It’s not often we venture as far west as Brentwood to highlight our Listing of the Week, but we can make an exception for a celebrated property that hasn’t been on the market since 1965. Especially if said property contains a storybook garden house designed by renowned architect John Byers.
The idyllic and legendary Anawalt Estate was the long time home of lumber business giants Richard and Patricia Anawalt. The listing doesn’t exaggerate when it claims this an “incredible opportunity to acquire one of the finest properties in all of Los Angeles.”
Perched on the west rim of one of Los Angeles’s most exclusive neighborhoods, this Brentwood Park property “offers a magical & enchanting setting unlike anything else in town.” The grounds cover 30,000 square feet and offer truly unique sweeping views from the canyon to the Pacific.
The main house is a 4,310 square foot grand Craftsman from the 1960s. None of its five bedrooms or baths are featured in the listing photos, but that may be more of a privacy issue than a design one.
Even though the listing touts the Craftsman structure as a “perfect canvas for redesigning your modern day dream home”, plenty of design aficionados will recognize its already existing perfection. Photos of the triple-height soaring ceilings of the living room, the glass walls of the sunroom and fireplace anchored, tile-walled intimate dining room are already ready for their close-up in any worthy design magazine.
Despite the dramatic beauty of the main house and “romantic ambiance” of the surrounding grounds, the undisputed star of the property is Byers garden house. The structure is built almost entirely of stacked stone and is topped with a cloistered ceiling unlike anything we’ve seen outside of a religious domicile. A stone fireplace and numerous windows complete the charming inside, while the outside of the structure is covered in foliage and surrounded by the perfect compliment of landscaping.
“A once in a lifetime opportunity on one of the most exclusive streets in LA, this Brentwood Park estate will move and inspire you.”
If you’re interested in seeing this house in person, contact us now at 323-829-8811 or email Susan Andrews at susan@luxurylahomes.com.
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Listing courtesy of Tami Pardee of Pardee Properties