RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Carter’s Grove, a Virginia plantation with ties to the earliest English settlers, has been sold for $7.2 million to a Chicago businessman and preservationist, the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation said Friday.

The sale to Samuel M. Mencoff includes the 18,700-square-foot mansion, 400 acres with a commanding view of the James River and 76 adjoining acres, according to the foundation that operates Colonial Williamsburg. The property is 8 miles southeast of Williamsburg.