Chartwell Mansion
The Chartwell Mansion was the most expensive home in the United States in 2018. It is also known as The Beverly Hillbillies Mansion, as the exterior once served as a camera shot for CBS television show The Beverly Hillbillies, which aired from 1962 to 1971.
The house was designed by Sumner Spaulding in 1933 in the style of a French chateau. It was built for engineer Lynn Atkinson, who commissioned the property for his wife. She found it "pretentious", so the couple never lived there. The house, located on 10 acres, with gardens designed by Henri Samuel, later was owned by Arnold Kirkeby and then Jerry Perenchio.
In 2019, the mansion was reported to have been sold to Lachlan Murdoch for about $150 million, which was the highest sale price for any house in California history.
