Who would’ve thought that the best feature of a 137-acre estate in Southern California would be a 24,000 sq. ft. building with a bunch of preserved animals in it? Oh, and it can also house dozens of preserved cars, too.
Nestled in the foothills of Orange County, California, is the Lyon Estate, a property built by the late Major General William Lyon in 1986. Lyon was a former U.S. Air Force Reserve Commander turned real estate mogul. According to the Wall Street Journal, which just released a feature story on this property, Lyon died in 2020 at the age of 97, followed by his wife, Willa Dean Lyon, in 2024. Hence, the reason for the sale.
“With my parents not there, it’s not the same place,” said son Bill Lyon to the WSJ…