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Ethel Kennedy, the widow of Robert F. Kennedy, has again cut the asking price on her McLean, Va., estate, this time to $12.5 million, from $25 million when it went up for sale in 2003. John F. Kennedy and his wife, Jackie, bought the 12-bedroom mansion in 1953 shortly after he joined the U.S. Senate. In 1957 the future president sold the home to his brother, who raised his 11 children there. Set on more than five acres, the 19th-century mansion has 18 rooms, 10½ baths and 12 fireplaces. The property also includes a pool, pool house, tennis court and...

Kennedy discount Just in time for the inauguration is Ethel Kennedy's blowout sale. The widow of RFK has lowered the price of her famed "Hickory Hill" estate by $5 million. The 18-room Colonial residence on 6 acres in McLean, Va., is now sporting a price tag of $20 million. "It's an extraordinary piece of property, but that price is still unheard of in Virginia," said one broker. Bobby Kennedy purchased the estate in 1957 from his older brother, then-Senator John F. Kennedy, who bought the property after he wed wife Jackie in 1953. The house features 13 bedrooms, 12 bathrooms,...

A decade after the Kennedys sold off their Palm Beach estate in the wake of the William Kennedy Smith rape trial, the celebrated clan has made a return to the posh beachfront community. Reports the Boston Herald's Inside Track: "Snowbird Ethel Kennedy, who has put the family nest Hickory Hill in Virginia up for sale for $25 million, has settled into a $2.2 million three-bedroom rental on a private beach on North Ocean Boulevard." The Kennedy widow is reportedly planning to stay for six months, or until it's time to head north to the family compound in Hyannis Port. The...