Estate of the Day: Bertram Goodhue Residence in Montecito, CA

February 21, 2007 | Posted by bLavish as Estate of the Day at 7:41 am | (8) Comments »

monticeto-estate-2-21-07.jpgWelcome to the El Fureidis, or Little Paradise, Estate in Montecito, California.  This amazing property designed by famed Bertram Goodhue rests on an unheard of 10 acres, with more land available for purchase if you so have the desire. 

The grounds of this beautiful residence include Persian water gardens, a collection of six pools terraced on different levels of the cascading garden as well as one of the rarest tree collections in North America.  The property also features a creek running alongside the southern boundary of the estate.

Turned into a 21-Century home, Little Paradise was one of the founding estates of Santa Barbara’s exclusive Montecito suburb.  This home is actually where Waldron Gillespie began a somewhat architectural & horticultural revolution.  Not only will this property bring you the most of luxury, it will also bring you the most of beauty & history.

With five bedrooms, eight full baths & a private guest suite, you will want for nothing in this estate.  This is truly a gem of architecture & horticulture just waiting to be picked.  Asking price, $29,500,000, with the option to buy more land.

8 Comments

  1. michael Said,

    January 6, 2008 @ 8:05 am

    is this the mansion used as the setting for tony montana residence

  2. Paul Said,

    January 12, 2008 @ 10:39 am

    Looks like it… when he gets married in it

  3. Andrew Said,

    May 17, 2008 @ 1:14 am

    Parts of the film where shot at this location.

  4. Shawn Said,

    September 7, 2008 @ 4:21 am

    This house is cool. When I was 13 I lived here. My dad was a body guard for the guy who owns it, he was never there, he also owns the house that fletch was filmed at in Beverly Hills on N. Beverly Dr. Anyway all the girls at school thought we owned it and that is good enough. hehe

  5. Damir Omerovic Said,

    September 7, 2008 @ 7:31 pm

    Hi, my name is damir and i am from Bosnia nad Herzegovina i have 23.
    the scarface was filmed here but, ther is somethng missing there in movie there was II flor- second flor where is on this picture.

    this is that house, save this picture on pc. Play the movie and stop the movie at the place where the tony is married with elvira near the hose. use that 2 pics and u will see the II flore is missing,.

  6. Shawn Said,

    September 7, 2008 @ 7:48 pm

    That part of the house was built by the film crew for the film. When they where done filming they left the structure there. I have not lived in the house since 1985 so i am not sure if that part of the house is still there.

  7. Matt Said,

    October 9, 2008 @ 5:22 pm

    This is the same guy who designed the Nebraska state capitol building. I have see the building. It is amazing… You cannot believe the detail this guy put into his work. If you ever get to Lincoln, Nebraska it is a must see.

  8. levi Said,

    April 11, 2010 @ 12:22 pm

    that is the mansion used in scarface they used the setting in california instead of miami cause of cuban protesters and yes again that is the house of tony montana

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