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Of course, TV icon Bob Barker would own an iconic Hollywood home. The longtime host of “The Price Is Right” game show lived in the Spanish Colonial Revival home for more than 50 years.
Barker died in August at age 99, and now, his luxe home is fresh on the market, priced at $2,988,000.
The property in the prestigious Outpost Estates is an official City of L.A. Historic-Cultural Monument.
Home with history
The home was built in 1929 on the site of the original adobe, or “Outpost,” for which the neighborhood was named. Some say it was the very first home built in that part of the Hollywood Hills. Gen. Harrison Gray Otis, the founder of the Los Angeles Times, purchased the old adobe in 1880 and lived there until his death in 1917.
Bob Barker and a contestant look on as the Big Wheel spins on the game show “The Price Is Right” in 1978.
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Some years later, according to Mansion Global, the property was sold to developer Charles E. Toberman, known for building the Hollywood Bowl.
Toberman razed the old adobe and built the home Barker would eventually buy and cherish for so many years.
Barker’s mansion was built in 1929.
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The hilly enclave has long been a favorite of celebrities, including Bela Lugosi, Dolores del Río, Johnny Galecki, Winona Ryder, Ben Affleck, and Orlando Bloom.
Barker’s home “has not been altered since it was acquired by Mr Barker in 1969,” the listing states. Original features include the ceiling fresco, stained-glass windows and doors, and remarkably colored Spanish tiles.
The original ceiling fresco
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Stained-glass windows and doors are also original.
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They just don’t make tiles like they used to.
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Many of the ornate wrought-iron railings and window screens are also original, as is the woodwork on the living room fireplace and on the balcony that spans the back of the house.
Original wrought-iron railings
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Original woodwork on the fireplace surroundThere’s also an impressive bar in the library/den, which has a decided speakeasy feel.
The original bar has a speakeasy feel.
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The home measures 5,906 square feet and includes six bedrooms and six baths—two of them half-baths.
The flat, grassy lot includes a sizable pool, as well as a distinguished oak tree that frames the property. Tall privacy hedges, roses, and bougainvillea also proliferate.
The quarter-acre lot includes a large pool.
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“Bring this magnificent historical home back to its original splendor while adding your own style and personal touches,” the listing notes.
Barker, who was born in Washington and served in the Navy during World War II, got his broadcasting start on the radio. He began his game show career in 1956, hosting “Truth or Consequences,” and then went on to host “The Price Is Right” from 1972 through 2007, winning 19 Daytime Emmy Awards in the process. Barker was a devoted animal rights activist.
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