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A White House Replica in California Sells For $23 Million

  • October 25th

by UrbanTurf Staff

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The exterior of the listing.

Thousands of miles away, a replica of the White House has sold for a lofty price.

Nearly a century ago, newspaper heir George Hearst commissioned architect Julia Morgan to reimagine his home outside of San Francisco into the presidential residence. That 11-bedroom home hit the market for $39 million with Alex Buljan of Compass last summer; it closed this week for $23 million. The Wall Street Journal was first to report the news. 

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The oval office. 

Unlike replicas of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in the DC region, the Western White House has several replicated rooms found in the White House, including an East room (which serves as a living room), rose gardens around the home, and, of course, an Oval Office. 

"The house as it was originally built has not been changed," Buljan told UrbanTurf last June. "Structurally, everything is almost 99% how Julia Morgan designed it."

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The East room. 

A 12,000 square foot replica of The White House in Virginia sold a couple years ago. That home was designed and built in 1995 by a Vietnam refugee as a way to pay homage to the United States.

Photos courtesy of Brian Kitts Visuals.

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