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Home of the Day: Hancock Park residence was once owned by Von der Ahe family

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Built for members of the Von der Ahe family of the Vons supermarket chain in 1954, the three-story home overlooking Wilshire Country Club has been remade in a style similar to the contemporary farmhouses popping up in Northern California wine country. Gallery walls, light oak floors and vaulted ceilings lend an open and airy quality to 6,127-square-foot home. Outdoors, mature California oaks provide a canopy for a teak boardwalk, swimming pool and a running creek found at the edge of the grounds.

Address: 226 S. Rimpau, Los Angeles, 90004

Price: $7.149 million

Built: 1954

Lot size: 0.36 acres

House size: 6,127 square feet, six bedrooms, 6.5 bathrooms

Developer: Steffen Lipofsky

Features: Light oak floors, vaulted ceilings with exposed beams, courtyard entry, teak boardwalk, open-plan living areas, formal living and dining rooms, chef’s kitchen with center island, pantry with vintage library ladder, covered patio, fire pit, swimming pool and spa, formal landscaping

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About the area: The median sale price for single-family homes in the 90004 ZIP Code in September was $1.398 million based on 18 sales, according to CoreLogic. That was a 9.8% decrease in median price compared with September 2014.

Agents: Jenna Cooper, Teles Properties, (323) 481-0644

To submit a candidate for Home of the Day, send high-resolution color photos via Dropbox.com, permission from the photographer to publish the images and a description of the house to neal.leitereg@latimes.com.

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