An English Cotswold-style manor in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, built in 1928 by developer Harold Ferguson, is currently on the market for $5.995 million. The property has been owned by notable figures such as director Michael Curtiz and actor Gene Hackman. Originally part of a larger estate known as Canoga Estate, this manor stands on over two acres and retains its original condition, featuring 160 rose bushes, a pond, tennis court, and extensive landscaping that evoke an English countryside feel. The home's value has significantly increased from $1.71 million in 1994 to the current asking price of $5.995 million.
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A nearly century-old English Cotswold-style manor in Los Angeles, once owned by Casablanca director
Michael Curtiz and actor
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The cobblestone driveway stretching more than 200 feet leads to a manor straight out of the English countryside.
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Located at 4934 Queen Florence Lane in Woodland Hills, in the San Fernando Valley, the house is asking $5.995 million, Mansion Global reported.
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A Cotswold manor in the Valley
Pic credit: Zillow
Built in 1928 by developer Harold Ferguson as his residence, the house was deeply inspired by the aesthetics of the Cotswolds, a region of England known for stone cottages and rolling hills.
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According to listing agent Deanna D’Egidio of Harcourts Plus, Ferguson “built this as his own residence, as an English Cotswolds manor.”
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The house was the centrepiece of the Canoga Estate, a far bigger property that has since been split up.
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It is now almost 100 years old, and the listing calls it ‘one of the most historically significant private homes’ in the San Fernando Valley.
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In the 1930s, Ferguson sold the estate to Michael Curtiz, who directed more than 100 films, including ‘The Adventures of Robin Hood’ and ‘White Christmas’.
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He won the Oscar for Best Director for ‘Casablanca’.
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Curtiz commissioned changes to the property, and blueprints from 1935 document the work, the listing said.
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The house has had some famous owners, including business magnate Walter Weisman.
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Gene Hackman, the Oscar-winning star of ‘The French Connection’, owned the home around 1970, according to D’Egidio.
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The manor now stands on over 2 acres of property and has every bit of its English countryside charm.
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“You have 160 rose bushes, meandering garden paths, a pond, a tennis court, a massive grass lawn.
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It feels like you’re in Europe, not in Los Angeles anymore,” D’Egidio said.
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According to D’Egidio, the property ‘has been maintained meticulously and is in original condition’ over its almost 100-year existence.
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The home was sold for $1.71 million in October 1994, according to public records.
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The house went on the market this June at $5.995 million, roughly 3.5 times that price.
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At today’s asking price, it works out to roughly $926 per square foot, according to listing data.
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The listing agent said the seller bought the home 35 years ago.
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D’Egidio worked with designer Francesca Grace and the seller’s own antique furniture to stage the rooms.
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“We really wanted to honour the timelessness [of the home],” she said, since buyers these days increasingly favour period charm.
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“What we’ve seen in L.A. is so many builders who are butchering these homes, everything looks the same.
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Buyers are craving authenticity, craving something timeless, craving warmth and romance.”
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The listing calls the home a “once-in-a-generation opportunity” to look after a piece of Los Angeles history.
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What the buyer gets
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The manor sits on 2.09 acres of estate.
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A 1,352-square-foot guest house has two dedicated changing rooms for pool days, and a separate 275-square-foot recreation room brings the total to 6,474 square feet.
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There are six bedrooms and nine bathrooms, of which six are full.
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Hand-hewn wood floors run through the home.
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Leaded windows are glass panes set in thin strips of lead.
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It has been maintained meticulously and is in original condition.
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Then come the grounds.
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A pool and a tennis court share space with a koi pond and a wide lawn that the listing says was once a croquet field.
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Garden paths wind past oak trees, Deodar cedars, which are large evergreens, and rose gardens.
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