The long-time Connecticut country retreat of the late Broadway icon Stephen Sondheim hit the market on Thursday for $3.25 million.

Sondheim, who died in 2021 at the age of 91, was one of the most popular and influential figures in 20th-century musical theater and was the composer and lyricist behind many of Broadway’s most beloved shows, including “West Side Story,” “Gypsy,” “Follies” and “Into the Woods.”

He called the historic property in Roxbury—a roughly two-hour drive from Manhattan’s theater district—home for close to 40 years, according to listing agent Graham Klemm of Klemm Real Estate Inc.

He “could have lived anywhere in the world, but he was very happy here for many years,” Klemm said. “That’s quite telling of the area.”

There are plenty of other notable names who live quietly in the area, he said. “They come here because they can truly relax, they can go shopping, nobody cares, nobody chases them. There’s no paparazzi here.”

Built around 1792, the house, which sits on more than 9 acres, is loaded with period charm and offers “a timeless blend of history, elegance and modern comfort,” according to the listing.

There’s a paneled library, a formal dining room with a fireplace, a sunroom, a main-level primary suite with a full bathroom, and two more bedrooms upstairs, each with a sitting room.

But it’s the music room that “jumps off the page,” Klemm said. “You walk in and you just feel this energy, and you envision him or one of his friends belting out songs at the piano.”

It looks “like a Smithsonian installation,” he added. “It shouldn’t be touched.”

The music room is one of the newer additions Sondheim built at the property, along with a sprawling great room with a cathedral ceiling and a stone fireplace that’s “very much in keeping with the core of the 1790s house,” Klemm said.

“There are multiple places around the property that are truly wonderful,” he added, pointing out the private pool area and one-bedroom pool house.

Klemm is already fielding enquiries from further afield that would be typical. “I’ve had interest from California buyers and from Memphis, Tennessee,” he said. “They may be a flash in a pan, but certainly when you have a celebrated [former owner], it casts a wider net of interest.”