Owlwood Estate

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Owlwood Estate
General information
Location 141 South Carolwood, Holmby Hills, Los Angeles, California
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Completed 1937
Client Florence Letts Quinn
Design and construction
Architect Robert D. Farquhar

Owlwood Estate is a mansion in Holmby Hills, Los Angeles, California.

Location

It is located at 141 South Carolwood, Holmby Hills, Los Angeles, California.[1]

Overview

The 12,000-square-foot Tuscan-style mansion was designed by architect Robert D. Farquhar (1872-1967) in 1937.[2][3] It has eight bedrooms, ten bathrooms, a tennis court, a pool house and a swimming pool.[4]

Ownership

The first owners were Charles H. Quinn (1876-1975), a businessman, and Florence Letts Quinn (1868-1944), ex-wife of Arthur Letts (1862–1923).[1][5]

It was later owned by Joe Schenck (1878-1961), followed by Tony Curtis (1925-2010), Sonny Bono (1935-1998) and Cher, Roland Arnall (1939-2008), who added two adjacent lots to the estate.[1][2][3][4]

In 2012, it was listed for US$150 million.[2][3][4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Marc Wanamaker, Westwood, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing, 2010 [1]
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Ann Brenoff, Owlwood Estate In Holmby Hills, Calif. On The Market For $150 Million, The Huffington Post, August 13, 2012
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Jennifer Exley, Infamous Owlwood Estate Listed for $150 Million, The Hollywood Reporter, Jule 26, 2012
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Lauren Beale, Big listings land in Los Angeles and Orange counties, The Los Angeles Times, August 10, 2012
  5. FindAGrave: Florence Martha (Letts) Quinn

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