The Villa de Leon, also known as the Kauffman Estate, is a historic 35-room, 10,277 sq ft (954.8 m2)[1][2] Italian Revival[3] mansion in the Castellemmare neighborhood of Malibu, California.
The mansion overlooks Pacific Coast Highway and the Pacific Ocean and is situated in close proximity to the Getty Villa. It was designed by prominent Los Angeles architect Kenneth A. MacDonald Jr.[4][5][6] in 1926 for Austrian builder and investor in wool Leon Kauffman and his wife Clemence.[5][1]
The building has 35 rooms, including 9 bedrooms, 11 bathrooms, a grand salon (32 x 64 ft.), a library, a circular dining room, a butler’s pantry, an elevator and a seven-car garage. The construction price of Villa de Leon was $1 million (equivalent to ~$17 million in 2022) and included a central vacuum, hand-made crystal chandeliers, Italian tiles with gold grouting, imported marbles, hand-carved wooden beams, mahogany paneling from Thailand, wrought-iron gates. The Villa de Leon took about five years to complete.[7]
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^ abSteve (26 February 2012). "Villa Leon – A Seaside Dream Realized".
^"Calisphere: Villa de Leon, designed by Kenneth A. MacDonald Jr. and home of Leon and Clemence Kaufmann in Castellammare, as featured in a 1928 issue of the Architectural Digest". Calisphere.
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