Featured Farm Neck Home for Sale
12 Tamarack Lane, Oak Bluffs 02539
Enjoy views of Farm Neck’s No. 8 fairway & Sengekontacket.
Here’s an ideal home for the golfer. This bright and sunny 4-BR residence has a spectacular waterview overlooking the eighth fairway of Farm Neck Golf Course, Sengekontacket Pond and Nantucket Sound.
A special bonus is that a Farm Neck Golf Club stockholder membership (meaning no wait list, immediate entry into golf membership) is included with your purchase along with member access to tennis, dining and dock & mooring privileges. The membership is a $90,000 value. Send me more information about this Farm Neck home!
Open floor plan and window walls bring the outside in.
Also included in the purchase is a main house and guest house. The main house has two bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths, private office, expansive living room with fireplace, spacious kitchen/great room, oversized mudroom and large deck.
The guest house includes a 2-car garage with two bedrooms above with two full baths and a lovely sitting room.
Professionally designed landscaping with perennial beds and charming brick courtyard add to the ambiance of this welcoming golf course home. (Listed by Rutledge Properties) Send me more information about this Farm Neck home!
Key Features: Farm Neck Fairway Home
Fairway and Sengekontacket Pond views are your backdrop.
- 4BR/4.5BA home on No. 8 fairway, on 1.76 acres
- Farm Neck Golf Club stockholder membership included w/ purchase
- Fairways views, water views of Sengekontacket Pond, Nantucket Sound
- 2BR/2.5 BA main house
- 2BR/2BA guest house with 2-car garage
- Open floor plan, total of 3,262 SF
- Large deck w/ fairway & water views
- Professionally designed landscaping
- Videos available via text–just ask in the comments section of the reply form
- Asking $5,800,000
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For More Information: Contact David Lott, Principal Broker/Owner, Vineyard Open House Real Estate, at 203-270-9357.
Farm Neck Golf Club, Oak Bluffs, MA
The historic Martha’s Vineyard island town of Oak Bluffs is the setting for Farm Neck Golf Cub.
The club is set amidst Farm Neck Estates, a neighborhood of wonderfully situated residences that borders a beloved Vineyard golf course favored by U.S. presidents and traveling golfers of all skill levels.
Enjoy lush fairways and water views.
Designed by the dean of New England golf course architects, Geoffrey Cornish, the championship course at Farm Neck Golf Club may be most famous for hosting both President Barack Obama and President Bill Clinton. Send me more information about Farm Neck area property!
Sparkling Water Views
The course overlooks Sengekontacket Pond & Nantucket Sound.
The Farm Neck Golf Club community—the golf course and adjoining cluster of homes—rests on a peninsula of rolling farmland on the eastern side of the island, overlooking Sengekontacket Pond and Nantucket Sound beyond.
With a postcard beauty but plenty of shotmaking challenge, this mature and lushly maintained course stirs the golfing soul with numerous views of the ocean, pond and island beaches.
It has a complete pro shop, upscale rental equipment and a driving range. Send me more information about Farm Neck area property!
An Area to be Preserved
The Farm Neck area is a special island location that is part of a decades-old effort to preserve and protect 500 acres of land along the shores of Sengekontacket Pond from over-development. The result, both as a recreational and residential asset, has been judged a glowing success.
The Farm Neck Foundation is funded by annual donations from Farm Neck members, friends and admirers. Since its formation, the Foundation has made grants to Islanders in need—more than $600,000 donated to preserve, protect and promote a precious way of life. Send me more information about Farm Neck area property!
Farm Neck Golf Club Real Estate
Sample home overlooking the Farm Neck golf course.
Real estate at Farm Neck Estates features elegant single-family homes priced from $2.3 million to $4.5+ million. For more information, see the real estate section below. Send me more information about Farm Neck area property!
Real Estate
At Farm Neck Golf Club, elegant homes overlook the golf course, Sengekontacket Pond and Nantucket Sound.
- Single-family homes
- Priced from $2.3 million to $4.5 million
- Island-wide homes priced from $350,000 to $18+ million
- Waterview Farm homes
- Priced from $1.3 million
- Pastoral, preservation views
- Distant water views
- Ask about summer rentals
- For more information, contact David Lott, Principal Broker/Owner, Vineyard Open House Real Estate at 203-270-9357
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Amenities
Tennis at Farm Neck Golf Club is nearly as popular as golf. The club has six outdoor Har-Tru courts and an active program of lessons, clinics and tournaments for adults and juniors, conducted by skilled and helpful teaching professionals.
And overlooking the first tee, the Farm Neck Café offers casual dining from April through November. In addition, the Café is available for private parties, receptions and weddings either indoors or under the Farm Neck Tent. Send me more information about Farm Neck area property!
Presidents Obama and Clinton rank the course a favorite.
Farm Neck Estates, Martha’s Vineyard, MA
- Island setting on famed Martha’s Vineyard off Cape Cod
- 18-hole par-72 championship golf course at 6,815 yards by Geoffrey Cornish
- Golf driving range, chipping area, practice putting green
- Golf carts, pull carts, rental clubs
- Golf shop with select gear and apparel
- Private or group golf instruction by PGA professionals
- Full slate of golf tournaments and competitions
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- Four Har-Tru courts (outdoor)
- Tennis clinics and matches
- Private tennis instruction
- Aerobic tennis, round robin events
- Junior tennis program
- Farm Neck Café overlooking first tee
- Casual dining from April through November
- Private parties, receptions and weddings—indoors or under the Farm Neck Tent
- Array of membership packages
- Stockholder Full Membership
- Full Membership
- Associate Full Membership
- Island Membership
- Junior Membership
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Area
Oak Bluffs
Farm Neck is located in Oak Bluffs, often referred to as the place to play. It features one of the longest public beaches on the island, the renowned Inkwell Beach and has long been known for its nightlife, as for years other island towns did not allow alcohol to be served in public places.
The town is the host for Illumination Night in August and is the site for the African American Film Festival. Restaurants have upped their game, the main drag, Circuit Ave., has undergone a facelift and activities such as bowling, new public tennis, basketball and pickleball courts make it a family favorite and a magnet for summer rentals.
Buying Property in Oak Bluffs
There are six general areas of Oak Bluffs in which prices can range from the mid-$400s for the Campground to more than $15M in the Farm Neck Golf Club area.
Downtown Oak Bluffs – centered around Circuit Ave and the businesses that make the town hum. Part of the downtown is the Camp Meeting Association, also known as the Campground. This area is governed by its own covenants, chief of which is that renting your home is limited to six weeks. A key fact if you plan to rent out your home.
This section can be considered to extend to Ocean Ave and the area around Ocean Park near Inkwell Beach, an area enjoyed by generations of African-American visitors. Prices range from the mid-S400s, mostly Campground properties to $3.5M+.
State Beach – This area is just prior to the long strip of beach that runs along Ocean Avenue to Edgartown. A key section is the Hart Haven Homeowners Association which has its own beach and harbor. The area also includes the condos at the Island Inn. Prices begin for the condos at $250,000 while homes range up to $3.5+M.
Central Oak Bluffs – generally considered the area between Barnes Road and County Road. Prices range from the $700s to $7 million.
East Chop – is a delightful area that extends from the bluffs overlooking Vineyard Haven harbor and Vineyard Sound through the area around the East Chop Tennis Club and through the historic African American section known as the Highlands. Prices range from $1.1M to $3M+.
Lagoon/Harbor – Homes set on either side of Barnes Road that overlook the Lagoon and Vineyard Haven Harbor. Prices range from $600,000 to $2.5M+.
Sengy – The area surrounding Lake Sengekontacket, spreading out from Farm Neck Golf Club toward the town border between Edgartown and Oak Bluffs. Prices range from the $800s for a condo at Quail Run to $15.5M around Farm Neck GC.
Real Estate Taxes
The tax rate for Oak Bluffs for fiscal 2023 will be $5.21 per every $1,000 of assessed property value, continuing a years-long trend of cutting property tax rates in town.
In addition, the board has adopted an eight per cent residential tax exemption for properties that are a homeowner’s principal residence. The exemption is expected to apply to about 800 properties, saving up to $90,000 for Oak Bluffs’ year-round residents.
The cost of the exemption will be paid for by taxes on just under 3,000 remaining properties in town, whose owners are expected to pay an effective tax rate of $5.28 for every $1,000 of assessed value. The eight percent exemption is up from four percent in 2021, the first year the town has ever had a residential exemption. Tisbury is the only other island town to offer such an exemption.
Guest House
A guest house or an accessory apartment may be allowed on a property in Oak Bluffs whn certain conditions are met.
According to town zoning laws, the main house must have been owner occupied by the applicant for the five previous years and must continue to be owner occupied after the conversion is allowed.
Furthermore, the accessory apartment shall not exceed 750 sq. ft. in floor space and shall be located in the principal residential structure on the premises or in an accessory structure. Check with the current town zoning laws for further requirements.
Oak Bluffs Schools
Oak Bluffs is home to the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School and Oak Bluffs Elementary School. The Elementary School is located at 50 Tradewinds Rd, Oak Bluffs, MA 02557. Phone: (508) 693-0951
Learn more about the Elementary School here where you’ll access:
- School
- Library
- Athletics
- Nurse
- Guidance
- For Parents
- For Students
- School Directory
Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School or MVRHS is located at 100 Edgartown Vineyard Haven Rd, Oak Bluffs, MA 02557. Phone: (508) 693-1033.
MV High School Key Facts
- Number of students: 642 (2018–2019)
- Colors: White, Purple
- Founded: 1959
- District: Marthas Vineyard
- School types: Secondary school, State school, Public high school
- Lowest grade: Ninth Grade
For information about all of Martha’s Vineyard Public Schools: https://mvyps.org/
Awards & Honors
- Hole No. 8 named to GolfCourseHome ‘Dream 18 Great Residential Golf Holes,’ 2011
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Additional Information
About Martha’s Vineyard
The Island of Martha’s Vineyard covers 100 square miles, and is home to both year-round and seasonal residents. Its unspoiled charm is best exemplified by its scenic beaches, which vary from protected, clear-water stretches to expanses of rumbling Atlantic surf.
Each Island town is unique in its geography, personality, and character. All blend together to create this special place. Martha’s Vineyard is home to many visual and performance artists. Galleries dot the Island, from Aquinnah to Edgartown. Send me more information about Farm Neck!
Whaling & Resort Mecca
Martha’s Vineyard has a remarkable variety of architecture that reflects its long colonial history, its economic success in the whaling era, and its emergence as a popular summer resort. Most of the Island’s historical buildings are still in use as homes and stores.
Oak Bluffs, which began as a Methodist Camp Meeting site in 1834, has a very different style from the rest of the Island. Visitors to the early meetings lived in tents, but after the Civil War, the tents were replaced by permanent Gingerbread houses. Send me more information about Farm Neck!
Their combination of bright colors, stained glass, turrets, and all manner of Gothic detail is unforgettable. Trinity United Methodist Church (1878), in the center of the Campgrounds, is a miniature wooden Gothic cathedral.
The Cottage City Museum in the same area is housed in one of the original homes, and gives one a real sense of island history.
Nearest Airport
- On island: Martha’s Vineyard Airport, 10 minutes away
- On the mainland
- Barnstable, MA Municipal Airport
- Boston, Logan International Airport
- Connecting Peter Pan buses leave from Wood’s Hole ferry dock
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