Howard Hughes’ Lake Tahoe Cabin
Te Lake Tahoe home of reclusive billionaire Howard Hughes has been placed on the market for $19.5m
T
o anyone who has experienced life in the warm natural beauty of a log cabin, it may not come as a surprise that reclusive billionaire
Howard Hughes had an appreciation for uncomplicated nature in the raw. When he bought the Lake Tahoe cabin in the 1950s during his prime, Hughes probably used it to decompress after living the high life of dating actresses, running a film studio (RKO), making controversial films and designing aircraft.
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It’s only natural that when we hear or read the name Howard Hughes that we think of his wealth, his famous Spruce Goose seaplane, and his heavily publicised reclusiveness. Hughes was, however, a man of many achievements, including the many innovations he brought to the aircraft industry, such as inventing the first retractable landing gear and breaking numerous speed records in aircraft of his own design. A highly successful businessman, he was quick to help those in need and his philanthropic contributions for
medical research were prolific. Howard Hughes started to slide into
seclusion after his last plane crash in 1946, in which he sustained serious injuries. It was believed he was in ever increasing pain afterwards and possibly suffered from allodynia, where anything touching the body caused unbearable pain. He also suffered from obsessive-compulsive behavior which became increasingly pronounced with age. Hughes died in 1976 at age 70 from kidney failure, which was attributed to the use of
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