The Robert Taylor Ranch is a ranch located on
Mandeville Canyon Road, in the
Brentwood section of
Los Angeles, California
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. The ranch was built in 1956 for
Waite Phillips
Waite Phillips (January 19, 1883 – January 27, 1964) was an American petroleum businessman who created a fully integrated operation that combined petroleum producing, refining and marketing. With headquarters in Tulsa, Oklahoma, he also develo ...
and designed by architect
Robert Byrd
Robert Carlyle Byrd (born Cornelius Calvin Sale Jr.; November 20, 1917 – June 28, 2010) was an American politician and musician who served as a United States senator from West Virginia for over 51 years, from 1959 until his death in 2010. A ...
.
It is about large, with more than 20,000 square feet of living space.
American actor
Robert Taylor owned the ranch for several years before his death in 1969.
The ranch was then purchased by Steven J. Earle, then sold in 1974 to Ken Roberts, former owner of the
KROQ-FM radio station. The ranch is also the setting for most of the 1983
Sam Peckinpah
David Samuel Peckinpah (; February 21, 1925 – December 28, 1984) was an American film director and screenwriter. His 1969 Western epic '' The Wild Bunch'' received an Academy Award nomination and was ranked No. 80 on the American Film Institut ...
movie, ''
The Osterman Weekend''.
In 2010, the ranch was sold to hedge fund New Stream Capital to settle a $27,500,000 legal claim. On November 30, 2012, the ranch was resold at an auction for $12 million to Fred Latsko, a
Chicago
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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-based real estate developer. The auction was conducted by Concierge Auctions in partnership with Hilton & Hyland, an affiliate of Christie's International Real Estate. The auction firm and Hilton & Hyland identified 761 buyer prospects and 12 bidders in only four weeks.
References
External links
Robert Taylor Ranch in Brentwood, California sold through auction includes 15 photos and description.
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Houses in Los Angeles
Brentwood, Los Angeles