John Cleese Selling Montecito Property and Zoo
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John Cleese is selling his Montecito property and buildings which he affectionately calls Stalloreggi, or the King’s Stables, for a reported 28 million dollars. The Monty Python star and actor has owned the property in since 1999 and created a wildlife preserve on the property. It is where has done a majority of his writing over the past few years.
Stalloreggi is a 16-acre equestrian ranch, but in some ways, it’s more like a zoo. Besides the trail horses, thoroughbreds and ponies, Cleese has kept what he once termed “a good supply of friendly animals” there since 1999, when he and his psychotherapist wife, Alyce Faye Cleese, bought the property.
An arena for dressage and hunter-jumpers and a 16,000-square-foot, 24-stall horse barn were built in the ’60s by Cynthia Wood, one of the area’s most famous horsewomen. Cleese has described his wife and daughter — who has competed as a hunter-jumper on a national level — as “very good horse people.”
There is a Mediterranean-style main house on the grounds, which the Cleeses redesigned to feature cactus, vegetable and flower gardens.He turned one of several apartments into a writing space, where he completed at least two scripts. via Los Angeles Times.
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Comment by Danny on 25 July 2008:
There are a large number of great looking and expensive properties where Montecito Real Estate is concerned but Cleese’s home takes the cake. As a visitor of the area I have seen some very luxurious and spacious homes though this home blows away everything I’ve seen thus far. Top that off with the asking price….WOW!
Comment by Santa Barbara Real Estate Voice on 6 August 2008:
This property is a wonderful property that just closed escrow for $ 16.5 Million. The asking price was way above the closing price.
As far as the above comments as this home taking the cake, I find that hard to believe. There are numerous properties in the Montecito and Santa Barbara areas that are spectacular. This property had a lot of land and was great, but there are tons of other homes sitting on land with a lot higher end construction, views, more privacy etc.
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