Katharine Hepburn kept a pretty low profile in the seaside borough of Fenwick, but the new owners of the actress’ expansive estate got into quite a tussle with the local historic district commission.

The dispute wasn’t over the massive makeover of the Hepburn mansion that raised the house 5-1/2 feet, but the height of two [...]

Usually, when a property doesn’t sell after a year, the owner might consider dropping the price.

But the owners of Katharine Hepburn’s seaside estate in Old Saybrook are actually raising it by $2 million to $30 million. But wait until you see the “extras” that they now are throwing in: a 2,750-square-foot guest house [...]