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<\/a><\/p>\nPhoto: <\/span><\/i>47 Chenery House<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n Glen Park\u2019s Chenery House is synonymous with Bob Pritikin, the now 88-year-old ad exec who officially made <\/span>Rice-a-Roni \u201cthe San Francisco treat.\u201d<\/span><\/a> Last week, the estate famed for its annual parties and constant stream of celebrity guests was put on the market for a steep $12.5 million.<\/span><\/p>\n Pritikin had the neo-classical behemoth constructed in 1987. At ten bedrooms and almost 10,000 square feet, he claims it is one of the largest private estates in San Francisco. A double staircase winds up to a ballroom, while the grounds are lined with classical lamp posts, murals and sculptures. There\u2019s also a separate three-unit building, cottage and parking for up to 15 cars.<\/p>\n The bon vivant Pritikin turned the estate into a private museum for a time. He would invite the public to see his collection of oddities for a few hours every week \u2014 a collection that included Adolf Hitler\u2019s globe, a sculpture made of spoons, a whiskey decanter shaped like Eleanor Roosevelt, the full skin of an anaconda and a three-foot replica of the Transamerica building made entirely out of condom boxes.<\/p>\n SF Gate<\/span><\/a> was lucky enough to snag an invite to one of Pritikin\u2019s end-of-summer bashes at the Chenery House, and described it as \u201ca freaking mansion, like an ornate, statue-laden, indoor-pool-with-retractable-roof-style mansion, in this regular residential neighborhood that has apartment buildings and corner liquor stores.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n In 2004, Pritikin offered the mansion up as the residence for the City\u2019s mayor, but to no avail. We leave you with <\/span>this utterly bizarre video<\/span><\/a> where Pritikin emerges from a coffin and claims he came up with the name \u201cGoogol.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Photo:\u00a0<\/span><\/i>47 Chenery House<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n Photo:\u00a0<\/span><\/i>47 Chenery House<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n Photo:\u00a0<\/span><\/i>47 Chenery House<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n Photo:\u00a0<\/span><\/i>47 Chenery House<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n