celebrity homes
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J. R. R. Tolkien House
Oxford, England
A blue plaque marks the family home of author J. R. R. Tolkien from 1930 to 1947, at 20 Northmoor Road in Oxford. Here Tolkien wrote The Hobbit and the first two volumes of The Lord of the Rings.
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House of C.S. Lewis
1922
The Kilns was the home of C.S. Lewis for over 30 years. A group of children were evacuated from London to the Kilns in 1939, inspiring the Chronicles of Narnia books.
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Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
Hollywood, California
1927
Founded in 1927 by Hollywood heavyweights including Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, Sid Grauman, and Louis B. Mayer, this historic hotel hosted the first Academy Awards in 1929 and was the home of Marilyn Monroe for two years.
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Hoover-Minthorn House, Newberg
Newberg, Oregon
1881
The oldest house in Newberg, the Hoover-Minthorn House was built in 1881 by the town's Quaker founder. It was the home of President Herbert Hoover from 1885 to 1889 (ages 11 to 15).
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Obama Family Home
Chicago, Illinois
1910
Built in 1910, this Georgian Revival house was the home of Senator Barack Obama and his family from 2005 until they moved to the White House in 2009.
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Ronald Reagan House
Los Angeles, California
This ranch house was purchased by Ronald and Nancy Reagan in November 1955; the couple was still living here when Reagan was elected president in 1980.
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Charlie Chaplin House (Hollywood)
Los Angeles, California
Charlie Chaplin lived in this house (next door to Cecil B. DeMille) in the late teens.
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Charlie Chaplin House
Los Angeles, California
1926
This Spanish-style house above Sunset Blvd. was built for Charlie Chaplin in 1926. It was later home to Robert Downey, Jr. and Kelly Osbourne.
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W. C. Fields House
Los Angeles, California
Comedian W. C. Fields lived in this house in the late 1940s.
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Ramon Novarro House
Los Angeles, California
1928
This exotic mansion, made of concrete and copper and resembling a pre-Columbian temple, was designed by Lloyd Wright (son of Frank) and completed in 1928.
