The $25 Million Beverly Hills Home Benedikt Taschen Spent 8 Years Bringing Back to Life
Most people sell a house. Benedikt Taschen sells a piece of history.
The German publisher and art collector, the man behind Taschen Books, has listed the Adelman Residence at 1035 Summit Drive, Beverly Hills, for $25 million. And the story behind this sale is far more interesting than the price tag.
The House That Almost Disappeared
Built in 1956 by architects Thornton Abell and O’Neil Ford, two of California’s most respected midcentury modernists, the Adelman Residence was once a landmark of Golden Age Hollywood living.
O’Neil Ford was once described as “the best unknown architect in America.” Thornton Abell was part of USC’s architecture faculty and contributed to the prestigious Case Study House Program…