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Dunnellen Hall\u2014an estate notorious\u00a0for being the focus\u00a0of\u00a0a scandalous case \u00a0in the ’80s\u00a0surrounding real\u00a0estate\u00a0bigwig Harry Helmsley<\/strong> and his hotelier wife, Leona<\/strong>\u2014is now on the market for $65 million.\u00a0Located in Greenwich, Connecticut, the 28-room,17,493-square-foot mansion sits on 40 acres and has nine bedrooms and 11 baths.<\/p>\n

\"Leona<\/a><\/p>\n

The billionaire\u00a0couple first purchased the mansion for just $11 million in 1983 and proceeded to refurbish\u00a0it, only to be charged for illegally sticking their own firm with the renovation bill by\u00a0forcing several contractors to write off the revamp as tax-exempt business expenses.<\/p>\n

During the epic trial, Leona began to be known as “The Queen of Mean” for her alleged cruel treatment towards her employees; one housekeeper even recalled her saying, “We don’t pay taxes. Only the little people pay taxes.” Mrs. Helmsley\u2014who then-mayor Ed Koch openly referred to as “the Wicked Witch of the West”\u2014\u00a0was eventually\u00a0found guilty of tax evasion, but\u00a0ended up only serving\u00a018 months of her 16-year sentence. She died of a heart attack at age 87 in 2007.<\/p>\n

\"Leona<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Leona<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Leona<\/a><\/p>\n

According to the New York Times, among the residence’s lavish fittings during the Queen’s reign were a marble dance floor poised above the swimming pool, a $45,000 silver clock, and half-a-million dollars worth of jade art pieces.<\/p>\n

\"Leona<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Leona<\/p>\n

The current owners\u2014who purchased the home for $35 million even though it was originally listed for $123 million following Mrs. Helmsley’s demise\u2014gave the home a complete make-over… one that modernized it\u00a0significantly, and smartly\u00a0streamlined\u00a0its footprint\u00a0by about 3,000 square feet in the process.\u00a0As a result, the grand property\u00a0went from “looking like a museum to becoming a home,” real estate broker Jane Howard Basham told the\u00a0Wall Street Journal<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Leona<\/a><\/p>\n

Photos and details courtesy of Town &\u00a0Country<\/a>\u00a0and Zillow<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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