When Leonard Fenton first bought his home — a 13,000-square-foot architectural masterpiece called "Artemesia" — he had no idea just how much work he would end up putting into it. He was in his 20s, and though he had previously restored homes while funding an earlier music career, he had never before worked on a project of this size.
Still, he knew a valuable opportunity when he saw it.
"I've always been an autodidact. I always jump into learning what I'm working on," Fenton told Business Insider.
At the time of the purchase, Fenton was heading up an advertising firm, Automotive Dealers' Marketing, that he would later sell to Microsoft.
He called up a few architects who specialized in preservation, consulted the National Trust's guidelines for historic properties, and got to work on the home, considered to be the largest ever built in the Craftsman style.
"The people and sources I consulted often didn't have the answer, but they taught me how to research and get the right answers," Fenton said. "I didn't just want a neoclassical house. I wanted a piece of art."
Nearly 25 years later — most of which he spent working on the home part-time, though he has been working on the restoration efforts full-time for the last six years — he plans to put the home back up for sale. It has been on and off the market for several years, but it's expected to be relisted for just under $10 million.
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There were a couple of rooms that had a bit to much white with in them. But other than that this mansion is absolutely lovely! I love the outside bedroom he created. Would be a wonderful and tranquil place for meditation.
Yes, it may be also a bit too much, but not for my taste. And yes, the kitchen is one that I do not care too much for, but the views must be fantastic, from everywhere!
Even approaching the place you begin to sense something beautiful.
I know the Hollywood Hills, since I had friends who lived in there, when I lived in so many different places in the Los Angeles area.
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