The Most Expensive Houses For Sale In DC, MD, and VA

The District wins this game, with three out of the five houses on the list sitting inside the city limits. Maryland and Virginia represent with one house each. After the jump is the list for the top five houses for sale in this area overall, but if you want the top five for each separate state and (and city that should be a state), click on the links below.

· Top Five Most Expensive Houses For Sale in DC [CDC]
· Top Five Most Expensive Houses For Sale in MD [CDC]
· Top Five Most Expensive Houses For Sale in VA [CDC]

Number one is the beloved Halcyon House, built in 1787. With five bedrooms and nine bathrooms it sits on top of a Prospect Street hill that gives fantastic views. Priced at $15M it has been on the market for almost a year at this price.

· Listing: 3400 Prospect St (Halcyon House) [Washington Fine Properties]

Next is a $12.5M house in McLean with seven bedrooms, eleven bathrooms overlooking the Potomac River. Each bath has a jacuzzi tub.

· Listing: 612 Rivercrest Drive [LongandFoster]

The next most expensive house used to be two homes but was merged into one huge residence about ten years ago. It originally went on the market for $18.5M a few years ago, but was re-listed recently for $12M.

· Listing: 2933-2943 Benton Place NW [Long and Foster]
· A Very Expensive House Near Observatory Circle [CDC]

The next two on the list are both $10M homes. Above is another Georgetown residence along Cox's Row (and was built by Colonel John Cox in the early 1800s). Beds: 6 Baths: 9 (and eight fireplaces).

· Listing: 3331 N Street NW [TTR/Sotheby's]

The most expensive house just over the Maryland line is in Potomac for an even ten million dollars. It's a nine bedroom, seventeen bathroom home with eight fireplaces.

· Listing: 10501 Chapel Road [WashingtonFineProperties]