PHOTOS: Oprah Winfrey Coughs Up Almost $29 Million for Equestrian Estate in Montecito

Unassuming red brick pillars along a narrow, hedge-lined lane mark the main entrance to the property and an unpretentious, blacktopped drive leads to the main residence, a low-slung and multi-winged ranch house originally designed by celebrated California architect Cliff May. The mostly single-story residence, which has a small subterranean lower level, spans 5,016 square feet with
four bedrooms and 5.5 bathrooms, and each of the three guest/family bedrooms has a private bathroom and direct access to the outdoors through sliding glass doors. The master suite is super-sized and comprises a spacious private sitting room with built-ins and wet bar, an even more ample bedroom, two pretty average-sized bathrooms, three walk-in closets plus a closet-lined dressing hall, and two small offices with exterior access. There are four fireplaces inside the house — living room, family room, master sitting room and master bedroom — plus a fifth on the patio off the master suite. The main living spaces, which include a large living room, adjacent dining space, compact kitchen and a cozy family room, and one of the guest bedrooms open to a deep covered patio that overlooks a swimming pool and surrounding gardens. See more pictures after the cut.....