March 05--This Hollywood Regency residence, set on half an acre on Beverly Hills' Alpine Drive, has the fluted columns, parquet wood floors and romancing details distinctive of the style popularized by John Elgin Woolf. Designed for silver screen star Eleanor Parker, the 1960s home was later acquired by the architect, who resided there with his partner, interior decorator Robert Koch Woolf, for nearly a decade.
Location: 965 N. Alpine Drive, Beverly Hills, 90210
Asking price: $12.95 million
Year built: 1961
Architect: John Elgin Woolf
House size: Three bedrooms, 4.5 bathrooms
Lot size: 0.49 of an acre
Features: Hardwood floors; fluted columns; floor-to-ceiling windows; chef's kitchen with marble countertops; formal living room; salon with fireplace; library; dining room; oval-shaped swimming pool; meditation area; formal gardens and landscaping
About the area: In January, 20 single-family homes sold in the 90210 ZIP Code at a median price of $4.563 million, according to CoreLogic. That was a 15.4% decrease in median price compared with January 2015.
Agents: Drew Fenton and Barbara Duskin, (310) 278-3311, Hilton Hyland, an affiliate of Christie's International Real Estate
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