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Designer Marc Jacobs, Husband Buy Rye Waterfront Home

The Frank Lloyd Wright home was built in the 1950s.

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Char DeFrancesco (L) and Marc Jacobs arrive at their wedding reception April 6, 2019, in New York City.
Char DeFrancesco (L) and Marc Jacobs arrive at their wedding reception April 6, 2019, in New York City. (Gotham/GC Images)

RYE, NY — A waterfront Frank Lloyd Wright house in Rye will be the new home for newlyweds designer Marc Jacobs and Char Defrancesco. The home, located at 58 Island Drive in Rye, was purchased for $9.17 million.

The couple will be using the 6,000-square-foot house for their main residence, the New York Post said. They had been living in a West Village townhouse.

The house was built in the 1950s for luxury car importer and dealer Max Hoffman.

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