Nov. 05--The Montecito-area mansion that gained lasting fame as the film location for the wedding scene in the 1983 movie "Scarface" has sold for $12,261,500. The Mediterranean Revival house had been marketed last year for as much as $35 million but more recently was priced at $17.9 million.
Designed by architect Bertram Goodhue, whose works include the Los Angeles Central Library and the Nebraska Capitol, the nearly 10,000-square-foot villa is the centerpiece of a 10-acre estate known as El Fureidis.
The Neoclassical main house, built in 1906, features a Byzantine-style alcove topped with an 18-foot-high dome, a central atrium and a rooftop lounge that takes in 360-degree views. There are four bedrooms, four bathrooms and five powder rooms.
Pools, formal gardens, fountains, walking paths, palms and century-old trees adorn the grounds.
Among the home's former owners was Nobel Prize-winning author Thomas Mann.
The property previously sold six years ago for $6.23 million.
Riskin Partners, an affiliate of Christie's International Real Estate, handled the transaction.
