Owned by the Church of Scientology, it is the home of Celebrity Centre International and the Manor Hotel.

In 1927, Elinor "Nell" Ince, commissioned architect Arthur E. Harvey and contractor Luther T. Mayo, Inc. to build a luxury long-term residential apartment house for movie stars and the film industry.

[1][2] "The chateau was to be an apartment house and long-term grand hotel for both the Hollywood and international elite, supplying daily housekeeping and fine dining.

For recreation, the grounds included a moat, formal gardens, tennis courts, and rooftop and patio entertainment spaces.

Nell enlisted it-girl interior designer Marjorie Requa, the willowy blue blood who decorated Pickfair, to create sophisticated interiors inspired by Louis XIV, Piccadilly, and French-Norman styles.