Stunning for so many reasons, the famous Owlwood Estate is now for sale at a record price for California: $150 million. Besides its huge dimensions and lush amenities, the estate boasts a remarkable history of ownership. When architect Robert Farquhar designed the house, he did it for Florence Quinn, the former wife of Arthur Letts Junior, a renowned real estate tycoon and department store magnate.
Since then, the mansion had many other famous owners, including Joseph Drown (the founder of Hotel Bel-Air), Joseph Schenck (the co-founder of 20th Century Fox, who allegedly began his affair with Marilyn Monroe Right in this residence), actor Tony Curtis, and Cher and Sonny Bono. The 1936 mansion boasts an Italian Renaissance architecture and offers 12,201 square feet of lavish spaces. These include 8 bedrooms, 10 bathrooms, and a huge living room with marble fireplace and solid oak paneling (the room measures 1,500 square feet!).
The estate has two adjacent lots, a tennis court, beautifully trimmed gardens, lovely water features, a separate guest house, a large outdoor swimming pool, and more. If money is not a problem for you, then you simply cannot afford to miss the opportunity to live in this stunning Los Angeles mansion.
