Lily Hill, at 57 Hines Point Road in Vineyard Haven, has long been known for more than its views of the sunrise over Lagoon Pond. Named for tiger lilies that return each summer, the property is layered with hydrangeas, rhododendrons, and a towering maple. For years, the home belonged to master gardener/interior designer Sara Jane Sylvia, whose eye for beauty earned it a place on the cover of Martha’s Vineyard Gardens and Houses (Simon & Schuster, 1992). It recently changed hands for $5 million.

Inside, the house carries the same quiet sense of character, pairing mid-century details with thoughtful updates. Set on an acre of land with a deep-water mooring, dock, and 130 feet of private beach, it is a home where the landscape has always been part of the story.

The Crunch

17: Number of properties sold in the month prior to publication. Down from 29 during the same time frame in the previous year.

316: Number of properties on the market at the time of publication. Down from 332 in the year prior during the same time frame.

$8.5 M: Highest price paid for a property in the month prior to publication: a 13.5-acre parcel with water views and private beach access on Oyster Watcha Road in Edgartown. 

$612.5 K: Lowest price paid for a property in the month prior to publication: a 0.27-acre lot on Sixth Street North in Edgartown. 

$1.88 M: Median price of properties sold in the month prior to publication.

$45 M: Listing price for a 14,780-square-foot, twenty-five-room, single-family home on Menemsha Pond in Chilmark. The property, built in 2012, was the catalyst for the town’s adoption of a bylaw limiting new residential builds on three-acre lots to 3,500 square feet of livable space.

Based on arms-length transactions recorded by LINK, the Island's multiple listing service.