The oceanfront home where Dr. Seuss wrote 'The Cat in the Hat' just sold for $9 million. Take a look inside.

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The home that once belonged to Dr. Seuss is on the market.

Even the Grinch would have to agree that this multimillion-dollar home overlooking the Pacific Ocean is pretty nice.

Beloved children's author and illustrator Theodor Seuss Geisel, who created iconic characters such as The Cat in the Hat, the Grinch, and the Lorax under the name Dr. Seuss, lived and worked at his La Jolla, California, estate for over four decades.

The Geisel Estate, as it has come to be known, still features the office and study where Geisel wrote and illustrated 42 of his more than 60 books. The historic property was listed by Jason Barry Team at Barry Estates for $9.95 million earlier this year and sold for $9 million in June.

"This property and view was much of what inspired some of Dr. Seuss's most-read children's books," real estate agent Jason Barry told Business Insider in February. "It is an honor and a privilege to represent this one-of-a-kind estate."

The San Diego Union-Tribune reported that, appropriately, it was purchased by a local children's bookstore owner.

Take a look inside.

The Geisel Estate is located on a hillside in La Jolla, a neighborhood in San Diego.

In 1948, Theodor Seuss Geisel and his wife, Helen Palmer, commissioned Thomas L. Shepherd to design the home around the property's existing Spanish Revival observation tower.

Theodor Seuss Geisel and his wife, Helen Palmer, at their home in California.

After it was completed in 1950, Geisel lived there until his death in 1991. It was then donated to the University of California, San Diego.

The four-bedroom, four-bathroom home has been renovated since Geisel lived there.

The floor-to-ceiling windows provide sun-soaked views of the Pacific coast.

It also comes with a pool and a pool house.

The crown jewel of the home is Geisel's office, designated a protected landmark by the City of San Diego's Historical Resources Board.

Here, Geisel wrote 42 books as Dr. Seuss, including "The Cat in the Hat," "The Lorax," and "Green Eggs and Ham."

Theodor Seuss Geisel at work in his home office.

The Geisel Estate was listed earlier this year by Jason Barry Team, a San Diego-based real estate agency, for $9.95 million. It sold for $9 million.

"This is more than a house — it's a legacy of creativity," Jason Barry said.

The Geisel Estate in La Jolla, California.

Talia Lakritz is a Life correspondent at Business Insider. Talia covers politics and power through a lifestyle and visual storytelling lens. She has reported from the White House as well as military installations, mansions, and museums across the country, bringing readers inside the people, places, and systems that influence American life through immersive features.Previously, she wrote for The New York Jewish Week and SciShow Space. She holds a BA in English with a concentration in Creative Writing from Barnard College of Columbia University and ordination as an interfaith interspiritual minister from One Spirit Learning Alliance.She hopes to one day visit all 50 states and all 14 public presidential libraries.Talia can be found on LinkedIn and on X.Politics and power: