Largest Houses For Sale In MD: Tom Clancy's Bay Estate For $6.2M

HUNTINGTOWN, MD — This 17,178-square-foot home on the gated 537-acre Chesapeake Bay waterfront estate of the late novelist Tom Clancy — famous for "The Hunt For Red October" and its successors that launched the character Jack Ryan — is one of the largest homes listed for sale in Maryland.

The Calvert County property has a mile of water frontage according to Realtor.com. Built in 1989, it has a price tag of $6.2 million. It's been on the market for 338 days.

Peregrine Cliff, as Clancy named his estate, is being sold by his family following his death in 2013. Features include an underground gun range, sports field, guest houses and more. An attached indoor pool pavilion has a retractable roof, says the website of listing agent Angel Stevens, with Cummings & Co. Realtors.

Inside the home you'll find a professional office/library with vaulted wooden ceilings, and a built-in petrified wood writing desk. A security office, chef's kitchen, fitness center, numerous decks, a three level elevator, two four-car garages are other features.

Additionally, the estate has a three-bedroom guest house, a 1000 square foot play house adjacent to the tennis courts, sports fields, a private beach and hundreds of acres of wooded seclusion. The property has 11 deeded lots, so the estate may be subdivided. It is being sold as is.

Here is the complete listing:

• Price: $6,200,000
• Square Feet: 17178
• Bedrooms: 7
• Bathrooms: 6 Full and 2 Half Baths
• Built: 1989
• Features: Grand gated waterfront estate on approx 537 acres with over 1 mile of water frontage on the Chesapeake Bay. 17, 000 sq ft main house with vaulted cedar ceilings, expansive rooms and open light filled design. Indoor pool in glass pavilion / subterranean gun range / tennis courts / sports fields / basketball courts / guest houses / AMAZING. Extraordinary privacy. Can be subdivided for development.

This listing originally appeared on realtor.com. For more information and photos, click here.