This substantial 15,000 sq. ft. mansion in Los Angeles hit the market recently with a resounding $75 million thud. The estate in Holmby Hills belonged to Barron Hilton, the billionaire Hilton president and CEO who passed away earlier this year.
The main house is a Georgian manor. The style is very formal, with a whitewashed masonry façade that presents a potent symmetry before breaking off into distinct wings. It was designed by the firm of noted architect Paul R. Williams, and completed in 1936.
The home’s interiors contain a litany of hand-crafted details—carved stone fireplaces, millwork, crown moldings with dentils, and threshold pediments top the list—as well as French casement windows, and inlaid hardwood and plank hardwood floors. More striking spaces include the step-down living room and the formal dining room; the latter is finished from floor to ceiling in wood paneling, and features a fireplace and a bay window overlooking the grounds.
Some of the finer amenities of this property’s interiors: a billiards room, an elevator, a sauna, a library, and a gym; the 13 bedrooms include a pair of suites. The grounds are more compelling still; the property’s intensely romantic gardens include water features and reflecting pools, and specimen trees. The swimming pool features a dazzling custom tile floor, and sits between the main house and the pool/guest house.
Hilton’s net worth at the time of his passing is estimated at $3.4 billion. Like his billionaire father before him, he left 97% of his fortune to charity. His son Rick, superstar broker and father of one Paris Hilton, holds the listing.
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