Some homes boast standout features; others have stories etched into their walls.
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Josh Hutcherson’s former Hollywood Hills hideaway had both.
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Built in 1951, the secluded Midcentury Modern home is a perfect retreat and has a few famous names in its history.
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Tucked behind heavy landscaping, this secluded home has had several famous owners, from
Ellen DeGeneres and
Heath Ledger to Josh Hutcherson himself.
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Josh Hutcherson bought the half-acre, wood-clad Hollywood gem in 2012 for $2.94 million.
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In 2019, he sold the home for $2.94 million, the Los Angeles Times reports.
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The house sits behind thick landscaping, so most people driving past never see it.
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That’s one of the reasons why famous people have consistently sought it out.
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The Hunger Games actor Josh Hutcherson bought the property through a trust in 2012, according to public records.
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He was not the first well-known name on the deed.
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Talk-show host Ellen DeGeneres bought the house for $1.3 million and later sold it to actor Heath Ledger for $2.3 million, the Daily Mail reported.
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After Ledger’s death, his estate sold the home for $2.5 million.
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Furniture designer Guy Chaddock also lived in the secluded Hollywood Hills home at some point.
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The Midcentury Modern home spans nearly 1,900 square feet, with two bedrooms and two bathrooms, People reported.
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Polished concrete floors run through the home, and beamed ceilings sit overhead.
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A fireplace and brick wall fill the far end of the living room.
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Glass doors open from that room onto the outdoor deck.
The kitchen has been updated with modern stainless-steel Miele and Sub-Zero appliances, plus a wine fridge.
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A small office and reading nook sit just off the kitchen area.
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The layout is simple, and that seems to be the point.
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The house was built for quiet days and easy movement between the rooms and the outdoors.
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The outdoor area is where the home really stretches out.
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The deck adds about 2,500 square feet of living space, according to the listing.
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It includes a sunken conversation pit and a lounge area with a drop-down projector.
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The space also has an outdoor grill and a screening room.
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The deck looks over a private, wooded hillside.
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No wonder the home is often called a ‘tree house’.
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For a property of this size, that view does a lot of the selling!
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The home was listed for about $3.5 million, according to the Daily Mail.
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It sold for $2.94 million, a figure close to what Hutcherson paid eight years earlier.
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The sale brought the property’s price history full circle, at least in terms of what he got back.
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Paul Salazar of Hilton & Hyland represented the buyer.
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For the buyer, the house offers a perfect retreat and privacy.
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Its 1951 bones remain intact, with original features such as the beamed ceilings and fireplace wall.
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The updated kitchen and appliances make it easier to live in day to day.
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The property also carries the names of its previous famous owners.
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Each owner has added a chapter to its story, and the next buyer will inherit that history along with the wood, concrete and glass!
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