While Joe Schenk was the lucky inhabitant of Owlwood Estate, he met Marilyn Monroe on a studio lot at 20^th Century Fox.

After that, he regularly hosted the iconic starlet at Owlwood for dinner. She visited so frequently that rumours started to circulate that the two were lovers, and the manor became known as Monroe’s hideaway.

Joe and Marilyn are just two of the iconic Hollywood celebs to have graced the halls of the historic mansion.

According to Forbes, the mansion has been home to Sonny and Cher, hotelier Joseph Drown, oil tycoon William Keck, and actor Tony Curtis.

Until very recently, it was used as a function venue. Most notably, it played home to the star-studded Grammy Awards brunch in 2017, hosted by Jay-Z and attended by Rihanna, Nick Jonas, DJ Khaled, Sean “Puffy” Combs and others.

Now, Los Angeles’ most coveted property is back on the market for a cool $115 million (around R1,6 billion).

Let’s take a look.

This historic dwelling sits on ten acres in the affluent enclave of Holmby Hills, nestled between Sunset Boulevard and the renowned Los Angeles Country Club. The Italian Renaissance-style house designed by architect Robert D.

Farquhar boasts nine bedrooms and ten bathrooms across the main house, guest house, and staff quarters, and has been inhabited by Hollywood moguls and luminaries since it was built in the early twentieth century.

The location was cherry-picked by the original developer and visionary behind Holmby Hills, Arthur Letts for his personal family estate.

Ultimately built in the 1930s by Lett’s widow, Florence Letts Quinn and subsequent husband, businessman Charles H. Quinn, the home itself was the largest and grandest residence in Los Angeles at the time and continues to break records in historic sales for Los Angeles County.

The 12,201 square foot opulent mansion incorporates classic European “revival” design with grand proportions, intricate moldings, regal marble fireplaces, hand-carved mantles, elegant crystal chandeliers, and ornate 24-karat gold fixtures.

The home also features a full basement with an elevator to all three floors, if you choose to opt out of walking the palatial spiral staircase

Not too shabby – if you can afford it.

Naturally, the property has its own website, featuring this video:

How very lovely.

You can snoop around the rest of the website here.

[source:forbes]