Sondheim’s Connecticut home for sale

[BorisTomashevsky]

Posted: 11/9/23 at 2:34pm

Photos included in the listing. Hauntings not guaranteed. 

https://www.coldwellbanker.com/ct/roxbury/address-withheld-by-seller/lid-P00800000GPUeMclgH1Hve2hwzfpxuWmg9RabeEe
 

Updated On: 11/9/23 at 02:34 PM

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 11/9/23 at 2:40pm

Gorgeous. I particularly love the bathroom library! 

[Jay Lerner-Z]

Posted: 11/9/23 at 3:38pm

How would Sondheim feel about us poring over his home?

Seems kinda intrusive, especially when we have no intention of actually making an offer.

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 11/9/23 at 3:47pm

Totally. A public real estate listing after his family decided to put it up for sale. How incredibly INTRUSIVE. 

[Charley Kringas Inc]

Posted: 11/9/23 at 3:51pm

I like that he had some of the Sunday in the Park flats around the house, like the monkey and the boat.

[Jay Lerner-Z]

Posted: 11/9/23 at 3:57pm

How much did you bid, Sutton?

[QueenAlice]

Posted: 11/9/23 at 4:05pm

This is a real estate listing that has been shared with the general public.

[sinister teashop]

Posted: 11/9/23 at 4:10pm

I have never understood the nyc literati's idea of heaven as Litchfield County.

[Jay Lerner-Z]

Posted: 11/9/23 at 4:15pm

I'm aware of that, QueenAlice.

I just asked a question, without judgement.

Why are his personal belongings featured? An attempt to raise the price by drawing attention to the fact that Sondheim once lived (and died) here? I'm not necessarily judging The Widower Sondheim, more the soulsucking capitalism of real estate agents.

[kdogg36]

Posted: 11/9/23 at 5:31pm

Jay Lerner-Z, I think you' know we're on the same page in a lot of ways and I've defended many of your observations, but some of your recent posts come off as scolding other people for having very unexceptional conversations. 

[Impeach2017]

Posted: 11/9/23 at 5:46pm

The ceiling is nice, the rest is a bit cluttered and mundane, kind of like his townhouse.  Speaking of being intrusive, have we seen the will?  I'm just curious how much and what his widower got.

[Jay Lerner-Z]

Posted: 11/9/23 at 5:49pm

Well, that's how they might seem... but not how they are intended.

The question I first asked was a genuine wondering how Sondheim would have felt about this. I am interested in him, in addition to enjoying his work. He seemed like quite a private person. Happy to talk about his work life, but not so much his personal life. Except for maybe his childhood. I'm also free to feel a little discomfort about such close examination, and free to express it. Surely all opinions are valid here.

[Jay Lerner-Z]

Posted: 11/9/23 at 6:19pm

Also, kdogg, thanks for defending me, it's appreciated. You may know that I've had some unfair and harsh comments aimed at me for a while now, in all directions. I may have just subconsciously turned off any filter I once had. What do I care if I'm liked or hated at this stage.

[JasonC3]

Posted: 11/9/23 at 7:20pm

Looks like a pretty typical real estate listing to me, but perhaps all these years of living in our capitalist society have numbed my ability to notice how exploitative it is.

Updated On: 11/9/23 at 07:20 PM

[Jay Lerner-Z]

Posted: 11/9/23 at 7:38pm

Perhaps.

Typical real estate listings often feature on this site, I suppose.

[Play Esq.]

Posted: 11/10/23 at 7:46am

sinister teashop said: "I have never understood the nyc literati's idea of heaven as Litchfield County."

Live here and you’d know. It’s idyllic.

[SeanD2]

Posted: 11/10/23 at 9:28am

Sutton Ross said: "Gorgeous. I particularly love the bathroom library!"

And when I saw that my first thought was, "man the steam from the shower could really ruin all those books in a hurry if you don't have a super powerful exhaust fan"

[morosco]

Posted: 11/10/23 at 12:25pm

Charley Kringas Inc said: "I like that he had some of the Sunday in the Park flats around the house, like the monkey and the boat."

I saw the boat but I couldn't find the monkey. Which room is the monkey in?

I also noticed guitars. Did Sondheim play the guitar? Or do they belong to his husband?

 

 

[BETTY22]

Posted: 11/10/23 at 4:55pm

His husband has found love and is moving into a new home with his new partner.

Congrats 

[Robbie2]

Posted: 11/11/23 at 1:04am

morosco said: "Charley Kringas Inc said: "I like that he had some of the Sunday in the Park flats around the house, like the monkey and the boat."

I saw the boat but I couldn't find the monkey. Which room is the monkey in?

I also noticed guitars. Did Sondheim play the guitar? Or do they belong to his husband?



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