One other trophy property simply surfaced on the market in Bel-Air, the place the longtime house of late enterprise magnate Barron Hilton is up for grabs at $75 million.
Hilton, son and successor of Hilton Inns founder Conrad Hilton, purchased the property within the Nineteen Sixties and lived there till his dying final yr. The mammoth price ticket makes it the 11th-priciest property available on the market in L.A. County, information present.
It’s an formidable itemizing, however one that may keep within the household. The brokers are Hilton’s son and grandson, Richard Hilton and Barron Hilton, respectively, of Hilton & Hyland.
The Georgian-style mansion comes with a little bit of historical past. It was in-built 1936 for Jay Paley, a businessman and movie producer from the famed Paley household who based the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS). Paul R. Williams — a famed architect with a star-studded consumer checklist together with Frank Sinatra, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz — dealt with the design.
Showcasing elegant fashion throughout greater than 15,000 sq. toes, the mansion is taken into account one among Williams’ most iconic works. A motor courtroom approaches the whitewashed exterior, and inside, intricate moldings and panels convey a proper really feel to the residing areas.
Along with 13 bedrooms and 17 loos, there’s a step-down lounge, formal eating room, billiards room, den and business kitchen. A sweeping staircase and elevator navigate the two-story ground plan, ascending to a pair of main suites overlooking the manicured gardens out again.
A lined patio lined with towering columns hangs off the again of the house, main to an enormous garden surrounded by lush landscaping. One of many property’s best options sits simply previous the grassy house, the place a customized pool options alluring blue, gold and yellow tiles that depict the 12 indicators of the Zodiac. Past that, a pool home and sunken tennis courtroom full the two.5-acre grounds.
Hilton, who died final yr at 91, served because the chairman, president and chief govt of Hilton Worldwide, the hospitality firm that holds greater than 6,000 lodges worldwide. He additionally based the American Soccer League and was the unique proprietor of the Los Angeles Chargers.
