74-acre estate in Silicon valley, known as Green Gables, located in Woodside, 30 miles South of San Francisco, can be sold for a record $140 million.
The estate stands out among the other available in 7 elegant buildings, 3 swimming pools, flower gardens and panoramic mountain views, Santa Cruz. It was built in 1909 by a businessman from San Francisco Mortimer Fleishhacker. His descendants for five generations every summer, came here to spend time in peace and tranquility away from the bustle of the city.
Now, according to the great-grandson of Mortimer, the estate owns 10 family members Fleischaker, but with each generation there are more heirs, which complicates the separation of ownership, so the estate was to be sold.
Green Gables was put up for sale without a fixed price, according to experts, the cost of mansions will reach $140 million, perhaps even exceed it. Thus, the record price of real estate in the Bay Area, which until then was $117 million, will be beaten.
Green Gables has hosted many famous guests. For example, here in 1965, celebrated the 20th birthday of the UN, for decades, the estate was visited by numerous world leaders and dignitaries.
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Mortimer Fleishhacker — a successful banker who invested their money in the energy company, a firm manufacturing paper boxes and chemical company. He began to buy land in this area around 1906. He hired brothers and architects Charles and Henry Greene to design your new home with a large patio and surrounding lawn, accommodating large groups of people. He wished that the house was built in the style of English manors, which were then popular.
Now most of these estates have not survived. They are or were divided or sold to developers, if not converted into public parks. Green Gables all this time has managed not only to avoid the sale, but remain in excellent condition. The estate is one of the few surviving buildings of that time.
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Green Gables estate in Silicon valley includes three swimming pools, a tennis court, an original art Studio, barn and storage facilities, where at the request of the new owners can build the stable.
The huge estate is also home to many wild animals, including deer, coyotes, wild turkeys, pheasants and migratory birds.
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Here followed the Italian tradition, expressed in the symmetrical arrangement of the garden. Also, the architect in the creation of the estate was inspired by English of Fountains Abbey Studley Royal Park, created in the 18th century.
Green Gables is a national treasure, listed in the Register of historic places.
It is better to consider the estate on the website of the realtor.
