Lovenest Of Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks For Sale

LOS ANGELES, CA — It's the hillside hideaway where silent film legends legends Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks had their affair, and ever since Hollywood has had a love affair with the historic home.

Listed for $3,100,000 this historic Greene & Greene craftsman is where Fairbanks and Pickford met in secret while awaiting their respective divorces so they could go on to marry one another and found United Artists together. Pickford was torn between protecting her reputation as "America's sweetheart" and being with the man she loved. So they continued to meet in secret at Fairbanks charming getaway for years.

The 22-room home has changed hands several times, often trading from one industry type to the next. According to Realtor.com, it was home to husband-and-wife cinematographers Salvador Lleo and Dominique Martinez, who converted the guesthouse into a postproduction suite, which has since been turned into a home theater. The home also bears the stamp of former owner Designer Bill Sofield.

It offers original details blended with contemporary comfort. It boasts N. Lorenz art panels, custom tiles and floors and walls of pocket windows and terraces. It also features a wine room, a gym, a movie theater, a steam room and a copper roof.

• Address: 2044 Laurel Canyon Blvd, Los Angeles, California
• Price: $3,100,000
• Square Feet: 4516
• Bedrooms: 4
• Bathrooms: 4 Full and 2 Half Baths
• Built: 1914
• Features: Museum quality 1914 Craftsman estate Heineman / Greene & Greene architects. The classic gated 22 rm HLWD retreat of Fairbanks & Pickford. Designer Bill Sofield's former residence; his meticulous restoration creates an early 20th Cent. time capsule w/vintage details. 3 mins from Sunset. New landscaping incl. a swimmers pool, lg. lawn, koi pond & pvt terraces. N. Lorenz art panels line the walls of the formal liv rm w/wd burning FP. Custom tile & hdwd flrs. FDR. Library/den w/walls of pocket windows bridges the main house to the mstr suite w/newly remodeled bath & 2nd bdrm w/day porch. 3rd bdrm w/dressing rm & newly remodeled bath. Maids qtrs. Sunny brkf rm & country kitch w/new appls & restored Magic Chef stove, w/direct access to 2 garden terraces & exterior FP. Wine rm & gym/billiard rm w/hidden grotto entry to pool. Steam rm & bath. Full pvt gst studio/office currently used as screening rm w/sep. entrance. Copper roof w/rain chains. New stucco, new drainage. Wonderland school Dist.

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