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Late Hairdressing Icon Vidal Sassoon’s Cincinnati Home Lists For $1.25 Million

The bright, mid-century home sits perched above the Ohio River

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It seems legendary hair stylist Vidal Sassoon also favored sleek design in his home.

The late hairdressing mogul’s airy, hilltop Cincinnati home is now on the market for $1.25 million, according to the property’s listing on Sotheby’s International Realty.

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The four-story mid-century house sits perched on Hill Street, overlooking the Ohio River in the "charming" Mount Adams neighborhood, where many of the hillside homes were built in the 1880s, listing agent Lee Robinson said.

The tranquil four-bedroom, two-and-a-half bathroom property features vaulted ceilings, exposed brick in most of the spacious rooms, expansive river views from its floor-to-ceiling windows and three walk-out balconies—as well as an elevator, according to the listing, posted last week.  

Sassoon, who died in 2012 at 84-years-old, shared the home with his wife Ronnie, a Cincinnati native, Mr. Robinson said. The couple met after Sassoon’s brand was acquired in 1985 by Procter & Gamble, which is based in Cincinnati.

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Though the Sassoons lived in Los Angeles and other cities, the pair wanted a base in Cincinnati. They bought the property in 2006, according to Mr. Robinson.

The 3,800-square-foot house, designed by noted Cincinnati architect Carl Strauss, was built in 1966 for a local lawyer named Richard Dupree, Jr. Dupree’s father was the first man to run Procter & Gamble who wasn’t a member of the Procter or Gamble families, Mr. Robinson said.

Aside from a modernized kitchen and updates to the bathroom, the house remains true to its original design.

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"It’s a unique property," Mr. Robinson said. "It’s very private, with these incredible, sweeping views of the river and Downtown Cincinnati, but it’s also part of an active neighborhood."

Sassoon’s widow, Ronnie, has decided to sell the property because she is primarily splitting her time now among California, New York and Connecticut, Mr. Robinson said. Ms. Sassoon declined to be interviewed.