Address: 1812 Skippers Row, Gibson Island
List price: $4,650,000
Year built: 1935
Real estate agent: Nina Boykin Tracey, of Hubble Bisbee Christie’s International Real Estate
Last sold price/date: For $1,350,000 in 2003
Property size: 0.61 acres
Unique features: Sitting on the dock of the Bay is a perk of owning this waterfront home on Gibson Island. With a sturdy pier and 174 feet of shoreline, the property offers striking panoramas of both the Magothy River and the glittering Chesapeake, which is two doors down. There’s a private dock and a boatlift to dry-berth vessels in winter.
The house itself, built in 1935 when sea captains lived on the island, has four bedrooms and as many full baths on two floors, the second of which was added in 2003. That upper level offers vaulted ceilings, a bedroom with a fireplace, built-in bookcases, French doors and a walk-in closet. The large covered porch outside the second floor stretches the length of the home, a 3,126-square-foot marine lover’s dream with walls of nothing but windows facing the water.
The main level boasts a sun-drenched dining room, wood-burning fireplace, granite-rich kitchen and walk-in pantry. The front porch is buttressed by faux Old World columns. To one side is a snug guesthouse with a living room, kitchenette, bedroom and full bath. There’s no in-ground swimming pool; the tranquil Magothy will have to do.
The home itself dwarfs the property, just 3/5 of an acre, but land is almost an afterthought with such expansive views of the Bay. Besides, less lawn to mow means more time to row.
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