On the street where they lived
Roxbury Drive still draws tour vans by the dozens.
The Beverly Hills street became famous for its many celebrity homeowners during Hollywood’s golden era.
In Lucille Ball’s days there, the stars didn’t mind. Jimmy Stewart and his wife grew a victory garden on a vacant lot next door to their house. Jack Benny lived nearby for decades. George Gershwin, Ella Fitzgerald, Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward were other neighbors. Rick Schroder owned a house there in the ‘80s and early ‘90s with his parents.
In recent years, Madonna, Diane Keaton and Rosemary Clooney have lived in the neighborhood of this Beverly Hills home.
About this house: It was built in 1927 for Thomas Mitchell, who played Scarlett O’Hara’s father in “Gone With the Wind” (1939). The current seller spent more than two years and $2 million in renovations. Among new features are mahogany floors and a 4,000-bottle wine cellar.
Asking price: $10.5 million
Size: The main house has four bedrooms and 5 1/2 bathrooms, and there is a detached, two-bedroom guesthouse. The 10,000-square-foot compound is on a 28,350-square-foot lot.
Features: There are five fireplaces, including one in the master bedroom suite, which also has a sitting area, office, wet bar and gym. The master bathroom has a spa tub, steam shower, fireplace and balcony. For indoor-outdoor entertaining, there is a pool, spa, cabana, barbecue area and outdoor kitchenette. The California Spanish-style estate, with archways and hand-carved doors, is gated and has a circular driveway and a motor court of grass and concrete. The property also has courtyards, gardens, a greenhouse and a fountain.
Where: The house is north of Sunset Boulevard in Beverly Hills.
Listing agent: Jerry Jolton, Coldwell Banker, Beverly Hills, (310) 285-7503
To submit a candidate for Home of the Week, send color interior and exterior photos (copies only, please; 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.
