Jackson Browne's Former Santa Monica Home Listed for $22.5M

A charming, historic residence with a rock ‘n’ roll pedigree has hit the market for $22.5 million in Santa Monica, CA.

Recognized as the Witbeck Property, the pleasant domicile dates back to 1917. Which is when businessman Charles Witbeck made a decision to commission a two-story, shingle residence that appeared a lot more at home on the East Coastline than in California.

Arts and Crafts architects Greene and Greene took on the endeavor, generating 3 buildings on the property: a key dwelling, two-bed room guesthouse, and two-tale A-frame.

Brothers Charles and Henry Greene were being recognised for developing “ultimate bungalows,” together with quite a few landmark houses and buildings in Southern California—but no many others in Santa Monica.

‘Somebody’s Baby’

In excess of the a long time, the the Witbeck Dwelling has experienced many diverse proprietors, like musician Jackson Browne and actress Darryl Hannah.

In truth, that A-frame framework was at the time a tunes studio for Browne.

The chart-topping artist is acknowledged for these kinds of hits as “Stay,” “Running on Vacant,” and “Somebody’s Toddler,” which was made use of in the movie “Fast Periods at Ridgemont Large.”

Refined renovation

The present-day homeowners acquired the property in 1995 and haven’t built any structural variations. They did renovate a bit to give the position a gentle and vivid English Cottage aesthetic, real to the home’s first style.

The key household has five bedrooms and five bathrooms. The main bed room has a new toilet, and the kitchen area is current.

Substantially of the home’s wooden exterior is primary and maintains the style Greene and Greene designed additional than a century in the past.

The fifty percent-acre compound is set on a flat great deal, which has a pool, spa, outside kitchen area, and a court for pickleball and paddle tennis.

The property’s lush gardens have been enhanced above time. Mature hedges and trees provide privacy about the dwelling, which is about a block from the beach front.