Dunnellen Hall

Dunnellen Hall
General information
Type Mansion
Architectural style Jacobean
Location Close Road
Greenwich, Connecticut
Completed 1918
Cost $US1 million (1918)
Technical details
Other dimensions 28 rooms
Floor area 23,000 sq ft (2,100 m2)
Design and construction
Owner Estate of Leona Helmsley

Dunnellen Hall is a private mansion located in Greenwich, Connecticut, USA. It was sold by the estate of Leona Helmsley for $35,000,000, down from the original asking price of $125,000,000 when it was first put up on the market in 2008.[1]

Dunnellen Hall was built for New York City financier Daniel G. Reid as a gift for his daughter in 1918. Dunnellen Hall was built for approximately 6 million dollars.[2] The approximately 23,000-square-foot (2,100 m2) mansion originally sat on over 200 acres (0.81 km2), but it currently situated on just over 40. It was purchased in 1983 by Mrs. Helmsley and her husband Harry for US$11M.[3] According to the Greenwich Historical Society, Dunnellen Hall is one of the last intact historic estates left in Greenwich.

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References

  1. ^ Kershaw, Sarah (October 5, 2010). "Helmsley Estate Sells for $35 Million". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/10/realestate/10leona.html?ex=1302667200&en=6b0d5d0606ace5cb&ei=5087&WT.mc_id=RE-D-I-NYT-MOD-MOD-M171-ROS-1010-HDR&WT.mc_ev=click. 
  2. ^ Richard L. Madden (April 21, 1988). "Helmsley Estate: Does It Bring Bad Luck?". The New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE2D61131F932A15757C0A96E948260. 
  3. ^ Rachel Bell. "Leona Helmsley: "The Queen of Mean"". Crime Library. http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/criminal_mind/scams/leona_helmsley/index.html. Retrieved 2008-09-10. 
  4. ^ Peck, Emily (April 15, 2008). "Leona Helmsley’s Greenwich Estate Hits Market at $125 Million". The Wall Street Journal. http://blogs.wsj.com/developments/2008/04/15/leona-helmsleys-greenwich-estate-hits-market-at-125-million/. Retrieved 2008-09-10. 
  5. ^ Christina S. N. Lewis (February 1, 2008). "'Queen of Mean' Lair To List for $125 Million". The Wall Street Journal. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120182948281433983.html. Retrieved 2008-09-10. 

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