'Howard Hughes' Palm Springs property is up for sale.'

The Palm Springs home owned by eccentric billionaire aviator Howard Hughes is up for sale. Built in 1957, the evocative mid-century style three-bedroom home is being sold by Leonardo Montenegro of Leonardo Group at HOM Sotheby'\''s for $1.2 million.

Montenegro tells T&C that Hughes owned the house until his death in 1976, and it was the first property sold from his inheritance (the current family purchased it in 1977). However, Hughes is not the only famous person associated with the property.

Sam DangremondDSam Dangremond is business editor for digital media at Town & Country, where he covers men's style, cocktails, travel and social life.