![]() The boathouse was used as the exterior of the guesthouse (Magnum's quarters) in the show. The estate does not have stables or orchards. gatehouse (with five bedrooms, two baths, and a two-car garage), a storage wing, a private tennis court, and, of course, the beach and tidal pool. Spanish Colonial Revival-style main house, a unique boathouse (with one bedroom, one full bath), a 1,880 sq. The estate is comprised of a large, 8,921 sq. Davis, a renowned Honolulu architect who designed many Spanish Colonial/Mission Revival style buildings in Oahu (including McKinley High School and the Honolulu Police Station). The estate was built in 1933 and was designed by Louis E. It is a "mere" three acres in size! It's hard to see through all the foliage and the lava rock wall on the perimeter, but the estate actually sits very close to Kalanianaole Highway. In the real world, the estate is much smaller than it appears in the show. It is wired for security and features a large main house, a seperate guesthouse, stables (no animals), orchards, a caretaker's house (or gatehouse), a greenhouse, a private tennis court, a man-made tidal pool, and a secluded, semi-priviate beach. The main compound of the property (what is seen in the show) sits on five acres and is surrounded by a unique lava rock wall on three sides (with an iron-gated entranceway) and a concrete sea wall on the ocean end. A mountain range looms closely behind the estate, creating a stunning, beautiful, backdrop. from the mountains to the sea", including approximately fifty yards of beachfront property. The Robin Masters Estate (usually referred to as simply "The Estate") in the show sits on "200 acres. Still, the Ferrari must have racked up a lot of miles coming and going from the north side of the island to all of the action on the south side! Rabbit Island is nowhere near the North Shore! We also never see any waves breaking in the ocean! Luckily, the estate's general location was only referenced four * times in the show, so the odd location setting didn't really present much of a problem. ![]() It's located on the fictional road of "Kalakaua" (street number "1429" or "1541"), somewhere on the North Shore! This is in spite of the fact that we can often see Rabbit Island in the background. In Magnum P.I., Robin's Nest is not located on the southeast coast of Oahu on Kalanianaole Highway, or near Waimanalo Beach. The demolition occurred without any kind of formal review, as the local laws changed in 2015 which didn't require a review for dwellings that were not on the state register of historic places. ![]() In March 2018, the main house of the estate was torn down to make way for a new development project. However, visitors can freely walk on the beach, or swim in the tidal pool, as all beaches/ocean in Oahu are public property. The estate has always been a private residence, and therefore is not open to the public (sorry, there are no tours available either). ![]() ![]() In early 2015, the estate was purchased by businessman Marty Nesbitt (close friend of Barrack Obama) for $8.7 million dollars. The original owner of the estate (built in 1933) was Dr. The property is known by the Hawaiian name " Pahonu" and for decades it was also referred to as The Anderson Estate (for former owner Eve Glover Anderson, step-daughter of Cox Communications heiress Barbara Cox Anthony). The real life setting for Robin's Nest, the beautiful oceanfront Hawaiian estate owned by millionaire pulp novelist Robin Masters on Magnum P.I., can be found on the southeast coast of Oahu at 41-505 Kalanianaole Highway (Lat: 21☁9'29.66"N | Long: 157☄0'47.68"W), between the small town of Waimanalo Beach and Sea Life Park. ![]()
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