Fairfield Estate Formerly Owned By Famed Broadway Composer Listed For Millions

FAIRFIELD, CT — A stunning, nearly 40-acre estate in Fairfield, that was owned by famed Broadway and Hollywood composer Richard Rodgers, is on the market for $15 million, according to the listing on Zillow.com.

4800 Congress St., in Fairfield's Greenfield Hill section, boasts a main house that measures 9,129 square feet, with seven bedrooms and 10 bathrooms.

The total estate for sale spans three adjacent parcels, which together are 38.91 acres. In addition to the main house, the property also features a 2,400-square-foot barn, a 2,800-square-foot guest house, a heated paddle tennis court and a pool.

With separate musical partners, first with Lorenz Hart and then with Oscar Hammerstein II, Rodgers composed such classics as Pal Joey, A Connecticut Yankee, Oklahoma!, The King and I, and The Sound of Music.

"Surrounded by stone walls, this storied, spectacular and private 38.91-acre Greenfield Hill country compound has had a stunning top-level transformation, creating a one of a kind Fairfield County estate," the listing reads.

Leslie Razook with William Pitt Sotheby's Int'l is the listing agent.

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