Woodstock home where Bob Dylan shot an album cover sells for $4.6M

The house that appeared on one of Bob Dylan’s most iconic album covers has struck a chord on the market, selling for $4.6 million.

The bluestone estate in Woodstock, New York, where the cover art of Dylan’s 1965 “Bringing It All Back Home” was shot, became the most expensive residential property with a livable home to sell in the town, according to Mansion Global.

Only a 600-plus-acre tract with an abandoned structure and boathouse, which traded for $7 million in 2023, has sold for more.

The sellers, whose names have not been disclosed, purchased the roughly 72-acre compound from Sally Grossman, the widow of Dylan’s manager, Albert Grossman — who died in 1986.

It was Sally Grossman who famously appeared draped across a sofa in that album cover photograph, with the home’s fireplace mantel in the frame.

Albert Grossman, who managed not only Dylan but also The Band; Peter, Paul and Mary; and Janis Joplin, owned the property beginning in the 1960s.

The estate served as both retreat and a salon, with Johnny Cash, George Harrison, Allen Ginsberg and novelist William Kennedy among the many visitors. After Grossman’s death, Sally took over the property and held it until her own passing in 2021.

Built in 1914, the main residence features a carved-stone exterior, a broad covered porch, and historic interiors with original woodwork, Dutch doors, wide-plank floors and the fireplace immortalized on Dylan’s record.

The four-bedroom, 3,899-square-foot dwelling contains two full bathrooms and two half baths.

The grounds also include a four-bedroom farmhouse, a woodland cabin with a kitchen and bath, and a one-bedroom apartment once used by Grossman to run Bearsville Records.

Outbuildings add to the eclectic character: “Viking Hall,” a soaring studio-like structure, a greenhouse, a meditation gazebo and an outdoor amphitheater wired for performances. A heated saltwater pool and spring-fed pond round out the recreational offerings.

The property carries deep cultural pedigree.

Cartoonist John Striebel, creator of the Dixie Dugan comic strip, owned the house during the 1920s and 1930s. Later decades saw it play host to a steady stream of musicians, poets and artists, including more contemporary visitors such as Björk and the Dave Matthews Band.

Michelle Bergkamp of Corcoran Country Living and Kathryn Johnson of William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty co-represented both buyer and seller.

While the new owner has not been identified, Bergkamp told Mansion Global “the estate’s rich history and cultural significance generated great interest in the search for its next steward — from multi-generational buyers to hospitality investors and celebrities.”

“With thoughtful updates to elevate it for the future, the estate’s legacy will likely carry forward,” she said.