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Glen Ellen Contemporary, Estate of the Day

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Modern architecture and a total view of the surrounding countryside define this home in Glen Ellen, California. The home is on three acres offering privacy and the chance to set up either a vineyard or an equestrian estate. The wood and glass modern home has three suites and a huge great room with a fireplace that doesn't block the sunlight flooding through this home. The home has a small, open kitchen, the focus in this home is on bringing the outside in. The property includes a pool, garage and a matching guest house. This estate is listed at $7.8 million.

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Larry Hagman's Heaven, Estate of the Day

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It takes a certain kind of guy to name his home Heaven. Maybe the kind of guy who walks around town in a cowboy hat and is famous for being one of television's most notorious villains. As Hagman tells it in a video (after the jump) it was love at first sight for him and his wife Maj when they saw the hilltop estate in Ojai, California. They bought the property in 1991 and built the Mediterranean-style house with nine bedrooms the following year.

The home is designed for entertaining, there is a guest house and an open but covered space fits more than 200 guests with a lap pool and retractable roof. Hagman may have played an oil tycoon on television but the home is equipped with a huge solar polar system which sliced his electric bill to pennies and enabled him to sell back electricity to the town. The home also has its own helipad.

The property is designed to take advantage of views of the Pacific ocean, Channel Islands, mountains and valley and sliding glass walls offering unobstructed views. This home hit the market last November for $11 million but as the Wall Street Journal reports it is now listed at $9.5 million.

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Old Lion Manor's Deep Price Cut

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I was browsing through the MLS listings when I saw some old familiar pictures and a new low price that made me do a double take. Old Lion Manor, a Hidden Hills, California estate once owned by "The Exorcist" author William Peter Blatty hit the block last year at a hefty price of $27.5 million. Old Lion Manor is a three acre playground that includes a waterfall with a cave, statuary, a theater with seating for 28, a spa with a massage room, wine cellar with a tasting area and more. The facilities include a tennis court, volleyball court, equestrian ring and stables and a chessboard with life-size pieces. There is even a mechanical bull. The house has been rented out for parties (numerous photos of the pool stuffed with people can be found online) and the interior has a bit of a theme park feel with elaborate murals and heavy furniture but it is a pretty amazing spread. How low did it go? This home is now listed at $8.65 million. Think it will find a buyer now?

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Tweeting From Menlo Park, Estate of the Day

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Today's home is part of a new trend. Houses for sale that tweet. Yes, today's home, a six-bedroom in Menlo Park, California, has its own Twitter account and sends out tweets like "I'm being shown to some new potential buyers right now! " The home is part of a new house twittering trend, our sister blog WalletPop did a piece on a Malibu home that is also tweeting its way toward a sale just the other day.

The home is a new build in a Dutch Colonial style with an open floorplan. The home was designed for family life with nice details like a breakfast nook and a sunny open kitchen, dining room with a buffet, upstairs office and a downstairs great room with a bar. A marble master bathroom includes both a large tub and a shower stall. Covered outdoor space offers a lovely spot for alfresco dining. This home is listed at $5.499 million.

[Thanks, Andrew]

Gallery: A House That Tweets In Menlo Park

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Hamilton Penthouse, Estate of the Day

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Today's San Francisco penthouse has to be one of the most fabulous creations I have ever seen. It sits atop the Art Deco Hamilton building on O'Farrell in the Tenderloin District. The building was built as a hotel in 1929 but it was converted to condominiums in 1962. The crowning glory of the building is a 3,879 square foot penthouse. Socket Site has the story of the apartment which was created for a wealthy heiress by the name of Marcia McDonald. She combined four proposed units on the top floor into one full-floor unit with its own private elevator access. She also added the glass barrel-vaulted solarium with imported Greek-style columns. McDonald didn't finish the unit in her lifetime and never lived there. Instead, when she was told she had to spend another $500,000 to finish it she decided not to an lived in a pair of apartments lower in the building. The unit was finished after her death. The residence has three bedrooms,a library, two working fireplaces, formal dining room, gourmet kitchen and a pair of terraces, one of which has an antique fountain. It first hit the market in November and is still listed at $4.5 million.

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French Countryside Style In Montecito, Estate of the Day

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If you love the charming look of the French countryside but aren't ready to move abroad, this estate in Montecito, California offers a chance to experience a more European style while safely ensconced in the land of blue skies and celebrity neighbors. The garden is surrounded by a 45-acre nature preserve and 45 acre estate for added privacy and the house belongs to the association of Ennisbrook which means that the owners have access to amenities that include clubhouses, pools and tennis courts.

The house is only ten years old but was designed with an eye toward creating a slice of the French countryside. The two acre property includes a large single-level main house, a separate guest house and garage that create a courtyard. The main house and guest house have high ceilings, lime washed walls and handmade tile floors updated with one comfort you usually won't find in Provence, radiant heat. The gourmet kitchen has an attached loggia for indoor-outdoor living. Listing pictures reveal a magical landscape with bridges, ponds, cottages and what appears to be a rather fancy aviary. Another thing that sets this one apart is vines. Vines crawl the outside of the structures which isn't that unusual but in this case it looks like the vines have come inside sprawling across the ceiling in . The effect is charming but you still might want to bring your pruning shears or have a gardener on staff. This home is listed at $7.5 million with Sotheby's.

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Grape Leaf Inn, Estate of the Day

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Should you purchase today's estate please let your friends at Luxist know, we'd love to come visit. The Grape Leaf Inn in the lovely wine country town of Healdsburg, California. The 13-room bed and breakfast which has been voted as best B&B in the area by a local news station. The inn is a restored Queen Anne Victorian with stained glass and original wood details. Wide porches face tranquil gardens. Currently all the rooms are named after wine varietals and each has its own theme. Many rooms have fireplaces and spa tubs. There is also a wine cellar which is currently used to hold tastings. This property is listed at $4.4 million.

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Postcard Row San Francisco, Estate of the Day

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One of the most popular icon images of San Francisco, after the Golden Gate Bridge of course, is the row of Victorian homes in the Alamo Square neighborhood. The Victorian houses along Steiner Street have been photographed so widely that they are known as "Postcard Row" -- and the centerpiece of that postcard just came on the market at $3,999,999.

The four-story view home at 722 Steiner St. has been called the second-most photographed home in the country after the White House and been featured in more than 70 movies and TV shows.

The home was built in 1892 as his personal residence by carpenter-builder Matthew Kavanaugh, who constructed all of Postcard Row. The stained glass window in the living room is a pastoral scene from Kavanaugh's birthplace in Ireland; his daughters were wed in the house. The house has been completely restored and features working gas light features, wood-burning fireplaces; the kitchen, while modernized with Dacor, LG and Bosch appliances, has retained the Victorian-era look with redwood and glass-fronted cabinets and Bradbury and Bradbury period wall paper. There are ruby red granite counter tops.

The second-story living area includes a double parlor with fireplace and turret window, a formal dining room with a large Irish castle replica stone fireplace and framed views of the city. The three bedrooms, two with working fireplaces, are located on the third floor. The master suite has a large walk-in closet and a master bathroom with a jet tub and two-headed steam room-shower. The fourth level attic is finished and may be used as a second master suite or family entertainment room. The home has period moldings and hardwood floors throughout.

Bonnie Spindler has the listing.

[via On The Block]

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Tracey Ullman in Pacific Palisades, Estate of the Day

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The always hilarious Tracey Ullman and her husband Allan McKeown might be downsizing. The pair have listed their classic 1920s Mediterranean home in the Pacific Palisades area of Southern California. The Real Estalker reveals that they bought the home for a pricey $1.8 million way back in 1988. The home has five bedrooms and is located in the Riviera section of Pacific Palisades which is home to the Riviera Country Club, a very nice part of town to be in.

The home opens with a grand foyer and a small rotunda but the large arched window is unfortunately blocked by the huge split staircase. The large white eat-in kitchen includes a center island with chairs. The bedrooms are relatively small but charming and the master bedroom has many windows and lots of wide open space. Like the Real Estalker Mama, I'm charmed by the vintage bathroom tiles in the bathrooms. Outside there is a swimming pool with a guesthouse and and indoor spa room with a lounger and window-surrounded spa. The property is walled and gated for added security. This home is listed at $5.35 million. See more at the property website.

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Chateau Cosmo, Estate of the Day

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I had to show you this estate, it's a great example of a Hollywood restoration, taking a fairly standard Southern California home and turning it into something extraordinary. The LA Times Hot Property column reports that the home belongs to producer-composer-musician Tom Rothrock and his wife, Monique who bought the property in 2002 for $1.475 million. I'd love to see a before because the after is amazing. The couple spent the last seven years working on the four-bedroom home which is situation on around a third of an acre at the crown of Lake Hollywood. The fully updated home has large windows and doors opening to the outside.

The oversized living room has 18-foot ceilings and walls of glass offering sparkling views. The two-story master suite has its own sitting room. Another unique space is the eat-in kitchen which opens directly out to the pool area. The attached guest suite has its own entrance. The home is listed at $7.749 million.

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Diandra Douglas in Montecito, Estate of the Day

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Today's estate belongs to Diandra Douglas, the former wife of Michael Douglas. The former Mrs. Douglas owns an enviable spread in Montecito, the ultra-pricey enclave that is home to Oprah Winfrey, Ellen DeGeneres and others. The Tuscan villa is on over seven acres which is actually divided into two lots. It is rumored that she got a $45 million settlement in the divorce as well as the home that is our estate of the day.

The Real Estalker says that the home was purchased way back in 1979 by the Douglases for just $275,000. This is way before Montecito became the fashionable area it is today. The 1920s Mediterranean has large iron gates and a motor court leading up to the grand home. The home has been recently updated and has a 75' pool, guesthouse, tennis court, Japanese water garden and green lawns from which to take in the ocean views. Tile floors, dark wood beams, vaulted ceilings and arched French doors all add to the feeling of classic Californian Mediterranean style. The pool/guest house offers another living room and kitchen. The home is listed at $29 million, hugely expensive but par for the course in Montecito.

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Kevin Griffin In Silver Lake, Estate of the Day

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Much of the time when we talk about celebrity homes in Los Angeles we are looking at homes in Beverly Hills or Hollywood but today's home brings us to my part of town, Silver Lake. Silver Lake is full of interesting modern homes perched in the hills around the reservoir and this one is inhabited by singer Kevin Griffin of the band Better Than Ezra. Griffin and his wife bought the home in 2006 for $1.595 million, moving to Los Angeles after hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. The three bedroom home is a 1950s post and beam house which went through a major renovation to turn it into a 2,900 square foot home. Large porches offer views from the hillside perch. The LA Times Hot Property column quotes Griffin as saying that he now that he and his wife have twins they need a bit more space but that they will miss the house and the area. This home is listed at $1.65 million.

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Ashlee Simpson-Wentz in Beverly Hills, Estate of the Day

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Her ex-boyfriend Ryan Cabrera's house is undercontract and now singer-actress Ashlee Simpson-Wentz has turned to the same real estate agent to list her Beverly Hills home. The LA Times Hot Property column reports that she bought the home in 2007 before her marriage to Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz in 2008. She paid $4.5 million but she's not looking for a profit here, the home is listed at an even $4 million.

The five-bedroom compound offers 7,100 square feet of living space on more than half an acre. It sits on a private street and has nice outdoor space in the form of a courtyard with a meditation garden, fountain and firepit as well as a tranquil hillside pool and two-story guest house.

The main house has cathedral beamed ceilings, wide walnut plank floors and French doors that open to decks with views. The home was built in 1992 and has an eat-in kitchen and an upstairs master bedroom with his-and-her bathroom closets. The lower level offers more bedrooms and an entertainment media room on the way out to swimmer's pool and spa. The listing offers just a few pictures that show a private getaway with a rockstar feel.

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Jim Bridger Road, Estate of the Day

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Today's estate has an interesting celebrity tie-in. This home in a gated community in Hidden Hills, California was used by John Mayer to record his Battle Studies album. Nicki and Karen of Ewing & Associates Sotheby's International Realty who have the listing say that John experimented with recording in different locations within the home to capture the exact sounds he wanted for the album. Videos filmed at the house and available on YouTube show John bent over the piano in the foyer near the sweeping double staircase.

Back in February there were rumors that John Mayer had spent $10 million on a house when he was really leasing this one. The seven-bedroom home has over 11,000 square feet of space on 1.36 acres. The foyer has a gilded domed ceiling with an imported crystal chandelier. The large family room adjoins s kitchen with two center islands, walk in pantry and stainless steel appliances. A large home theater has soft sound absorbing padded walls. The master suite includes a sitting area, fireplace and private balcony. The best part of this home might be the outdoor space which includes a beach entry rock waterfall pool and spa, a barbecue center and expansive gardens. This home is listed at $5.995 million.

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Shadow Hill Way, Estate of the Day

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How's this for a pool with a view? The Los Angeles Times Hot Property column reports that this Beverly Hills stunner belongs to Reinout Oerlemans, a former Dutch soap star who founded the Eyeworks television production company. Oerlemans built the contemporary home on a site he bought in 2007 for $7.5 million. The six-bedroom home has walls of glass which can be pushed back to create indoor/outdoor living spaces. A large deck is located near the 80-foot lap pool for maximum enjoyment of the view. This home is listed at $14.9 million.

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