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.
Most people know Patrick Dempsey as Dr. Derek Shepherd, the surgeon who stole hearts on Grey’s Anatomy for over a decade. Others know him as the leading man behind romantic hits like Enchanted and Sweet Home Alabama. But long before Hollywood, Dempsey was a kid from the Lewiston-Auburn area of Maine. He worked alongside his … Read more
Most celebrity homes feel like they were designed by the same committee that approves luxury hotel lobbies. Walk in, see the white marble, the recessed lighting, the neutral abstract art that matches nothing and everything. The house could belong to anyone with eight figures to spare. Jim Carrey’s Brentwood estate doesn’t do that. The property … Read more
You’d expect HBO’s Succession star Kieran Culkin to live in a penthouse overlooking Central Park. For over two decades, he did the opposite—calling a one-bedroom East Village apartment home while his career climbed from indie films to an Emmy-winning lead role on one of television’s most acclaimed dramas. Even now that his family has moved … Read more
Most people picture James Hetfield on stage — commanding stadiums, riffing through “Master of Puppets,” headbanging under stage lights. Far fewer picture him on a snow-covered deck at dawn, coffee in hand, staring at the Gore Range while the mountain stays quiet. But that’s the reality of the James Hetfield house in Vail, Colorado: a … Read more
Jackie Chan has spent decades leaping off buildings, shattering box office records, and winning over audiences in nearly every language. But when the cameras stop rolling, where does one of the most recognizable people on the planet actually live? His answer to that question is characteristically unexpected. Unlike most global celebrities who settle into a … Read more
Wiz Khalifa doesn’t do subtle. So when Architectural Digest got a rare invite inside his Los Angeles home for their “Open Door” series, nobody expected a minimalist showroom. What they got instead was a house that feels like an extension of the man himself — part family home, part recording studio, part shrine to weed … Read more
Howard Stern spent decades building a media empire out of a radio microphone. In 2013, he put $52 million of that empire into an oceanfront compound in Palm Beach — then poured another $13 million-plus into renovations to make it his own. The Howard Stern house sits on 3.25 acres of North End waterfront, with … Read more
Ever wondered what happens when a celebrity turns a house into a living autobiography? Most celebrity homes blur together — neutral walls, staged furniture, rooms nobody uses. Bam Margera’s house went the other direction entirely. Castle Bam is a place where the kitchen became a pirate bar, the driveway became a skateboard run, and the … Read more
When Kevin Durant landed with the Phoenix Suns in February 2023, one of the first things fans wanted to know was where he’d be living. The answer: a custom-built contemporary mansion in the exclusive Silverleaf community in Scottsdale, part of the broader Phoenix metropolitan area. Durant’s time in Phoenix has since ended — he was … Read more
The story around Marcus Rashford’s new house in Cheshire isn’t the glossy reveal you might expect. What started as a £2.25 million plot of land has turned into one of the most talked-about property sagas in English football — a five-bedroom “forever home” that, six years on, still isn’t finished. Rashford bought the site — … Read more