26-07-2025
This CT estate was home to a famous songwriter. Its new owner will need to keep it intact
This Connecticut home has appeared on HGTV's Zillow Gone Wild and it sure is unique.
The home at 22 Ketcham Road in Ridgefield was owned by Jim Steinman and includes the very piano where he wrote 'I'd Do Anything for Love,' 'Total Eclipse of the Heart,' and Celine Dion's 'It's All Coming Back to Me Now.'
Steinman died in April 2021 and left behind the home he lived in for nearly 30 years.
Stretching over 1.5 acres and over 6,100 square feet, the 'quaint country cottage' became his 'personal sanctuary where he envisioned and built his masterful home and studio that served to inspire artistic creation and joyful entertaining.' Steinman had commissioned New England architect Rob Bramhall to do the work on the home.
Listed for $5 million, the 2 bedroom, 4 bathroom home is filled with Steinman's possessions. According to its listing, Steinman 'spent over $6 million in the construction alone and his divine collections are truly priceless.' Interested buyers will have access to an art catalogue listing all of the pieces included in the sale.
One of the most unique parts of the sale, though, is that according to its listing, 'the sum total of the individual components in this offering is believed to far exceed the list price, but the intention is to honor Jim by keeping his sanctuary intact.'
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To honor Steinman's legacy, the estate's intention is to 'find the next custodian who will be enthralled by the transformative power of Jim's home and art.'
It is listed by Laura Ancona of William Pitt – Julia B. Fee Sotheby's International.
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