William Styron, author of Lie Down in Darkness, The Confessions of Nat Turner, and Sophie’s Choice, died in 2006. His heirs have put the house in Roxbury, Connecticut where he and his wife lived for sale. The house was built in 1850. Styron and his wife bought it in 1954 and lived there for over fifty years.
The house sits on 4.7 acres, has 4,600 square feet, five bedrooms, a guest house, pool, and a pond with a waterfall. The asking price is USD 2.2 million.
The real estate agents handling the sale describe the house –
This spectacular 1850’s estate was the home of Pulitzer Prize winning author William Styron for over 55 years. Styron was best known for writing Sophie’s Choice. Roxbury is a well-known artist’s colony. The home features 5 bedrooms, a finished attic, several offices, a great room with wet bar and large fireplace and several stone terraces. The property is bordered on 2 sides by land trust and includes a guesthouse, pool, tennis court, pond with waterfall, magnificent antique trees and mature landscaping.
Photos: House for Sale, raveis.com; Source: Sara Lin, “William Styron’s Home Offered for $2.2 Million,” Wall Street Journal (May 22, 2009), raveis.com
Charles Lambert | 28-May-09 at 7:35 am | Permalink
I would love this house. Do you think they’d give a fellow writer a sizeable discount?
Gonzalo Barr | 28-May-09 at 7:54 am | Permalink
I like the house, too. As to the “discount,” I’m sure you can negotiate them down to 1.8, maybe even 1.7 million. Surely you can come up with that. Look under the sofa cushions and car seats. Those are always good places to find loose change.
Charles Lambert | 28-May-09 at 11:08 am | Permalink
Hmm. Three euros, the ear from a fluffy chipmunk my dog dismembered last year and something that may once have been a walnut. Wiggle room?
Gonzalo Barr | 28-May-09 at 4:00 pm | Permalink
Good God! I hope the chipmunk was a stuffed animal and not the real thing. Hang on to the euros. If the central bank keeps artificially propping up that currency I’m sure you’ll soon be able to buy Styron’s house and have change to spare.