California mansion inspired by Bing Crosby Frenchman sells $ 25 million, well below the original price

The missing American entertainer Bing Crosby, who sold the French estate, which was sold last week for $ 25 million, $ 15 million less than their requested price.

Crosby, better known for his Crooning holiday party, “White Christmas”, bought property from Hillsborough, California in the early 1960’s, as a gift for his wife Kathryn. The extensive property of 5.38 hectares in southern San Francisco offered the star and his family of five who rescued Hollywood. The estate remained in the family for six decades, but only remained on the market for less than four months.

Despite the discount sale, reported by Mansion Global, the transaction is among the most precious sales of Silicon Valley Enclave.

The residence, built in 1929, covers an impressive 14,000 square feet. The ornate chimneys and the complex carpentry line of the interiors, which include 11 rooms, an impressive library and a smoking room with an integrated bar. The estate also offers an independent wing for staff housing.

The Crosby family performed wide renovations in the house, according to Golden Gateby’s International Realty.

Kathryn commissioned a hand -painted dining walls by a prominent San Francisco artist, and the couple installed antiques in the news collection and inspiration for “Citizen Kane”, William Randolph Hearst. These additional ones include a hand -cut wooden staircase panel and Georgia panels from an English -speaking English house.

Hearst was an intimate friend of Crosby’s, reported The Wall Street Journal and an avid collector of European antiquities.

The departure also reported that the couple filled the property pool for the safety of their three young children.

Crosby lived in the luxurious home until his death in 1977. His heirs retained the property until the death of his second wife Kathryn in 2024, according to the newspaper, after which Crosby’s children decided that it was time to sell.

Compass agents Alex and Pierre Buljan said to the global mansion that the transaction, which closed on Thursday, places the house in the top five most precious places in Hillsborough’s history. This puts the Crosby estate in the League with the old Elon Musk estate, which sold $ 30 million by 2021 and again for $ 35 million by 2022.

Although the buyer is not yet identifiable in public records, Buljan said to the departure that they are a Hillsborough venue that he plans to keep the character and history of the home.