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Netscape's billionaire cofounder Jim Clark is selling his Florida mansion for a whopping $137 million

Netscape's billionaire cofounder Jim Clark is selling his Florida mansion for a whopping $137 million

Clark's sprawling family estate is called Il Palmetto, and it's located in Palm Beach, Florida.

Netscape's billionaire cofounder Jim Clark is selling his Florida mansion for a whopping $137 million

The estate was built in the 1930s in the Italian Renaissance style.

The estate was built in the 1930s in the Italian Renaissance style.

Clark bought the property for $11 million in 1999 and spent four years renovating it.

Clark bought the property for $11 million in 1999 and spent four years renovating it.

He even added several new rooms. This one, called the "Moroccan Room," is used to entertain guests and has indoor and outdoor seating.

He even added several new rooms. This one, called the "Moroccan Room," is used to entertain guests and has indoor and outdoor seating.

In all, the main house has six bedrooms, two elevators, and a living room with a ceiling 50 feet high.

In all, the main house has six bedrooms, two elevators, and a living room with a ceiling 50 feet high.

The estate also has a wine chamber surrounded by limestone columns.

The estate also has a wine chamber surrounded by limestone columns.

Here's a formal kitchen ...

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... and a formal dining room to go with it.

... and a formal dining room to go with it.

The main mansion covers an expansive 60,350 square feet, while the estate as a whole measures more than 68,000.

The main mansion covers an expansive 60,350 square feet, while the estate as a whole measures more than 68,000.

Outdoors, the estate has massive gardens.

Outdoors, the estate has massive gardens.

And it even has a rustic koi pond.

And it even has a rustic koi pond.

According to the Wall Street Journal, the home also has an underground tunnel that connects to a nearby beach, which lets the owners access the beach without crossing the road.

According to the Wall Street Journal, the home also has an underground tunnel that connects to a nearby beach, which lets the owners access the beach without crossing the road.

Source: Wall Street Journal

An additional two-bedroom beach house has an infinity swimming pool.

An additional two-bedroom beach house has an infinity swimming pool.

Back on the main part of the estate, there's a second swimming pool.

Back on the main part of the estate, there

Clark also added a two-bedroom boathouse on Lake Worth, bringing the grand bedroom total to 10.

Clark also added a two-bedroom boathouse on Lake Worth, bringing the grand bedroom total to 10.

Il Palmetto is just one of the properties Clark has owned — he's been buying and selling several properties over the last 10 years.

Il Palmetto is just one of the properties Clark has owned — he

Those properties include an upstate New York estate that used to belong to Ron Howard, a mansion on the Upper East Side, and a $45 million estate in Southampton.

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