Villa de Leon
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| Villa de Leon | |
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  Location within the Los Angeles metropolitan area | |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Architectural style | Mediterranean Revival, Beaux-Arts |
| Location | 17948 Porto Marina Way, Pacific Palisades, California, United States |
| Coordinates | 34°02′32″N 118°33′59″W / 34.042302°N 118.566501°W |
| Construction started | 1926 |
| Completed | 1926 |
| Owner | Leon Kauffman (1926-1935) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor area | 10,277 ft (3,132 m) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Kenneth A. MacDonald Jr. |
Villa de Leon, also known as the Kauffman Estate, is a historic 35-room, 10,277 sq ft (954.8 m2)[1][2] Italian Revival[3] mansion in the Castellemmare neighborhood of Pacific Palisades.
The mansion overlooks Pacific Coast Highway and the Pacific Ocean and is situated in close proximity to the Getty Villa. It was designed by prominent Los Angeles architect Kenneth A. MacDonald Jr.[4][5][6] in 1926 for Austrian builder and investor in wool Leon Kauffman and his wife Clemence.[5][1]
The building has 35 rooms, including 9 bedrooms, 11 bathrooms, a grand salon (32 x 64 ft.), a library, a circular dining room, a butler’s pantry, an elevator and a seven-car garage. The construction price of Villa de Leon was $1 million (equivalent to ~$17 million in 2022) and included a central vacuum, hand-made crystal chandeliers, Italian tiles with gold grouting, imported marbles, hand-carved wooden beams, mahogany paneling from Thailand, wrought-iron gates. The Villa de Leon took about five years to complete.[7]
