The nearly 24,000 sq. ft. facility is not alone. Also onsite is an auto shop, gas station, car wash, and a full-time mechanic ...

The 9-acre property served for decades as the personal retreat of the late W. Howard Lester, the Oklahoma entrepreneur who ...

The 9-acre estate in the Sonoma County town of Glen Ellen was owned by W. Howard Lester, the late businessman who grew Williams-Sonoma from a small retailer into a kitchenware empire. He died in 2010.