Pickfair
| Pickfair | |
|---|---|
Aerial view of Pickfair, 1920 | |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Mock Tudor |
| Location | 1143 Summit Drive, Beverly Hills, California |
| Coordinates | 34°5′25.5″N 118°25′10.5″W / 34.090417°N 118.419583°W |
| Construction started | 1919 |
| Completed | 1920 |
| Demolished | 1990 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 4 |
| Floor area | 25 rooms |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Horatio Cogswell, Wallace Neff |
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."