Oakshire Drive, Estate of the Day

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed)
Feb 6th 2011 at 1:00PM

Today's sweet little Los Angeles home might be a slice of Old Hollywood. Rumor has it that this four-bedroom Spanish-style villa was once a guest house on the Whitley Heights estate of silent film era icon Rudolph Valentino. That home, later torn down to make way for the Hollywood Freeway, was only few miles away. The homes also share similar Spanish villa architecture, but then again, many beautiful Los Angeles homes from the 1920s have a similar look.

The four-bedroom home is walled and gated. It has a classic living room with vaulted ceilings, exposed and carved wooden beams, a leaded glass window and a raised fireplace. The master bedroom and music room open onto another patio which offers a peaceful retreat with a soaking tub. The charming country kitchen is just the right amount of retro. It opens to one of the outdoor patios that has dining and living spaces. and there is also a built-in barbecue on the patio for entertaining. It's on a double lot and the second lot has been nicely landscaped by designer John Greenlee for southern California's arid and warm climate with natural grasses, succulents and a vegetable garden. This home is currently on the market for $1,295,000. Carol and Jim Shogren and Rodeo Realty's Sunset Strip office are the listing agents. The property website is here.

Gallery: Oakshire Drive

Tags: california real estate, estate of the day, hollywood real estate, los angeles real estate

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Rod Feb 6th 2011 3:06PM

I didn't understand this sentence, " That home, later torn down to make way for the Hollywood Freeway, was only a fother ew miles away. "

C.K. Dexter-Haven Feb 6th 2011 3:21PM

"was only a few miles away"...there, is that better??? Really hard one, wasn't it?

Rod Feb 6th 2011 3:39PM

My, what a good editor you are. Thanks.

C.K. Dexter-Haven Feb 6th 2011 8:41PM

You are welcome...I realize that it was too tough of a sentence for you to do alone.

JLS Feb 6th 2011 3:53PM

Something very interesting about this home. I didn't care for the color choices but that's personal preference and easy to fix. In particular, the green cupboards really makes me shudder.

I think it would be great fun to update all of it. It's got such beautiful stone work.