The Jack Warner Estate is a property in Beverly Hills, California 9.4-acre (3.8 ha) that was developed by Jack L. Warner of Warner Bros. who had first bought 3 acres of farmland here in 1926, expanding it over the years to 1937. A preserved 'Golden Age of Hollywood' estate, it centers around a large Neo-Georgian mansion. In February 2020, it was reported that the estate had been sold by David Geffen to Jeff Bezos for $165 million, a record deal for residential property in Los Angeles.[1]
| Jack Warner Estate | |
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Georgian |
| Location | 1801 Angelo Drive, Beverly Hills, California, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 34°5′10″N 118°25′34″W / 34.08611°N 118.42611°W |
| Client | Jack L. Warner |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Roland Coate |
Design
editThe estate, with its 13,000 square feet (1,200 m2) mansion in the Georgian style with a Greek portico, was featured in a 1992 article in Architectural Digest and described as "the archetypal studio mogul's estate".[2] Warner had hired Roland Coate as his architect to enlarge and remodel the existing Spanish-style mansion and William Haines for the interior decorating. Florence Yoch designed the grounds.[2] In addition, the estate has a pool, a tennis court, and a nine-hole golf course.
The house is featured in the 2008 book The Legendary Estates of Beverly Hills by Jeffrey Hyland,[3] who wrote: "No studio czar's residence, before or since, has ever surpassed in size, grandeur, or sheer glamour the Jack Warner Estate on Angelo Drive in Benedict Canyon."[1]
The grounds of the estate also include several guest houses, including one used by Marilyn Monroe.[4]
Ownership
editAfter Warner's death in 1978, his widow, Ann Warner, continued to live at the estate until her death in 1990. David Geffen bought the estate including its furnishings – "the last intact estate from Hollywood's Golden Age in Beverly Hills"[2] – in 1990 for $47.5 million; a record price for a single-family home at that time. Jeff Bezos's record-breaking purchase of the Jack Warner Estate from David Geffen was reported in February 2020.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Kelly Tyko (2020-02-12). "Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos buys $165 million Los Angeles mansion owned by David Geffen, reports say". USA Today. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
- ^ a b c Charles Lockwood (2014-08-24). "Tour Jack L. Warner's House in Beverly Hills". Architectural Digest. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
- ^ Jeffrey Hyland: The Legendary Estates of Beverly Hills, Rizzoli (2008), ISBN 978-0961383602
- ^ "1801 Angelo Drive | Jeff Bezos House". 5 February 2021.