Newhall-Piru Mansion Now on the Market
By Gazette Staff Writers — Thursday, August 1st, 2024
The Piru-Newhall Mansion, also known as the (David C.) Cook Mansion, is officially on the market for $7.5 Million. Cook’s house became known as the Piru Mansion because of Sunkist’s “Mansion Brand” Valencia oranges, which can still be found in the area. The mansion originally used natural gas as it possessed no electricity or running water. The 14,000-acre estate was purchased by a Christian publisher in 1890. In 1983 it was rebuilt by Santa Clara Valley’s Newhall Family (1968), after it burned down. They owned and lived in it until 1992. In 1994, the Northridge earthquake also knocked down two chimneys. In 2003, the Newhall’s sold the Piru Mansion to David Newhall Hill, a relative of the Newhall family. In 2012, the Mansion was sold to a private investment group and converted into an event venue for weddings, corporate retreats and other occasions as well as a private vacation rental for overnight accommodations. |