Brad Pitt buys highest priced historic house on California Coast

Hollywood superstar Brad Pitt has splashed out $40million for the historic D. L. James house known as 'Seaward' that overlooks California’s stunning central coast.

Report informs, citing Daily Mail, that the A-List actor, 58, bought the 1918 century old house in celebrity haven Carmel, in what is believed to be the highest priced property ever to be sold in the area.

The luxury property, which is just meters from the beach, boasts a ‘wooden aesthetic’ and is built from locally quarried sandstone and granite.

It has arched windows, with bricks ‘individually chosen’ by Charles Greene, and a tiled Mediterranean-style roof.

Locals are reportedly thrilled to have another big-name celebrity in their midst, especially after the iconic property has sat empty for years.