One of Connecticut’s most storied homes has sold for just over $9 million.
Known as Pebbles, the six-bedroom, Georgian Revival mansion was designed in 1927 by architect Francis Hamilton. It was once the home of celebrated English playwright Noël Coward and his partner, Broadway producer John C. Wilson.
Pebbles also became a summer retreat for famous guests like Vivien Leigh, Laurence Olivier, fashion editor Diana Vreeland and Broadway legend Richard Rodgers.
The grand estate is surrounded by manicured hedges on nearly 3 acres at 828 Sasco Hill Road in Fairfield, with views of the Country Club of Fairfield, Southport Harbor, Long Island Sound and the Manhattan skyline.
It first hit the market for $10.25 million last May and was last asking $9.75 million.
Coward’s witty, funny plays about sex, class and love — like “Private Lives” and “Blithe Spirit” — still charm today. But his real life was even more fascinating. After briefly serving in World War I, he worked as an actor while writing plays, before serving as a British spy in World War II, when he also sang to entertain troops and created popular war movies.
After the war, Coward continued his career in the United States, where he performed in Las Vegas, and then for television.
The grandly proportioned home includes formal rooms with fireplaces, high ceilings, curved windows and terraces with views of the water and the lush, landscaped grounds.
A main bedroom suite upstairs boasts another fireplace and a spa-like bath. Outside, there’s a striking pool, where the 1968 cult-classic film “The Swimmer,” starring Burt Lancaster, was filmed.
The listing brokers are Wendy Ryan and Andrew Whiteley of Brown Harris Stevens.
