Rare Find On The Cape, Huge House Selling For First Time in 50 Years

Spending summers on Cape Cod has been the ideal vacation for families nationwide for centuries.

Beachside rentals, white-sand beaches and Cape League baseball games are among the area's summertime lures. Year after year, people find themselves on the Cape between June and September.

Others are lucky enough to live there.

Big, beautiful, historic houses are all over the Cape and when one of those high-end homes hits the market, you can't help but want to peek inside.

Take this stunning 5,868-square-foot bluff-top estate on Shore Road in Chatham. It is the area's most expensive home on the market.

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This amazing 2.86-acre property sits in just the right spot on the water that it boasts views of Chatham Harbor, North Beach and the Atlantic Ocean beyond.

It also has seven bedrooms, seven bathrooms and such a massive lawn that it features its own croquet course.

Those white-sand beaches? This property offers a wooded path down to your own private piece of coastline.

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So, why would anyone give all this up?

As the saying goes, all good things must come to an end. After 50 years with the current owner, this amazing home has hit the market for the first time in the 21st century.

What does $14 million get you on the Cape these days? Keep scrolling to find out.