Long Island Mansion Where 1981’s ‘Endless Love’ Was Shot on the Market for $1.7M

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The Victorian-era mansion where filmmakers shot the forgettable 1981 teen romance “Endless Love” is on the market, with an asking price of $1.7 million.

The 36-year-old film is famous today for its cast, which featured then-teenagers Brooke Shields, James Spader, and Tom Cruise, as well as the title song, which earned Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations for legendary musician Lionel Richie.

While the early 1980s slice of cinematic cheese may not have aged well, the house used as its backdrop certainly has.

Exterior

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Hallway

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The six-bedroom, 3.5 bath home was built in 1903 and sits on a nearly half-acre lot in Sea Cliff, NY, a wealthy seaside hamlet on Long Island.

At the turn of the last century, wealthy New Yorkers built summer homes in Sea Cliff, creating one of the most impressive collections of Queen Anne Victorians in Nassau County. Today, many of those homes have been fully restored and sit on the National Register of Historic Places.

Living room

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This three-story home retains its period charm, with a wide, wraparound porch. Its classic Victorian entrance has an ornate, curving transom window and matching sidelights. Inside, a wide, curved entryway leads to the sitting room and fireplace.

There’s a second fireplace in the formal dining room, which is surrounded by rich wainscoting and a bay window. The kitchen is utilitarian, with a simple kitchen butcher block island, industrial gas range, and functional range hood. There’s a separate breakfast room, butler’s pantry, and family room, and fireplaces in several of the bedrooms.

The home was last sold in 2006 for $1.22 million.

In the 1981 film, an obsessed teenage lover sets fire to the porch of his girlfriend’s home in a scheme to win over her skeptical parents. Rather than shooting that scene on a movie lot, the filmmakers decided to spark (and extinguish) a real fire at the home, The New York Times reported. There are absolutely no signs of damage, just the remnants of this tragic tale of forbidden cinematic love.

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