In 1979, Sally Quinn and Ben Bradlee paid $220,000 for New York's decaying Grey Gardens and restored it; 38 years later, the 6,000-sq-ft East Hampton estate sold for $15.5 million

• After restoring the 6,000-square-foot home and using it as a summer residence for decades, the property changed hands again in late 2017, selling for $15.5 million to an undisclosed buyer.
• The sale, first reported by The Real Deal, marked the latest chapter in the storied history of a house