Bob Hope. CONTACT FORM >>, This website is not the official website of Sotheby’s International Realty, Inc. Sotheby’s International Realty, Inc. does not make any representation or warranty regarding any information, including without limitation its accuracy or completeness, contained on this web site. Toluca Lake is often associated with a local landmark just outside the city’s border: the oldest remaining Bob's Big Boy restaurant in the United States: Bob's Big Boy, named a California Point of Historical Interest in 1993. Neighborhood: Toluca Lake Categories: LOLA Landmarks, Legacies of L.A. Built in 1939 for comedian Bob Hope, this exceptional Toluca Lake home was originally designed by architect Robert Finkelhor and remodeled in the 1950s by architect John Elgin Woolf. Hope and his wife, Dolores, first moved to the property in 1939. The Hopes loved to entertain and planned the home to accommodate large star-studded gatherings as well as informal visits from neighbors like Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra. Courtesy of Zillow. President Richard Nixon once landed his helicopter on Hope's back lawn so that the president could play a few golfing rounds at the nearby Lakeside Golf Club, according to the Los Angeles Times. Bob Hope and his wife, Dolores, had the house built in 1939 in the Los Angeles enclave of Toluca Lake, located in the San Fernando Valley. It’s home of the original Big Boy Hamburger and was one of Bob Hope’s favorite places to go out and get a bite. An immense formal living room was renovated in the 1950s by John Elgin Woolf, known as the king of Hollywood Regency style that melds 19th-century French, Greek Revival and Modernist styles into a glitz-glam look. Bob Hope, when he first saw John Lautner’s model of the home During that time, Elrod — a master of midcentury design who was set to do the interiors of … It has hosted decades of star-studded gatherings as well as informal visits from neighbors like Bing Crosby & Frank Sinatra. An essential daily guide to achieving the good life. The Toluca Lake House Another notable property owned by Bob Hope is the Beverly Hills mansion he and wife Dolores had called home since 1940. Sotheby's International Realty: The Toluca Lake estate that belonged to Bob Hope is back on the market with a price tag of $23 million after being pulled late last year. All rights reserved. Comedian and actor Bob Hope at home in Toluca Lake, Los Angeles County, circa 1990. Bob Hope's Toluca Lake home is listed for $27.5 million. The 5+ acre estate was redone in the '50s & lovingly enhanced over the years. Part of HuffPost Home & Living. List Price: $23,000,000 / MLS number: 15-821709. More than just a celebrity home for sale, this Toluca Lake residence once owned by Bob Hope, was a celebrity destination. The swallow-hard price tag: $27.5 million. Bob Hope's House (former) in Toluca Lake, CA - Virtual Globetrotting The Hope estate was designed in an English traditional style by architect Richard Finkelhor, who also built houses for Barbara Stanwyck and Zeppo and Harpo Marx. He lived in Toluca Lake for years, dying at his longtime estate there (10346 Moorpark Street) at age 100 in 2003. Obituaries for the couple say they both died at home in Toluca Lake -– Bob at 100 in 2003 and Dolores at 102 in 2011. He had owned that estate since 1938. Hope would often drive a golf cart around the neighborhood on his way to the Lakeside Golf Club down the street. Today. He lived in Toluca Lake for years, dying at his longtime estate there (10346 Moorpark Street) at age 100 in 2003. 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