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La Miniatura, Estate of the Day

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One of Frank Lloyd Wright's masterpieces is on the market. La Miniatura is the first residence to utilize Wright's textile block building system. As Curbed reported last year, the home was bought in 2000 for $1.3 million and underwent a massive renovation that may have cost as much as the purchase price. The listing calls it one of the most romantic, and creative living spaces anywhere and it certainly does offer the experience of living in a work of art. The unique textile blocks give the home an almost temple-like feel. It sits on nearly an acre of gardens in Pasadena, California. The residence and separate studio include four bedrooms, two kitchens, a living room and formal dining room. As you might expect, the Millard House is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is listed at $7.733 million.

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Casa del Cielo, Estate of the Day

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Today we are checking out Casa del Cielo, a beautiful estate on the Arroyo banks in Pasadena. The home was designed by architect Sylvanus Marston in 1923 in the Spanish Revival style. As the Wall Street Journal reported the home belongs to producer Gale Ann Hurd and screenwriter Jonathan Hensleigh, two people with a penchant for action/adventure movies who have a sedately lovely home. They bought the house for $5.2 million in 2001 and have renovated and restored the home while keeping its uniquely exotic style. The home has seven bedrooms, a gourmet kitchen, ornate fireplaces, ceilings with murals and pressed metal tile details,a bar, billiard room, super fantastic library, media room, gym and wine cellar. The home's three acres include gardens, terraces, a lagoon, fountains, pools, a tennis court and a guest house. This home is listed at $15 million. After the jump, their movies may be over the top but their renovation instincts are just right.

Psadena Mansion, Estate of the Day

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We do a lot of talking about Southern California real estate on this website and it's easy to get jaded but this Pasadena estate appears to actually be worth its astronomical price tag of $52 million except for one pretty major sticking point, it's not turnkey ready. This massive home is around 35,000 square feet and is on five acres of grounds that include European-style gardens ,topiary sculptures,stained glass domed pavillions,a secluded pond w/bridge,waterfalls,fountains,statuaries,water gardens and a Grecian-style pool with cascading spa.The home is on the site of an old Pasadena mansion built in the early 1900s which was burned to the ground in the late 1980s and then reconstructed. The original land cost $45,000 in 1913 and the house cost around $38,000 to build then which was a pretty steep sum for the time. The rebuilt home includes a library, media room, wine cellar, ball room, multiple guest suites and four grand master suites, steam room and a lap pool.

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