate was Clancy\u2019s personal 1943 M4A1 Sherman tank, which he reportedly used to house on the property.) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to the $4.9 million property, a price that would barely land you a closet in New York City, Clancy also owned a 12,000-square-foot Ritz-Carlton Residence penthouse in Baltimore that currently has a listing price of $5.9 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The condo features four bedrooms, five-and-a-half bathrooms, a home theater, and views of the water and inner harbor skyline. It\u2019s Baltimore, but still.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Take a peek at a few additional images of the property for a full venture down inadequacy lane. The full pre-sale listing, originally priced at $6.2 million, can be found here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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