Owlwood Estate

Owlwood Estate
General information
Location 141 South Carolwood, Holmby Hills, Los Angeles, California
Coordinates 34°04′53″N 118°25′32″W / 34.0813936°N 118.4255765°W / 34.0813936; -118.4255765
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 2 3 Marc Wanamaker, Westwood, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing, 2010
  2. 1 2 3 Ann Brenoff, Owlwood Estate In Holmby Hills, Calif. On The Market For $150 Million, The Huffington Post, August 13, 2012
  3. 1 2 3 Jennifer Exley, Infamous Owlwood Estate Listed for $150 Million, The Hollywood Reporter, Jule 26, 2012
  4. 1 2 3 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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