Taylor Swift’s house survives the “Los Angeles fires”… here are its specifications!
Billionaire singer Taylor Swift owns a house in the most exclusive area of Los Angeles, which makes her the focus of attention, because her mansion was among the areas that caught fire, with hundreds of homes burning, including the homes of a number of celebrities. However, the billionaire star appears to be lucky, as it is reported that her 10,982-square-foot home in Beverly Hills, California, is safe, as uncontrolled wildfires are destroying prominent parts of Los Angeles.
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Taylor Swift’s house survives the “Los Angeles fires”… here are its specifications!
This mansion, which was originally built for influential film producer Samuel Goldwyn in 1934, was purchased by Taylor for $25 million in 2015. Two years later, it was officially designated a “historic landmark.”
The property, which was listed for sale for $39 million, includes a main house with six bedrooms, five bathrooms, and a two-bedroom guest apartment above the garage, according to real estate listings when Swift purchased the home. This house also contains: a swimming pool, a tennis court, staff housing, and balconies on an area of two acres, which is said to be located behind the famous “Beverly Hills” Hotel.
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Taylor Swift’s house survives the “Los Angeles fires”… here are its specifications!
A grand staircase in the foyer welcomes visitors with old Hollywood glamor, and besides, the house was never owned by anyone outside of the Goldwyn family until Swift bought it. After acquiring the place, Taylor immersed herself in renovations, applying for and winning landmark status for the property to be designated a “historic landmark.”
Mansion Global magazine reported that Swift purchased the property from the Goldwyn family, through a company “connected to its managers in Nashville,” and spent “an undisclosed sum hiring architects; To clear the property and return it to its original condition. Another report, citing architects Barbara Lambrecht and George Taylor Lowden, stated that the famous architect Douglas Honnold designed the Georgian Revival house for Goldwyn and his wife, Frances. The architects also found that Goldwyn used decorators who worked on MGM films. To save money to help build the house.
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Taylor Swift’s house survives the “Los Angeles fires”… here are its specifications!
Besides, it was found that parts of the property had been virtually untouched since 1934, including: the tennis court and the swimming pool, and Swift embarked on a detail-oriented rehabilitation, preserving everything, from the original plaster moldings on this staircase, to the chrome Wisteria, climbing the front façade.
It was also said that the Goldwyns held unforgettable dinner parties, in their dining room, for many Hollywood legends, including: the famous star Marlene Dietrich, and the director of the movie “It’s a Wonderful Life” Frank Capra, and that the dining room table was large enough To accommodate 20 people.
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