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Here’s a property coming on the market that you don’t see every day. The Cats estate in Los Gatos is for sale. It’s right off Highway 17 just a mile south of downtown Los Gatos, next to the The Cats Restaurant & Tavern. Thanks very much to Burbed reader Kir from Inside Los Gatos for passing this item along.
More info, and videos, are at the agent’s site. The property is nine separate parcels consisting of over 75 acres of land, with three different originally built houses. Views galore, of course. It can be yours for $8,995,000.
Facts and Features
Main House:
3985 Square Feet
Built in 1925
5 Bedrooms
4 Bathrooms
Remarkable Valley Views
Finished Basement-perfect for wine cellar
View Amphitheater
Terraced Courtyard
Famous collection of notable “attached” art workAdditional Buildings:
The Gatehouse
The Poet’s Cottage
The Ranch
The Geodesic Dome
The Teacher’s House
…moreAdditional Features:
Gated entry featuring the famous Stone Cats
Riding/biking trails
Poet’s Canyon
The secret benches
The round bench
Superb acreage for horses
Natural splendor, a photographer’s paradise
Natural springs
Suitable for vineyardsMountain, valley and lake views
Chain of ownership:
1920-1955
Charles Erskine Scott Wood & Sara Bard Field
1955-1960
Fred G. Hampton
1960-Current
Ogilvie Family
Does nine million seem like the right price for a property like this? Think of all the fun you’ll have with everyone who ever knew you in elementary school dropping by because “they were in the neighborhood.”
This is the gatehouse above right. Below is the main house.
All these pictures were snagged from the videos on Duane Adam’s site. Below left is a view inside the main house, and below right is the Poet’s Cottage. The latter gives just a taste of the views from the property. Plenty more in the videos, plus footage from the 1930s!
Watch the daughter of the current owner get all choked up over the property being sold. She says whoever gets the property will be “very lucky,” so why didn’t they price it at $8,888,888?
One thing we did discover that isn’t on Adam’s site: the actual address. If you bought the Cats Estate, you’ll be receiving your mail at 17525 Santa Cruz Hwy, Los Gatos, CA 95033.