Pickfair

Pickfair
Black-and-white photo of a Tudor-style mansion with steep gabled roofs, striped awnings over the windows, and a wide lawn
Pickfair, 1920.
Interactive map of the Pickfair area
General information
Architectural style
Mock Tudor
Location1143 Summit Drive, Beverly Hills, California
Coordinates34°5′25.5″N 118°25′10.5″W / 34.090417°N 118.419583°W / 34.090417; -118.419583
Construction started
1919
Completed
1920
Demolished1990
Technical details
Floor count4
Floor area25 rooms
Design and construction
ArchitectsHoratio Cogswell, Wallace Neff
Aerial black-and-white photo showing a grand mansion with a curved driveway and manicured lawn nestled in the hills, surrounded by sparse trees and dirt roads
Aerial view of Pickfair, 1920.

Pickfair is a mansion and estate in the city of Beverly Hills, California. The original Pickfair was an 18-acre (7.3 ha) estate designed by architect Horatio Cogswell for attorney Lee Allen Phillips of Berkeley Square as a country home. Phillips sold the property to actor Douglas Fairbanks in 1918. Dubbed "Pickfair" by the press, it became one of the most celebrated houses in the world. Life described Pickfair as "a gathering place only slightly less important than the White House... and much more fun."

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