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Pickfair is a mansion and estate in the city of Beverly Hills, California with legendary history. The original Pickfair was an 18 acre (7.3 ha) estate designed by architect Horatio Cogswell for attorney Lee Allen Phillips of Berkeley Square as a country home.
Dec 18, 2019 · By Andrew Milne | Edited By John Kuroski. Published December 18, 2019. Updated February 21, 2024. In the 1920s, Pickfair was the most famous mansion in Hollywood, home to lavish parties and famous guests. But after new owners claimed the property was haunted, it met an unfortunate demise.
Uncover the secrets of this legendary estate. 1143 Summit Drive—or 'Pickfair'—in Beverly Hills was the celebrated home of two of the biggest movie stars of the early 20th century. The stunning mansion hosted many of the illustrious names of its age, including Joan Crawford, Greta Garbo, Charlie Chaplin, and Albert Einstein.
A majestic venetian mansion that overlooks the magnificent views of Beverly Hills. Of all the grand residencies throughout the world, few have achieved the status as that known by PickFair. The name PickFair was synonymous with “Movie”, “Glamour”, “Romance”, “Status” and the highest level of “Luxury”.
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Notes. - Pickfair estate belonged to film actors Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford. Original house demolished in 1980s, and replaced by a new house. - Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. - Credit line: The Jon B. Lovelace Collection of California Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress ...
Apr 20, 1990 · April 20, 1990 12 AM PT. TIMES STAFF WRITER. Pickfair, the legendary, 42-room estate of early film stars Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks and one of the last relics of Hollywood’s golden...
Location: 1143 Summit Drive, Beverly Hills, CA. Price: $60,000,000. Square Feet: 25,423. This legendary mansion was once owned by Hollywood power couple Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. The 22 room home has 17 bedrooms and a staggering 30 bathrooms. There is also a living room, dining room, family room, den, kitchen, and home office.
Jun 4, 2012 · Pickfair as it took shape in the early 1920's. An early Pickfair postcard. By the end of 1919 when Douglas Fairbanks was ready to move in to his former hunting lodge it looked more like a Tudor mansion with it's two large wings that overlooked the beautiful canyons below.
The original hunting lodge before it was converted into a mansion for Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks Sr. by Wallace Neff. Located at 1143 Summit Drive in Beverly Hills, it has since been demolished.
