Redding farm once owned by Mark Twain up for sale

<p>A farm in Redding once owned by Mark Twain is now for sale for $1.8 million.</p>

News 12 Staff

Aug 24, 2017, 10:52 AM

Updated 2,430 days ago

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A farm in Redding once owned by Mark Twain is now for sale for $1.8 million.
According to the Connecticut Post, the 18.7-acre property is next to Twain's country home, known as "Stormfield."
Twain bought it for his daughter, Jean Clemens, in 1909 and named it "Jean's Farm."
The house has five bedrooms, four bathrooms, and a movie theater.
It was built in the 1860s and is known as a gentleman's farm.


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