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Lot Size21,999 sqft
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Home Size5,677 sqft
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Beds6 Beds
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Baths7 Baths
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Year Built1936
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Days on Market46
About Holmby Hills
Holmby Hills is an affluent neighborhood in western Los Angeles. It is bordered by the city of Beverly Hills on the east, Wilshire Boulevard on the south, Westwood on the west, and Bel-Air on the north. Sunset Boulevard is the area’s principal thoroughfare.
Holmby Hills, Bel-Air, and Beverly Hills form the “Platinum Triangle” of Los Angeles’ priciest and most exclusive neighborhoods. Many of the estates in Holmby Hills boast panoramic views of the entire Los Angeles Basin. Many high-level entertainment industry executives, such as Interscope Records founder Jimmy Lovine, television producer Aaron Spelling, movie mogul Ray Stark, and Playboy founder Hugh Hefner (whose home is better known as the Playboy Mansion), currently reside or have previously resided in the area.
History of Holmby Hills
The first developer of the land that Holmby Hills, Westwood, and UCLA now occupy was Don Maximo Alanis, a Spanish soldier who obtained title to 4,438 acres under a Mexican land grant in 1843. He called it San Jose de Buenos Aires. In 1884, about 2,000 acres of this land came into the possession of a forty-niner named John Wolfskill, who paid $10 an acre for it and built a ranch house near the present-day LA Temple of the LDS Church.
The actual development of Holmby Hills began when millionaire Arthur Letts, Sr. purchased 400 acres of the original Wolfskill ranch at $100 an acre. Letts, who was born in England in 1862, had made his fortune by transforming a small, bankrupt dry goods business in Los Angeles into the Broadway Department Store empire. He was not only a shrewd businessman, but also a skilled horticulturist; the grounds of his Hollywood home were planted with a wide variety of trees, shrubs, and flowers, and his cactus collection was known across the country.
His master plan for the prime land he had purchased in west L.A. was to create a neighborhood of grandiose estates. He personally christened the development “Holmby Hills,” which was loosely derived from the name of his birthplace, a small hamlet in England called Holdenby. Letts died suddenly in 1923, before he could realize his vision.
His son-in-law, Harold Janss, took over the project, which was billed as “The Ultimate in Residential Estate Development.” Zoning for the community, which straddles Sunset Boulevard, was designed to accommodate large lot sizes (up to 4 acres). Electric and telephone lines were buried beneath the wide, tree-lined streets to preserve the landscape. Handsome, English-style street lamps, designed exclusively for Holmby Hills, were erected throughout the neighborhood.
Among the first mansions built here in the late 1920s was the Tudor-style home of the founder’s son, Arthur Letts, Jr. Thanks to its lush landscaping, enormous lot sizes, and privacy, from the beginning Holmby Hills has attracted the rich and famous. In the 1950s, Walt Disney built his dream home here, which featured a miniature steam railroad, complete with 300 feet of track and a 90-foot long tunnel. Celebrities such as Lana Turner, Judy Garland, Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Gary Cooper, Barbara Streisand, Hugh M. Hefner and Sonny & Cher have all called Holmby Hills their home.
The Draw
Besides grand homes, the neighborhood has two parks ringed by mature sycamore trees.
Holmby Park is south of Sunset Boulevard, and the quaint De Neve Square is to the north. Holmby Park has two playgrounds, a nine-hole putting green and classic lawn bowling. The Armand Hammer Golf Course is named for the founder of Occidental Petroleum, who lived just up the block and enjoyed the greens. The Holmby Park Bowling Club was established in 1927 and calls itself the official lawn bowling club of Los Angeles.
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Watch this video of a Holmby Hills Mansion recently SOLD and the highest sales price so far recorded in the Holmby Hills Area of Los Angeles. SOLD by the Christophe Choo Real Estate Group
Homes SOLD In Holmby Hills
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Lot Size10,063 sqft
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Home Size7,500 sqft
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Beds6 Beds
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Baths9 Baths
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Year Built2019
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Days on Market90
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Lot Size17,821 sqft
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Home Size6,153 sqft
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Beds5 Beds
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Baths7 Baths
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Year Built1938
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Days on Market33
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Lot Size17,820 sqft
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Home Size6,153 sqft
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Beds5 Beds
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Baths6 Baths
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Year Built1938
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Days on Market86
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Lot Size7,973 sqft
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Home Size4,422 sqft
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Beds5 Beds
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Baths5 Baths
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Year Built1932
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Days on Market39
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Lot Size13,421 sqft
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Home Size5,245 sqft
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Beds5 Beds
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Baths6 Baths
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Year Built1941
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Days on Market68
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Lot Size9,234 sqft
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Home Size4,923 sqft
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Beds5 Beds
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Baths5 Baths
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Year Built1940
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Days on Market179
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Lot Size11,836 sqft
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Home Size3,913 sqft
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Beds5 Beds
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Baths5 Baths
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Year Built1937
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Days on Market144
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Lot Size11,250 sqft
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Home Size4,867 sqft
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Beds5 Beds
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Baths7 Baths
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Year Built1933
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Days on Market71
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Lot Size11,276 sqft
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Home Size4,637 sqft
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Beds3 Beds
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Baths5 Baths
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Year Built1985
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Days on Market30
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Lot Size14,122 sqft
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Home Size4,975 sqft
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Beds5 Beds
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Baths5 Baths
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Year Built1936
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Days on MarketN/A
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Lot Size11,464 sqft
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Home Size3,765 sqft
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Beds5 Beds
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Baths5 Baths
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Year Built1937
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Days on Market89
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Lot Size8,516 sqft
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Home Size3,549 sqft
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Beds5 Beds
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Baths5 Baths
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Year Built1936
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Days on Market70
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Lot Size21,305 sqft
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Home Size7,371 sqft
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Beds6 Beds
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Baths7 Baths
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Year Built1934
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Days on Market349
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Lot Size13,800 sqft
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Home Size4,422 sqft
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Beds4 Beds
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Baths4 Baths
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Year Built1937
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Days on Market90
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Lot Size
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Home Size3,970 sqft
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Beds4 Beds
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Baths4 Baths
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Year Built1930
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Days on Market44
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Lot Size9,235 sqft
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Home Size4,007 sqft
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Beds5 Beds
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Baths4 Baths
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Year Built2002
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Days on Market104
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Lot Size7,365 sqft
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Home Size7,908 sqft
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Beds
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Baths
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Year Built1935
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Days on Market23
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Lot Size14,053 sqft
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Home Size3,345 sqft
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Beds4 Beds
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Baths5 Baths
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Year Built1941
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Days on Market26
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Lot Size16,214 sqft
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Home Size2,775 sqft
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Beds4 Beds
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Baths4 Baths
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Year Built1929
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Days on Market75
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Lot Size10,184 sqft
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Home Size4,108 sqft
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Beds4 Beds
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Baths5 Baths
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Year Built1937
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Days on Market115
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Lot Size12,737 sqft
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Home Size3,469 sqft
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Beds4 Beds
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Baths4 Baths
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Year Built1936
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Days on Market106
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Lot Size14,985 sqft
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Home Size3,945 sqft
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Beds3 Beds
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Baths4 Baths
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Year Built1939
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Days on Market141
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Lot Size10,180 sqft
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Home Size2,666 sqft
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Beds5 Beds
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Baths4 Baths
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Year Built1949
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Days on Market50
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Lot Size7,797 sqft
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Home Size3,654 sqft
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Beds4 Beds
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Baths4 Baths
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Year Built1936
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Days on Market54
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Lot Size
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Home Size4,100 sqft
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Beds5 Beds
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Baths5 Baths
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Year Built1936
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Days on Market146
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Lot Size9,604 sqft
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Home Size3,732 sqft
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Beds5 Beds
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Baths5 Baths
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Year Built1936
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Days on Market61
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Lot Size7,531 sqft
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Home Size3,854 sqft
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Beds4 Beds
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Baths5 Baths
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Year Built1940
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Days on Market97
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Lot Size16,453 sqft
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Home Size2,708 sqft
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Beds5 Beds
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Baths5 Baths
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Year Built1946
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Days on Market61
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Lot Size10,883 sqft
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Home Size4,397 sqft
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Beds4 Beds
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Baths5 Baths
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Year Built1936
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Days on Market131
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Lot Size8,508 sqft
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Home Size3,600 sqft
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Beds4 Beds
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Baths4 Baths
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Year Built1934
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Days on Market27
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Lot Size8,707 sqft
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Home Size3,710 sqft
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Beds4 Beds
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Baths4 Baths
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Year Built1949
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Days on Market50
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Lot Size8,733 sqft
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Home Size2,665 sqft
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Beds3 Beds
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Baths3 Baths
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Year Built1939
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Days on Market32
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Lot Size7,700 sqft
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Home Size2,975 sqft
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Beds4 Beds
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Baths4 Baths
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Year Built1937
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Days on Market135
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Lot Size11,309 sqft
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Home Size2,571 sqft
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Beds4 Beds
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Baths3 Baths
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Year Built1937
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Days on Market52
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Lot Size8,063 sqft
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Home Size4,259 sqft
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Beds4 Beds
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Baths5 Baths
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Year Built1930
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Days on Market81
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Lot Size10,233 sqft
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Home Size3,611 sqft
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Beds4 Beds
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Baths4 Baths
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Year Built1935
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Days on Market180
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Lot Size10,064 sqft
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Home Size
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Beds
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Year Built1939
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Days on Market72
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Lot Size10,467 sqft
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Home Size3,890 sqft
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Beds5 Beds
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Baths4 Baths
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Year Built1939
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Days on Market68
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Lot Size11,287 sqft
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Home Size3,499 sqft
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Beds4 Beds
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Baths4 Baths
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Year Built1941
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Days on Market132
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Lot Size8,472 sqft
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Home Size3,996 sqft
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Beds4 Beds
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Baths4 Baths
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Year Built1938
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Days on Market76
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Lot Size9,265 sqft
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Home Size3,529 sqft
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Beds4 Beds
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Baths3 Baths
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Year Built1930
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Days on Market77
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Lot Size9,648 sqft
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Home Size4,271 sqft
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Beds5 Beds
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Baths5 Baths
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Year Built1975
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Days on Market36
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Lot Size9,466 sqft
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Home Size2,663 sqft
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Beds4 Beds
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Baths4 Baths
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Year Built1935
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Days on Market100
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Lot Size7,682 sqft
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Home Size3,124 sqft
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Beds3 Beds
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Baths3 Baths
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Year Built1932
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Days on Market49
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Lot Size7,306 sqft
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Home Size2,869 sqft
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Beds5 Beds
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Baths4 Baths
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Year Built1956
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Days on Market112
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Lot Size8,595 sqft
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Home Size3,247 sqft
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Beds4 Beds
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Baths3 Baths
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Year Built1928
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Days on Market47
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Lot Size8,517 sqft
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Home Size1,903 sqft
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Beds3 Beds
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Baths2 Baths
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Year Built1936
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Days on Market25
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Lot Size8,576 sqft
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Home Size3,429 sqft
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Beds4 Beds
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Baths4 Baths
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Year Built1935
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Days on Market73
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Lot Size9,844 sqft
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Home Size2,972 sqft
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Beds4 Beds
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Baths3 Baths
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Year Built1953
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Days on Market60
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