Advertisement

Onetime Hollywood home of silent film star Agnes Ayres for sale

Share

This home in Hollywood Hills was built for silent film actress Agnes Ayres, who is known for her role in “The Sheik” and “The Son of the Sheik,” in the 1930s.

Listed for sale at $1.998 million, the Spanish Revival-style home most recently sold in 2004 for $989,000. The stone and stucco clad home went for just $548,000 in 1994. Three years before that, the property sold for $756,500. In the late 1980s, before the real estate bubble, the house was asking as much as $1.35 million.

In keeping with the period style, original details include a turreted entry, detailed corbels, arched doorways and wrought iron finishes.

Advertisement

Paneled ceilings, hardwood flooring and French doors are common themes throughout the 3,573 square feet of living space, which counts four bedrooms and 3.25 baths. Features include a cook’s kitchen with custom cabinetry and a bay window and a living room with tall stone fireplace, elaborate ceiling trusses and skylights.

Outside, the relaxed grounds center on a covered entertainer’s space with a fireplace adjacent to an outdoor dining area and barbecue.

Ayres, who died in 1940 at 42, dabbled in vaudeville and real estate in addition to her work on screen. The actress rose to fame in the role of Lady Diana Mayo in “The Sheik” opposite Rudolph Valentino in 1921. She later reprised the part in the 1926 sequel.

Susan Andrews of John Aaroe Groups is the listing agent.

Twitter: @NJLeitereg

Advertisement