The Brentwood, California home the Golden Girls was filmed at has been sold for $4,000,620 after a bidding war added $1 million to the total.
The four-bedroom, 2,901 sq. ft home went on the market last month with a $2,999,000 asking price, immediately garnering interest with 20 offers in a two-week span, Douglas Elliman Real Estate listing agent Rachelle Rosten told the Wall Street Journal.
‘I knew there were a lot of Golden Girls fans in the world but I had no idea there were this many,’ said Rosten, who noted that there were nine parties bidding for the piece of TV history.
Classic: The NBC series ran from 1985 until 1992 and documented the lives of four seniors living in Miami, Florida – Sophia, Rose, Dorothy and Blanche played by (L-R) Estelle Getty, Betty White, Bea Arthur and Rue McClanahan, respectively
TV lore: The Brentwood, California home the Golden Girls was filmed at has been sold for $4,000,620 after a bidding war added $1 million to the total
The NBC series ran from 1985 until 1992 and documented the lives of four seniors living in Miami, Florida – Blanche, Dorothy, Rose and Sophia, played by Rue McClanahan, Bea Arthur, Betty White, and Estelle Getty, respectively.
A Douglas Elliman told People said that none of the parties were celebrities in the spirited bidding war.
The Brentwood home was where the first season of the comedy was filmed, after which it was taped in Hollywood at Disney’s studio, a Disney spokesperson told WSJ.
The custom-built Japanese and Hawaiian-inspired abode had been owned by the same family since it was initially built in 1955 by its original owners, the late attorney David Noble Barry III and wife Margaret Carr Barry.
Origins: The Brentwood home was where the first season of the comedy was filmed, after which it was taped in Hollywood at Disney’s studio
In demand: Nine parties bidding for the piece of TV history, with the asking price getting eclipsed by a seven-figure total
Background: The custom-built Japanese and Hawaiian-inspired abode had been owned by the same family since it was initially built in 1955
Among the amenities of the piece of TV lore – whose storyline address was 6151 Richmond Street in Miami – include large ceilings and walls made of glass to integrate light.
Family heir James C. Barry said his parents were architecture aficionados, which motivated them to lend the show for the home.
Among the amenities of the piece of TV lore – whose storyline address was 6151 Richmond Street in Miami – include large ceilings and walls made of glass to integrate light.
Colorful: A kitchen area is adorned in green and pastel tones
Details: The four-bedroom, 2,901 sq. ft home, went on the market last month with a $2,999,000 asking price
Other notable features on the famed dwelling include a pair of skylights and a veranda situated in the main living room of the home; and sliding screen doors on the interior.
According to TMZ, the set of the home the show was filmed on was used on a visitor tour until it was dismantled in 2003.
Stunning: The home allows for plenty of natural illumination with its glass doors and windows
Other notable features on the famed dwelling include a pair of skylights and a veranda situated in the main living room of the home
Backstory: Family heir James C. Barry said his parents were architecture aficionados, which motivated them to lend the show for the home