Former Russian Spies' Home on the Market

The house that was once called home by two Russian spies and their two young daughters is now on the housing market, NJ.com is reporting. 

The typical looking two-story house at 31 Marquette Road is anything but. While it may blend in with other homes on the slow suburban Montclair street, it was the former headquarters of Russian agents Cynthia and Richard Murphy, whose real names are Lyeia and Vladimir Guryev. 

After sitting vacant for nearly three years, the single-family home was put on the market this week and is listed at $444,900. 

The home reportedly sold in September 2008 for $481,000, according to Zillow.com. The interior of the home has four bedrooms, one-and-a-half baths and was built in 1950, according to the real estate website. 

The couple's double-life came to an abrupt end on a warm summer night in late June 2010, when FBI agents swarmed into the leafy neighborhood, arrested the couple and led their two young daughters away. Since then, the home has sat vacant. 

Earlier this month, court documents and warnings, including one that reads “United States Marshal No Trespassing," could be seen taped to the front door of the home. 

While the infamous home remained uninhabited before it was put on the market, residents complained about the lack of upkeep on the home. The lawn occasionally was overgrown and the home an eyesore, said neighbors. 

Marquette Road is located in a neighborhood known locally as "Fieldstone," which backs into a 16-acre wildlife preserve on the Clifton border. 

"If there is an ‘Ozzie and Harriet’ road in Montclair, it’s Marquette," Real estate agent Roberta Baldwin told NJ.com in 2010. "You couldn’t get more normal. You couldn’t find anything more quiet and demure."

A new FX series, "The Americans" is said to be inspired by the accused Russian spies living in Montclair.