{"id":19003,"date":"2013-01-30T14:17:18","date_gmt":"2013-01-30T19:17:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/?p=19003"},"modified":"2013-02-01T15:12:55","modified_gmt":"2013-02-01T20:12:55","slug":"the-peabody-estate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/the-peabody-estate\/","title":{"rendered":"Santa Barbara’s Famed Peabody Estate Lists for $57,500,000"},"content":{"rendered":"

The home of Frederick Forrest Peabody\u00a0(the man behind Arrow Shirt) has hit the market in Santa Barbara, California, for $57,500,000. Peabody purchased the property in 1900, enlisting the help of architect Francis T. Underhill to create the home we know today (which is one of five Historic Hilltop Estates in Montecito).\u00a0Sitting atop 11.2 knoll-top acres, this property features\u00a0spectacular coastal views of the ocean, mountains, beaches, valley, harbor and even the\u00a0Channel Islands.<\/p>\n

Since that time, architect\u00a0Don Nulty was tapped to undertake\u00a0a three-year restoration and reconstruction to incorporate all the most cutting-edge modern amenities. From the central courtyard the various wings of this minimalist home branch out. Highlights of the 22,727 sq. ft.\u00a0interior include the centuries-old library (with French oak panelling acquired from\u00a0William Randolph Hearst’s estate at auction), the five fireplaces, the covered loggia with mountain views, the master suite (with a 19th century hand-painted and silvered Chinese wall covering), the formal dining room (with gold silk walls and 18th-century chandelier from Belgium), the\u00a0spacious living room, the home theatre and the beauty salon.\u00a0The estate features a swimming pool with ocean views, a lily pond, marble statues, a studio, and a guest cottage.<\/p>\n

The manicured grounds feature one of the\u00a0finest botanical gardens in all of Santa Barbara, with hundreds of fruit trees – everything from lemons and limes to figs, cherimoya, and even 16 varieties of banana on a particularly warm slope. Beds of rose bushes fragrance the air, while the cutting garden is a celebration of color, from the deep coral of the \u2018Hot Cocoa\u2019 flower to the luscious pink of \u2018Yves Piaget\u2019 and the delicate while petals of \u2018Sombreuil,\u2019 a climbing French tea rose.<\/p>\n

Harry Kolb at Santa Barbara Estate Homes from Sotheby’s International Realty has the listing<\/a>.<\/p>\n