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Do your time in Johnny Cashā€™s California escape


On nearly six acres, the double-gabled house is set among hills, fields, trees and flowers at the end of a long, private driveway. COURTESY PHOTO

On nearly six acres, the double-gabled house is set among hills, fields, trees and flowers at the end of a long, private driveway. COURTESY PHOTO

Johnny Cash often sang about the hills and flowers and wide-open spaces, and he lived it too. In 1961, the Man in Black built a 4,500-square-foot home in rural Casitas Springs, California, as his quiet place to escape from the rock ā€™nā€™ roll lifestyle. A place he and his wife, Vivian, and their three daughters could enjoy family life in the hills for many years into the future.

While their future did not pan out exactly as Johnny planned (he and Vivian divorced in 1966), the home was exactly what Johnny envisioned.

According to the listing agents, ā€œJohnny bought the land and built the house to his exact specifications; walking the rooms and deciding on exact placement and layout. He created a secluded sanctuary, unique to this rural small-town enclave. Longtime locals recount stories of Johnny setting up speakers on the hillside outside the house and playing concerts for the townspeople down below.ā€

On nearly six acres, the double-gabled house is dramatically set among Johnnyā€™s beloved hills, fields, trees and flowers, at the end of a long, private driveway. His ideas are still very much a part of the home, including the country-motif family room and curved brick fireplace, custom wood built-ins, and an original wall-mounted turntable. The wood-paneled studio where Johnny wrote many of his songs is preserved. And the two his-and-her master bedroom suites because of Johnnyā€™s nightowl routine of writing music late into the night and early morning.

COURTESY PHOTOS

COURTESY PHOTOS

The property includes five bedrooms, a pool, office, barbecue area, and sweeping views of the Ojai Valley, oak trees and evergreens and year-round flowers.

Johnny Cashā€™s former home is for sale at $1.795 million, listed with Adam McKaig and Melissa Borders from Douglas Elliman. For more celebrity home news, see www.toptenrealestatedeals.com. Ā¦

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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