Rolling Hills Estates | $1.798 million
A midcentury modern house built in 1959, on 1 acre
This three-bedroom, two-bathroom house was designed by the architectural firm Buff, Straub & Hensman, whose other work includes a home for the actor Steve McQueen. The house has been sold just twice since its construction and the interiors are mostly original.
Palos Verdes Estates is 10 minutes away by car, Torrance is 15 minutes away and Long Beach is 25 minutes away.
Size: 1,630 square feet
Price per square foot: $1,103
Indoors: A paved path links the driveway to the front of the house, where a set of double doors opens to the dining area. Steps continue down into a sunken living room, where a brick fireplace has a cantilevered mantel and floor-to-ceiling windows face the deck outside. Exposed-rafter ceilings are found throughout the home.
On the other side of the dining area is the kitchen, which has wood countertops and original cabinets. Through the kitchen is a study with access to the deck.
The primary bedroom is off the foyer and has a long window that faces the property’s mature trees. There’s closet space and the en suite bathroom has a walk-in shower and red countertops.
The other two bedrooms are off the kitchen, as are a full bathroom and a laundry room. Both bedrooms can hold queen beds and both have windows facing nearby hills. Light fixtures in the bedrooms, as elsewhere in the house, are original.
