Quarry Farm, Greenwich Connecticut
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Quarry Farm, Greenwich CT
Apr 30, 2022
Location: Greenwich, Connecticut, USA
Greenwich Estate Where ?Perils of Pauline? Was Filmed – is now listed for $15.2 million
Photos Courtesy of Douglas Elliman
Source: Top Ten Real Estate Deals
Quarry Farm
Perils of Pauline was a 1914 bi-weekly silent film serial in movie theaters that was produced by William Randolph Hearst, the same man who once owned the Hearst Castle in San Simeon, California and the Hearst Estate in Beverly Hills – where parts of The Godfather were filmed. Perils of Pauline serials ran on-screen before the main feature and came with as many as 20 episodes so customers would be drawn back to the theater brimming with curiosity over what the next episode would hold.
The shows were a huge hit, partially because the heroine was far too adventurous for the times, considering that women had not yet won the right to vote. Of course, since all heiresses must live in glamorous places, Perils of Pauline was filmed at Quarry Farm, which is now an estate of three homes on 6.3 acres on Byram Harbor on Long Island Sound.
For the first time in 35 years, the gated complex has been placed on the market – listed for $15.2 million. Quarry Farm also provided granite for the Brooklyn Bridge.
An heiress, Pauline had a bucket list of adventures she planned on having before getting married. One bucket...
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