Where Batman kicked back
Harrison Ford, playing a real estate agent, leads moviegoers through part of this Pasadena house in “Hollywood Homicide,” but in the ‘60s it was the TV home of millionaire Bruce Wayne, Batman’s alter ego.
Those “Batman” days are gone. Ford’s tour, though still in the theaters, is a fantasy. The house is real, however, and it is on the market now that its owners, an entertainment executive and his wife, are moving to New York.
For the record:
12:00 a.m. July 23, 2003 For The Record
Los Angeles Times Wednesday July 23, 2003 Home Edition Main News Part A Page 2 National Desk 1 inches; 46 words Type of Material: Correction
‘Batman’ house -- The Home of the Week in the Real Estate section on Sunday was misidentified as the residence used in the 1960s TV series “Batman.” It has been commonly misidentified as such for decades. The Pasadena homes look similar and are near each other.
For The Record
Los Angeles Times Sunday July 27, 2003 Home Edition Real Estate Part K Page 2 Features Desk 1 inches; 46 words Type of Material: Correction
‘Batman’ house -- The Home of the Week in the Real Estate section July 20 was misidentified as the residence used in the 1960s TV series “Batman.” It has been commonly misidentified as such for decades. The Pasadena homes look similar and are near each other.
About this house: The couple bought the home in 1995 after she had seen it that year on a house tour. “I knew he’d flip over it, and he did,” she said of her husband’s reaction.
Karen Hudson liked the house so much that she used a photograph of it on the cover of her Rizzoli book “Paul R. Williams, Architect: A Legacy of Style.” It’s a tribute to her grandfather, who designed the house in 1929.
The 21-room Country English manor was constructed for the then princely sum of $500,000. That included the cost of the oak paneling, stained and leaded glass, carved limestone and other fine finishes handcrafted by artisans.
The home also has appeared in more than 20 feature films, beginning in the 1930s, and has been featured in 40 commercials and more than three dozen television series, among them “Dynasty” and “Murder, She Wrote.”
Asking price: $8 million
Size: The main house and its guest quarters total 12,554 square feet. The guesthouse has two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a living room and a kitchen.
Features: The gated estate has a library, breakfast room, butler’s pantry, chapel or den, linen or ironing room and rooftop retreat.
There is a party room that can comfortably accommodate a pool table, a pingpong table, darts and a large-screen television. The sunroom and dining and living rooms are also generously sized.
The compound has eight bedrooms and eight bathrooms.
Where: Pasadena
Listing agents: John A. Woodward IV, Coldwell Banker Previews, Beverly Hills North office, (310) 777-6227, and Steve Davis, Steve Davis Estates, (626) 796-2707.
To submit a candidate for Home of the Week, please send color interior and exterior photos (copies only; we cannot return the pictures) and a brief description of the house, including what makes the property unusual, to Ruth Ryon, Real Estate Section, Los Angeles Times, 202 W. 1st St., Los Angeles, CA 90012; or e-mail homeoftheweek@latimes.com.
