Dick Marconi’s desert compound

The 1,225-acre estate comes with a handful of houses and animals such as a giraffe, llama, two tortoises and a dozen zebra.

The 1,225-acre estate comes with a handful of houses and animals such as a giraffe, llama, two tortoises and a dozen zebra.

The 1,225-acre estate. (Eric Foote (Elevated Horizons))

By Jack FlemmingStaff Writer

Feb. 25, 2022 11:04 AM PT

The entry.

The entry. (Eric Foote (Elevated Horizons))

The main home.

The main home. (Eric Foote (Elevated Horizons))

The living room.

The living room. (Eric Foote (Elevated Horizons))

The dining room.

The dining room. (Eric Foote (Elevated Horizons))

The Pietà sculpture.

The Pietà sculpture. (Eric Foote (Elevated Horizons))

The animal reserve.

The animal reserve. (Eric Foote (Elevated Horizons))

The giraffe.

The giraffe. (Eric Foote (Elevated Horizons))

The zebras.

The zebras. (Eric Foote (Elevated Horizons))

The lake.

The lake. (Eric Foote (Elevated Horizons))

The guesthouse.

The guesthouse. (Eric Foote (Elevated Horizons))

The observatory.

The observatory. (Eric Foote (Elevated Horizons))

The Neptune statue.

The Neptune statue. (Eric Foote (Elevated Horizons))

The pool.

The pool. (Eric Foote (Elevated Horizons))

The bridge.

The bridge. (Eric Foote (Elevated Horizons))

Aerial view of the estate.

Aerial view of the estate. (Eric Foote (Elevated Horizons))

Jack Flemming covers luxury real estate for the Los Angeles Times. A Midwestern boy at heart, he was raised in St. Louis and studied journalism at the University of Missouri. Before joining The Times as an intern in 2017, he wrote for the Columbia Missourian and Politico Europe.

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