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| Michael Feinstein's elegant Tudor Revival-style mansion in the Los Feliz-Hollywood Hills section of Los Angeles is on the market for $15 million |
LOS ANGELES, CA -- Michael Feinstein, a
five-time Grammy recording nominee and today's curator of the Great American Songbook, owns an elegant
Tudor Revival-style mansion in the Los Feliz-Hollywood Hills section of Los
Angeles.
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| Michael Feinstein |
According to TopTenRealEstateDeals.com, It
housed the Russian Consulate from 1935 through 1951 where many diplomatic
events and intrigue likely took place. It is now for sale priced at $14.95 million.
In the 1700s and early
1800s, thousands of Russians migrated to Alaska to work in the fishing and
fur-trapping business.
But in 1867 after Russia sold Alaska to the United States, many of the Russians left Alaska eventually expanding into San Francisco and Los Angeles.
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| Katy Perry |
But in 1867 after Russia sold Alaska to the United States, many of the Russians left Alaska eventually expanding into San Francisco and Los Angeles.
Russian Hill in San
Francisco
bears testament to their strong presence there.
In Los Angeles, they
moved primarily to West Hollywood where people with Russian ancestry still
represent about 15% of the population.
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| Angelina Jolie |
After World
War I, the Russian government began paying close attention to the military
industrial complex in the United States, especially the aircraft and weapons
industries, much of which were based in the Los Angeles area churning out war
planes and other military-related hardware.
In 1935, the Russian government chose this
home in L.A.’s Los Feliz neighborhood for its consulate, checking all the boxes
for elegance, grand entertaining, impressive office and, perhaps, a good
location to observe U.S. military production.
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| Kirstie Alley |
In an era when spying was in its heyday, it’s
likely that the walls of this mansion did talk - all the way to Moscow and
Washington, D.C.
With its
vantage point 15-feet above road level, the 15,391-square-foot mansion has
views extending over Los Angeles to the coastline.
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Built in 1926, it is
filled with exquisitely crafted millwork and contains a grand entry foyer,
large formal rooms opening to terraces through French doors, six bedrooms,
seven baths, two movie theaters, fitness room, wine cellar, sunroom and a guest
house with private entrance.
Lushly planted grounds create privacy with a swimming pool, formal gardens and aviary.
Lushly planted grounds create privacy with a swimming pool, formal gardens and aviary.
Today, Los
Feliz is better known for its celebrity residents such as Katy Perry,
Angelina Jolie, Kirstie Alley and Mr. Feinstein than it is for its Russian
history.
Formerly a Russian Consulate during the Great
Depression and World War II, Michael Feinstein has placed his longtime home on
the market at $14.95 million.
Listing agents are Ernie Carswell of
Douglas Elliman, Beverly Hills and Dorothy Carter and Michael
Orlando of Keller Williams, Los Feliz.
Tom Postilio and Mickey Conlon
of Douglas Elliman are marketing consultants for the property.
CONTACT:
Genelle C. Brown
Content Manager, Media Division
TopTenRealEstateDeals.com
Phone: 434-480-4504
Twitter: @toptenrealestat
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Content Manager, Media Division
TopTenRealEstateDeals.com
Phone: 434-480-4504
Twitter: @toptenrealestat
facebook.com/toptenrealestat
