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Frank Lloyd Wright Jr.'s Celebrity Magnet For Sale
WOW House: The Landmark Frank Lloyd Wright Jr. House built For "Ben Hur" star Ramon Novarro could be yours.
LOS ANGELES, CA — The landmark Samuel Novarro House is one of those rare houses where you can identify the architect simply by looking at it. It's a Frank Lloyd Wright Jr. house. The Mayan-inspired Art Deo home is a Historic Cultural Monument. Fittingly, the famous home by LA's most famous architect has always been magnet for the rich and famous from Leonard Bernstein to Diane Keaton, Leonard Bernstein, Jerome Robbins, Betty Comden, Adolph Green, and Christina Ricci, according to LA Curbed. However, it was most famously home to silent film legend and "Ben Hur" star Ramon Novarro. Hollywood's original Latin lover lived in the home after he found out his manager Louis Samuel, who commissioned the house, had been embezzling from him. As part of a discreet settlement, Novarro took over the house. Now their names are forever linked because the home is named for both of them.
Built in 1928, the home is on the market in Los Feliz for $4,295,000. It features three bedrooms and baths and a pool.
- Address: 2255 Verde Oak Dr, Los Angeles, California
- Price: $4,295,000
- Square Feet: 2690
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 3 Baths
- Built: 1928
- Features: Frank Lloyd Wright Jr's 1928 Samuel Novarro House. The Mayan-inspired Art Deco house has been meticulously restored keeping the architect's vision intact, with Lloyd Wright signatures throughout, including oxidized copper accents on the front exterior. With a perfect indoor-outdoor flow, this home exemplifies the Southern California lifestyle with swimmers pool, professionally landscaped gardens and terraces. Located in the exclusive neighborhood "The Oaks" of Los Feliz. Historic Cultural Monument #130 and featured in numerous books and publications, including Architectural Digest and Lloyd Wright. This is your chance to own a true masterpiece of art and architecture that many celebrities have called home over the years.
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