Playboy Mansion

This article is about the residence. For the U2 song, see The Playboy Mansion (song). For the video game, see Playboy: The Mansion.

Playboy Mansion West
Playboy Mansion is located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area
Playboy Mansion
Playboy Mansion
Location within the Los Angeles metropolitan area
Playboy Mansion is located in California
Playboy Mansion
Playboy Mansion
Playboy Mansion (California)
Playboy Mansion is located in the United States
Playboy Mansion
Playboy Mansion
Playboy Mansion (the United States)
General information
TypeHouse
Architectural styleGothic Revival
Tudor Revival
Location10236 Charing Cross Road, Los Angeles, California
Coordinates34°4′35.0″N 118°25′46.6″W / 34.076389°N 118.429611°W / 34.076389; -118.429611
Construction started1927
OwnerDaren Metropoulos[1]
Technical details
Floor area21,987 sq ft (2,042.7 m2)
Design and construction
Architect(s)Arthur R. Kelly
Other information
Number of rooms29

The Playboy Mansion, also known as the Playboy Mansion West, is the former home of Playboy magazine founder Hugh Hefner, who lived there from 1971[2] until his death in 2017. Barbi Benton convinced Hefner to buy the home located in Holmby Hills, Los Angeles, California, near Beverly Hills. From the 1970s onward, the mansion became the location of lavish parties held by Hefner which were often attended by celebrities and socialites.[3][4][5][6] It is currently owned by Daren Metropoulos, the son of billionaire investor Dean Metropoulos, and is used for corporate activities. It also serves as a location for television production, magazine photography, charitable events, and civic functions.

Hefner established the original Playboy Mansion in 1959. It was a brick and limestone residence in Chicago's Gold Coast, which had been built in 1899. Hefner had founded Playboy in Chicago in 1953. After he permanently relocated to California in 1975, his company eventually let the mansion for a nominal rent to the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and then donated it to the school outright. The school later sold the mansion, which was then redeveloped for luxury condominiums. Following Hefner's death in 2017, allegations of drug and sexual abuse began to emerge at the Playboy Mansion during Hefner's lifetime.[7][8][9]

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  2. ^ Watts, Steven (March 12, 2024). Mr. Playboy : Hugh Hefner and the American dream. Wiley. ISBN 978-0-471-69059-7.
  3. ^ Boot, William (January 16, 2016). "The Playboy Mansion in the 1970s". The Daily Beast. Archived from the original on November 17, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  4. ^ Oswald, Anjelica (September 28, 2017). "Playboy Mansion photos: Celebrities who visited Hugh Hefner's home". Thisisinsider.com. Archived from the original on January 14, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  5. ^ Stow, Katie (September 29, 2017). "Look Back at Hugh Hefner's Opulent Life With These Vintage Photographs". Archived from the original on November 3, 2018. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  6. ^ Larsen, Peter (September 28, 2017). "Hugh Hefner's Southern California legacy includes the Playboy Mansion parties, the iconic Hollywood sign, and all that jazz". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on April 15, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
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