Sea Island house sale of $30 million viewed as Georgia record

Georgia News

Price for modern home of famous architect John Portman tops previous believed state record, also set on exclusive barrier island.

This John Portman-designed house on Sea Island was sold this week for $30 million, a record price in Georgia, according to real estate agents. (Courtesy of Bartolotti Media)

The selling agents of renowned architect John Portman’s former Sea Island home didn’t talk about square footage. They didn’t lead with Atlantic Ocean frontage or the $30 million sale price, believed to be the most ever paid for a house in Georgia.

Instead, they spoke about the property the way a curator might describe a sculpture: as a piece of art to be cared for, interpreted and passed from one steward to the next.

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The 12,586-square-foot home, known as Entelechy II, sits on 2.3 acres on Georgia’s Atlantic coast. (Courtesy of Bartolotti Media)

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“You can hear the sound of water throughout,” said Ann Harrell, an associate broker with DeLoach Sotheby’s International Realty and one of the co-listing agents. (Courtesy of Bartolotti Media)

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Fletcher Page is Athens bureau chief covering northeast Georgia for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.