Brooklyn Heights' Herman Behr Mansion for Sale

The landmark Herman Behr Mansion at Henry and Pierrepont streets is for sale, according to the Brooklyn Eagle. The minimum asking price is $12 million, and is being handled by Sandra Dowling of Brooklyn Heights Real Estate and Dowling Realty Group.

This property has a fascinating history as a high-society mansion -- the owner's son was saved from the sinking of the Titanic (see here) -- as well as a house of prostitution and the Franciscan House of Studies and Residence, though local rumors state that it was a place for the monks to “dry out" (see here).

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UPDATE: The mansion has been SOLD.
Photo by MK Metz