Mansion where iconic Audrey Hepburn played ‘Sabrina’ lists for $11M

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The historic home where Audrey Hepburn’s Sabrina lived most of her life dreaming up a whole new world with the Larrabees’ is now on sale for $11 million.

“This was as close to heaven as one could get on Long Island,” Sabrina Fairchild (Hepburn) says in “Sabrina,” as she described the Larrabee family mansion that she grew up in as the chauffeur’s daughter.

Located in Rye, New York, the home was first built in 1917, well before the Oscar-winning film was released in 1954.

Spanning over 9,400 square feet, the waterfront property is situated on six acres of land.

The home briefly went up for sale back in March for $12.5 million, before resurfacing with a price cut.

It last sold back in 1999 for $6.48 million, records show.

Audrey Hepburn in the garage of the home while filming the film "Sabrina."
Audrey Hepburn in the garage of the home while filming “Sabrina” in 1953.
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The house spans 9,437 square feet.
The house spans 9,437 square feet.
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spacious brick Georgian was designed by the notable architect Mott B Schmidt, and landscape designer Ellen Biddle Shipman, a
The brick Georgian was designed by the notable architect Mott B Schmidt, and landscape designer Ellen Biddle Shipman.
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The waterfront property is situated on 5.97 acres of land.
The waterfront property is situated on 5.97 acres of land.
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The grand foyer.
The grand foyer.
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The family room.
The family room with four double doors for easy outdoor-indoor access.
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Privately situated on a long driveway that offers water views, the estate also offers a private beach, a walled pool terrace, a guest cottage and a detached barn and garage, according to the listing.

Known as “The Anchorage,” the brick Georgian-style house was designed by notable architect Mott B Schmidt.

Classical designs are featured throughout the home and boast several formal rooms, oak and brick herringbone floors, carved moldings and walls of French doors for optimal sunlight.

There is a kitchen, a walk-in pantry and a butler’s pantry. A second kitchen leads to the gated kitchen garden and covered porch from the mudroom.

Audrey Hepburn and William Holden in "Sabrina" in 1954.
Audrey Hepburn and William Holden in “Sabrina” in 1954.
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The foyer features a spiral staircase.
The foyer features a spiral staircase.
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The great room.
The wood-paneled great room with a fireplace.
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The kitchen.
The kitchen.
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A formal living room with a wood-burning fire place.
The den/study with a wood-burning fireplace.
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The sun room.
The sunroom.
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The marble entry hall features a vista of water and a curved staircase. Meanwhile, the private library, formal living rooms, and dining rooms offer wood-burning fireplaces, the listing states.

On the waterfront side is a terrace and terraced lawn, surrounded by two east and west sunrooms with matching balconies above.

The primary suite features two full baths, two fireplaces, multiple closets and access to the west balcony.

The third floor has a skylit fitness and yoga studio, a full bathroom and additional storage.

One of seven bedrooms with a wood-burning fireplace.
One of seven bedrooms with a wood-burning fireplace.
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The primary suite features two full baths, two fireplaces, multiple closets, and access to the west balcony.
The primary suite features two full baths, two fireplaces, multiple closets and access to the west balcony.
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One of eight bathrooms.
One of eight bathrooms.
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Another bedroom.
Another bedroom.
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The pool surrounded by a manicured garden.
The pool surrounded by a manicured garden.
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Christy Murphy of Sotheby’s International Realty holds the listing.

This was just one of three properties used to portray the Larrabee’s opulent seaside estate.

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