Posted on 11/25/2016 10:58:40 AM PST by BenLurkin
The 10-bedroom estate, overlooking Coachella Valley, was custom designed the famous comedian and his wife Dolores by renowned Modern architect John Lautner.
The unique UFO style home, which was completed in 1980, was first put on the market in March 2013 for $50 million. But the property proved a tough sell, and the price was dropped to $34 million just nine months later. By December 2014, the asking price had plummeted to half its original listing, at just $25 million.
However, the new owner, reported to be investor Ron Burkle - worth an estimated $1.54 billion, snapped it up at a bargain $13 million.
The futuristic mansion is the most famous property owned by Hope, who was extremely passionate about architecture.
'If the Martians ever came to Earth, they would know where to land,' the legendary comic once said of his home.
Its interior is almost as distinctive as the outside, though one imagines that architect John Lautner had little to do with the bright and whimsical Rousseau-like jungle mural and trompe l'oeil greenhouse alongside the sheltered pool.
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Now you know why it’s my favorite. 8>)
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