Daniel Harper is the byline on Homes Archives, covering what notable houses cost, who designed them and how they changed hands. Articles are built from public property records, archived listings and published reporting, and flag any figure that is an estimate rather than a matter of record. The name is a pen name: the site is written and edited by one person.
Wayne Carini has spent decades surrounded by some of the rarest automobiles on the planet. As the face of Chasing Classic Cars and the hands behind F40 Motorsports, he’s built a career on finding, restoring, and selling machines most people only see in magazines. But the question fans keep asking isn’t about a Ferrari or a Shelby … Read more
Most celebrity homes in Los Angeles follow the same playbook — all-white interiors, floor-to-ceiling glass, infinity pools designed to photograph well on Instagram. Nina Dobrev’s West Hollywood residence does none of that. The Vampire Diaries star bought a 1920s Spanish Colonial Revival home and leaned hard into its history, layering in personal touches that reflect … Read more
When Jared Leto takes on a role, he disappears into it completely. He gained 67 pounds for Chapter 27. He lived without electricity for weeks while filming Into the Wild. So it shouldn’t surprise anyone that Jared Leto’s house — the former Lookout Mountain Air Force Station, a 50,000-square-foot military compound tucked into the hills … Read more
Anne Hathaway doesn’t do anything halfway — and her homes prove it. The Oscar-winning actress and her husband, jewelry designer Adam Shulman, have built a collection of residences that feel less like celebrity showpieces and more like deeply personal spaces with real stories behind them. Their most celebrated property — a 1906 Swiss chalet–style and … Read more
Jenna Ortega doesn’t do ordinary. On the red carpet, on screen as Wednesday Addams, and — based on what’s publicly known — in the way she’s chosen to live. The Jenna Ortega house conversation picked up serious momentum around the Beetlejuice Beetlejuice premiere in late 2024, where her gothic-glam aesthetic turned heads and got fans … Read more
Before Courteney Cox became one of television’s most recognizable faces — first as the obsessively organized Monica Geller on Friends, then as Jules Cobb on Cougar Town — she was studying architecture at Mount Vernon College in Washington, DC (now part of George Washington University). She dropped out to pursue modeling and acting, but that … Read more
David Schwimmer’s house history isn’t a single story. It’s three of them — each distinct in character, each revealing something different about how a person who became famous playing one of television’s most recognizable characters decided where and how to live. Schwimmer, who played Ross Geller on Friends for a decade and has since worked … Read more
Most people picture Millie Bobby Brown in the eerie corridors of Hawkins, Indiana — shaved head, nosebleed, telekinetic fury. Few picture her mucking out a barn in rural Georgia. Yet that’s exactly where the Stranger Things star has planted roots, trading Hollywood for rolling pastureland, a growing menagerie of rescue animals, and a life that’s … Read more
When Shawn Mendes dropped $4.6 million on a property in Beverly Grove, Los Angeles, it wasn’t just another celebrity real estate headline. The Pickering, Ontario native — who went from posting Vine covers to selling out arenas worldwide — chose a home that quietly mirrors where he’s ended up: rooted, intentional, and a little understated … Read more
Tyler Perry’s house — or rather, his collection of extraordinary properties — tells the story of one of entertainment’s most remarkable rises. From a $100 million French château spanning 2,100 acres near Atlanta to the record-breaking $17.5 million Buckhead mansion he sold in 2024, Perry’s real estate portfolio reflects the journey of a man who … Read more