Current:Home > MarketsFreddie Mercury's London home for sale after being preserved for 30 years: See inside -EliteFunds
Freddie Mercury's London home for sale after being preserved for 30 years: See inside
View
Date:2025-04-19 09:09:41
A London home that formerly belonged to Freddie Mercury hit the market for more than £30 million (approximately $38 million).
Listed by Knight Frank, the home known as the Garden Lodge was bought by the Queen rock star in 1980, according to a Monday press release.
He left the house and all its possessions to friend Mary Austin when he died in 1991.
In 2023, Austin announced she was moving on from her role as keeper of his belongings. Later that year Sotheby's hosted the "Freddie Mercury: A World of His Own," auction, selling his possessions including the piano he used to write "Bohemian Rhapsody", which sold for more than $2 million.
Now, it is time to sell his former home itself.
"This house has been the most glorious memory box, because it has such love and warmth in every room," Austin said, according to the release. "Now that it is empty, I’m transported back to the first time we viewed it. Ever since Freddie and I stepped through the fabled green door, it has been a place of peace, a true artist’s house, and now is the time to entrust that sense of peace to the next person."
A private island:Pumpkin Key off the Florida Keys for sale at $75 million: It includes multiple houses
Primary bedroom, dressing room like a 'stage set'
The home was built in Neo-Georgian style in 1907, and Mercury commissioned interior architect Robin Moore Ede to redesign the home to fit his unique style.
Knight Frank says the property "offers grand proportions yet a comfortable homely feel." It includes a two-floor drawing room with grand windows where he kept his piano, an intimate dining room painted his favorite color and a garden secluded from the busy city streets.
Upstairs, the principal suite is accessible through a dressing room mirrored from floor to ceiling, which Knight Frank said is "in itself a stage set."
"With huge enthusiasm for entertaining his close circle of friends, Freddie designed the house to be a memorable, inviting place that reflected his vibrant personality and eclectic vision," the release states.
Contributing: Associated Press
veryGood! (7135)
Related
- Boy who wandered away from his 5th birthday party found dead in canal, police say
- Taylor Swift makes Grammys history with fourth Album of the Year win
- Super Bowl food deals: Get specials on wings, pizza and more at Hooters, Little Caesars
- Man detained after scaling exterior of massive Sphere venue near the Las Vegas Strip
- 3 years after the NFL added a 17th game, the push for an 18th gets stronger
- Score one for red, the color, thanks to Taylor, Travis and the red vs. red Super Bowl
- 'A Quiet Place: Day One' trailer reveals Lupita Nyong'o as star: Release date, cast
- Trump's ballot eligibility is headed to the Supreme Court. Here's what to know about Thursday's historic arguments.
- What do we know about the mysterious drones reported flying over New Jersey?
- Countdown begins for April’s total solar eclipse. What to know about watch parties and safe viewing
Ranking
- The White House is cracking down on overdraft fees
- Lawyers tell Trump civil fraud judge they have no details on witness’s reported perjury plea talks
- Taylor Swift's Tortured Poets Department Confession Proves She's a True Mastermind
- Republican Rosendale to enter Montana U.S. Senate race, upending GOP bid to take seat from Democrat
- Daughter of Utah death row inmate navigates complicated dance of grief and healing before execution
- Why Tish Cyrus Said “I Love You” to Husband Dominic Purcell One Day After Meeting Him
- Christian Bale breaks ground on foster homes he’s fought for 16 years to see built
- Chiefs' receivers pushed past brutal errors to help guide Super Bowl return
Recommendation
A Georgia governor’s latest work after politics: a children’s book on his cats ‘Veto’ and ‘Bill’
Top Rated & Best-Selling Mascara Primers That Deliver Thicker, Fuller Lashes
The Spurs held practice at a Miami Beach school. And kids there got a huge surprise
16-year-old arrested in Illinois for allegedly planning a school shooting
Chuck Scarborough signs off: Hoda Kotb, Al Roker tribute legendary New York anchor
Anheuser-Busch gets back to basics for Super Bowl commercials after Bud Light controversy
Minnesota and Eli Lilly settle insulin price-gouging lawsuit. Deal will hold costs to $35 a month
Black people more likely to sleep less after some police killings, study says. It's detrimental for their health