REAL ESTATE…with a difference: The Harvey Mudd Estate!

Old Hollywood was an era of glamour that was admired, envied and emulated around the world. Rita Hayworth, Marlene Dietrich, Grace Kelly, and Audrey Hepburn graced the big screen with their handsome and romantic male counterparts such as Marlon Brando, Clark Gable, Fred Astaire and ever dapper, Cary Grant. They swept through rooms in their elegant gowns and chirpy conversation or moved slowly and seductively in their aura of mystery. Where did all the glamour go? If it started in Hollywood, maybe from there it will return. The famed Hollywood Harvey Mudd estate entertained a bevy of beauties and dignitaries in its day and has now come back in full glory to do the same again for its next new owners.

Designed by architect Elmer Grey in 1922, this gracious home is sited on an acre in the well-known zip code of 90210 with swimming pool, aviary and extensive gardens. The grand estate has been home to notables such as Charles Boldt of Mason jar fortune, philanthropists Harvey and Mildred Mudd, Harry S. Rothschild of Rothschild Oil, Academy and Emmy Award winning actors and a well-known film producer. It was purchased in 2003 by its current owner, who set about a three-year total restoration and at the same time expanding its square footage to almost double the original 6,000 square feet. Now with almost 11,000 square feet, it has seven bedrooms, nine bathrooms, a conservatory and wine cellar with tasting room. Outstanding features are in the artful use of wood in carved stair railings, coffered ceilings, raised paneling, and inlaid floors.

Enjoy the rebirth of Old Hollywood glamour in the elegant Harvey Mudd/Rothschild estate, now priced at $19.995 million.

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