A house with Hollywood history just opened up on the market.
When you think of the ill-fated Tinseltown starlet Marilyn Monroe, the last thing you probably think of is a Newtown, Connecticut, property built in 1765.
However, if the rumors are to be believed, Monroe and her then-husband Arthur Miller entertained themselves in the Prohibition-era barroom of 60 Taunton Hill Rd., according to real estate listing for Boxwood Farm, which went on the market this month.
She purportedly drank with Miller in the secret taproom while they were Roxbury residents and guests of Walter Hutchinson III, a Fox Studio executive who turned the Taunton Hill manor into a weekend getaway.
This photo of Marilyn Monroe taken by photographer Bert Stern in June 1962 at the Hotel Bel-Air in Los Angeles is on view at Sotheby’s as part of the exhibition “Marilyn Monroe: The Last Sitting, Photographs by Bert Stern.”
Property with Marilyn Monroe, Arthur Miller connections for sale
The four-bedroom, three-and-a-half-bathroom property itself is on the market for $1,160,000.
“Gleaming wide plank chestnut floors, multiple wood burning fireplaces, 3 staircases, stunning orig. beams,” the listing said. “Sun drenched living areas accentuate amazing architectural elements w. incredible room scale & ceiling height.”
The real estate listing describes the lounge where Monroe and Miller spent their time as a private speakeasy with a copper ceiling, custom lights and a maple bar.
“One of Newtown’s most cherished properties – impossible to reproduce,” the listing said.
To learn more about the property, contact the Will Stuart Team at Berkshire Hathaway New England Properties.
Rin Velasco is a trending reporter. She can be reached at rvelasco@gannett.com.
This article originally appeared on The Bulletin: CT Real Estate: See the $1.16M house with Marilyn Monroe connections