Evan Lysacek, who took home World Championship laurels in 2009, as well as championship honors for his figure-skating performance at the 2010 Olympics, dropped $9.8 million on a splendid example of the Monterey Colonial style, according to Dirt.

The house contains seven bedrooms and seven baths across 5,388 sq. ft. It sits on a 1.23-acre slice of Montecito, and is positioned within walking distance of Miramar Beach.

From the motor court, the house shows itself in profile, with a vine-covered latticework and a picket gate opening to its front walk. The house’s façade is dominated by the full-width balcony common to the style—in this case, pleasingly appropriated by an ambitious crop of flowering vines—with a brick porch beneath.

The home’s interior details include narrow-plank floors that are likely original, as well as French doors, plank ceilings, and picture and casement windows. Bright white paint keeps the photons bouncing about; the living style is optimistic, even ebullient, as the architecture is voiced toward early California living.

In front, a large, tree-rimmed lawn holds court; in back, the home opens broadly to a varied outdoor living area with a partially-covered brick patio, a firepit, and a pool. Walking paths, gardens, hedgerows, and an arbor contribute to the landscaping.

The seller was filmmaker David Koepp, whose screenwriting credits include 1993’s and 1997’s Jurassic Park films, 1996’s Mission: Impossible, 2002’s Spider-Man, among other high-grossing blockbusters. His recent credits include writing and co-producing Steven Soderbergh’s 2022 film Kimi.