A scene stealer in Pasadena
This Tuscan villa-style home in Pasadena has been a star of movies, TV, print ads and events, including a Pasadena Heritage Tour.
Designed by Frank M. Tyler and built in 1911, the house was originally owned by a director of Citizens Savings Bank in Pasadena. It’s now owned by an interior designer and his wife, who plan to downsize because their children are grown.
“Mr. Wrong,” starring Ellen DeGeneres, “The Tie That Binds,” starring Keith Carradine and Daryl Hannah, and “Murder She Wrote” with Angela Lansbury are just a few of the movies and TV shows filmed in the house, which has had more than a dozen celebrity visitors over the years. Among them: Jodie Foster, Michael J. Fox, James Earl Jones, James Coburn, Kevin Costner and Bruce Springsteen, who was photographed in the home by Annie Leibovitz for an album cover.
About this house: The grand staircase, dark hardwood floors, ceiling and crown moldings in the dining room, crown moldings in the entry and fireplace in the conservatory are believed to be original, but there are also such new features as the fireplace mantel and hearth in the living room.
The ballroom was added in 1988. The chandelier was cut in half to move it into the room. The ceilings are 28 feet high. Pocket doors separate the living room and the ballroom. The doors disappear into the walls to open up the room for entertaining. The house can accommodate 350 guests.
Asking price: $4.8 million
Size: The home has five bedrooms and 5 1/2 bathrooms in 8,200-plus square feet. A detached pavilion and two-bedroom guest apartment add 1,760 square feet. The lot size is 27,512 square feet.
Features: Five fireplaces, five climate control systems, marble entry, French doors in the library; large kitchen with commercial appliances; butler’s pantry with original copper sink; laundry room with two sinks and a shower stall for watering large, indoor plants; and wine coolers for red and white wines. The landscaped and gated grounds have an outdoor dining room, a black-bottom pool and a three-car carport with a terrace on the roof.
Where: Pasadena
Listing agent: Bobbie Burns and David Cleghorn at (626) 685-1164 or (626) 685-1108 at Prudential California Realty, Pasadena.
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