Betty White’s Carmel beach house seeks $7.95 million

A few months after her death, Betty White’s longtime home on the coast of Carmel-by-the-Sea is up for grabs at $7.95 million.

It’s the first time the property has hit the market since White and her husband, game show host Allen Ludden, paid $170,000 for the raw land in 1978. They finished the house three years later, commissioning a three-story retreat with a design palette of wood, stone and glass.

Perched on a bluff above Ribera Beach, the house is tucked into the hillside and barely visible from the street. Inside, vaulted ceilings hang over a wall of stone in the great room, which overlooks the ocean through walls of windows.

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The great room.  (Aerial Canvas)

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The fireplace.  (Aerial Canvas)

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The entry.  (Aerial Canvas)

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The view.  (Aerial Canvas)

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The dining room.  (Aerial Canvas)

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The bedroom.  (Aerial Canvas)

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The deck.  (Aerial Canvas)

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The beach.  (Aerial Canvas)

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The garden.  (Aerial Canvas)

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The three-story home.  (Aerial Canvas)

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The exterior.  (Aerial Canvas)

Brightened by skylights, the 3,600-square-foot floor plan also includes four bedrooms, 4.5 bathrooms and a scenic dining room and kitchen separated by pocketing doors.

A third-story deck overlooks the backyard, where a winding path descends to the beach through lush, whimsical landscaping. The property covers about a quarter of an acre.

A television pioneer, White starred in countless game shows and sitcoms such as “The Mary Tyler Moore Show� and “The Golden Girls,� eventually earning the nickname “The First Lady of Television.� Her career spanned seven decades, and her many accolades include eight Emmys, three SAG Awards and a Grammy. In 1995, she was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame.

Nicole Truszkowski and Zak Freedman of Sotheby’s International Realty Carmel Brokerage hold the listing.