Mia Farrow and Frank Sinatra: their New York house is for sale
When they met on the set of the movie ” Colonel Von Ryan’s Express » for 20th Century Fox in 1964, Mia Farrow at 19, Frank Sinatra almost 50. Love at first sight or romance? They married two years later in Las Vegas, from 1966 to 1968, and moved into a 19th-century townhouse on the Upper East Side.
Close to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and scenic Central Park, the home is located in Manhattan’s historic Treadwell Farms neighborhood. The 350 square meter residence consists of four floors, and has more than 10 rooms, including 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms and a green outdoor space. Built in 1872 by architect Frederick Sterner, renovated in the 1900s, then modified in 1919, the townhouse retains its old-world charm. The original fireplace, authentic stained glass windows and unchanged wooden floors add a precious touch to the historic place. The ground floor has an additional 86.6 square meters of space and leads to a green outdoor area. The President of the United States, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the iconic actress Marilyn Monroe, Wall Street personalities and mobsters in suits had their habits in the private environment, to enjoy crazy evenings. Andy Warhol even described this brick building as ” a shining cave in the sky “.
After putting her life as an artist aside at the request of her husband, Mia Farrow lands the lead role in Roman Polanski’s horror film, Rosemary’s Baby. Frank Sinatra, irritated, suggested that the young actress leave the set and offered her a role in his film. The Detective…an offer she refuses. A few days later, Sinatra filed her divorce papers on the set of Polanski’s film for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe in 1968. The couple divorced, Mia Farrow moved out, but the two artists remained allies and friends for the following decades. . The iconic home of one of Hollywood’s most unlikely couples is being put up for sale today by the Leslie Garfield agency.
The city hall located at 249 East 61stSt Street is on the market for over $4.5 million. The penthouse is listed for sale by Tom Wexler and Jed Garfield at Leslie Garfield.