Johnny Cash’s former home, listed at $1.8 million, comes with an original grandstand

In 1961, Johnny Cash and his then-wife Vivian built a house hidden in the mountains of Ventura County, California, overlooking the small town of Casita Springs. The 4,500-square-foot, five-bedroom ranch-style residence was built to the singer’s specifications and covered everything from the flooring on the wall to the woodwork in the kitchen and living room.

Now, the two-story home, located on 6 acres near the Ojai Valley, has hit the market for $1.795 million, listed by its current owner (who bought the home in 2003 for $739,000). Wall Street Journal). Many details of the original cache have been preserved, including a bright painted ceiling, a curved brick fireplace in the family room, and an intercom system. The house also has a wood-paneled office where Cash wrote his songs.

According to local sources, Cash was known for occasionally hosting loudspeakers outside his hilltop home and “playing concerts for the townspeople”. However, the early 1960s were a dark period in Cache’s life. The singer, who at the time was more addicted to drugs, “stopped going home for months and having sex with other women,” the report says. Los Angeles Times.

Also according to the list, the couple had “different she and her [primary] Suite Room… The Suite reflects its personality: original period wallpaper and a dark tiled shower in the “Miss” bathroom contrasts sharply with the pastel feminine sensibility of “Miss”. “Even John’s famous black dresser remains intact.” The couple divorced in 1966.

The area of ​​the house includes live oak trees, an outdoor barbecue area and a swimming pool and pool house, in addition to coral reefs. He appears alongside Douglas Eliman’s Adam McKeig and Melissa Borders.

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