Chartwell Mansion Explained

Chartwell Mansion
Architectural Style:	Châteauesque
Address:	750 Bel Air Road
Location City:	Los Angeles, CA
Location Country:	United States
Coordinates:	34.087°N -118.4421°W
Completion Date:	1933
Architect:	Sumner Spaulding

The Chartwell Mansion is a Chateauesque mansion in Bel-Air, California. Built in 1933, it is best known for its role as the Clampett family home in the 1960s television sitcom The Beverly Hillbillies.^[1] It was the most expensive home for sale in the United States in 2018.^[2]

History

The house was designed by Sumner Spaulding in 1933 in the style of a French chateau. It was built for engineer and contractor Lynn Atkinson,^[3] who commissioned the property for his wife. She found it "pretentious", so the couple never lived there.^[4] The house, located on 10 acres (4 hectares), with gardens designed by Henri Samuel, later was owned by Arnold Kirkeby and then Jerry Perenchio.

In 2019 the mansion was sold to Lachlan Murdoch for about $150 million, which was the highest sale price for any house in California history.^[5]

See also

• List of largest houses in the Los Angeles metropolitan area
• List of largest houses in the United States

Notes and References

1. Web site: This $245 Million Bel-Air Mansion Is the Most Expensive Home for Sale in America. Madison. Roberts. November 1, 2018.
2. News: At $245 million, L.A. estate of late mogul A. Jerrold Perenchio is most expensive home in U.S.. Neal J.. Leitereg. Los Angeles Times. October 24, 2018.
3. The unlikely backstory behind the most expensive home in the United States . Galerie Magazine . Geoffrey Montes . November 1, 2018.
4. Book: Lockwood, Charles. Dream Palaces: Hollywood at Home. 1981. 978-0-670-28461-0. 255–8. New York. Viking Press.
5. News: Lachlan Murdoch Buys 'Beverly Hillbillies' Mansion in Bel-Air for Record $150 Million . . Thom Geier . December 12, 2019.