Luxury beach houses on the block

Price: $3.9 million

Beds: 7
Baths: 6.5
Square feet: 4,949

Description: Parts of this historic house date back to 1750. It's on a 1.4 acre lot facing Vineyard Sound Harbor on Martha's Vineyard, a quarter mile from where the ferry from Woods Hole comes in.

The house features large rooms, clapboard siding, hardwood floors, one fireplace, formal dining and living rooms, an eat-in kitchen, a deep porch and stunning water views.

Martha's Vineyard is one of the most fashionable summer retreats on the East Coast; it attracts hordes of celebrity residents and visitors. Some of the most famous include Bill Clinton, Walter Cronkite and Carly Simon. The Kennedys keep a summer home here.

Broker: Coldwell Banker Previews International