Beverly Hills based Hilton & Hyland has listed a 5.45-acre oceanfront estate in San Clemente, California that became known as the “Western White House.” The price: $57.5 million.
The property was acquired by former president Richard Nixon in 1969 and would go onto become the setting for several political and social gatherings hosting the likes of Frank Sinatra and John Wayne. Per the Orange County Registrar, 17 heads of state visited Nixon at La Casa Pacifica, including South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu and Soviet Premier Leonid Brezhnev.
Originally built by financier Hamilton Cotton in the 1920s, Nixon was not the first president who found the Mediterranean villa to be the ultimate retreat. In the 1930s, President Franklin D. Roosevelt regularly stayed there.
With 450 linear feet on the beach, the completely walled compound contains approximately 15,000-square-feet among the various buildings, which include the main residence of approximately 9,000 square feet; a 3,000 square feet poolside entertaining pavilion (with guest wing); a two-bedroom guest house; and multiple staff accommodations.
An oceanfront swimming pool, lighted North-South tennis court, and putting green complete the property.
