Late socialite and multi-hyphenate Gloria Vanderbilt was born into the uppermost echelons of American society during the 1920s, inheriting her family’s vast wealth and influence accumulated during the Gilded Age via the railroad and shipping industries. It was her personal interests in fashion, literature, and art, however, that made her the enduring icon she became before her death in 2019. On the heels of her 101st birthday, a Beverly Hills residence with ties to the businesswoman and creative spirit has splashed onto the market for $16.5 million. And its many famous visitors make it all the more appealing.
Elvis Presley, Bob Evans, and Henry Miller are a few of the A-listers Vanderbilt hosted at the spacious home on North Maple Drive. She leased the Tudor Revival mansion just off Sunset Boulevard in 1941, at age 17, while working as a model in Los Angeles. The circa 1927 residence was later scooped up by The Red Stallion movie star Noreen Nash, who lived there for 70 years. Josh Flagg of Compass holds the listing.
The grand step-down living room has a wood-burning fireplace.
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“This is one of the largest lots on the best block in one of the most coveted neighborhoods of the Flats,” Flagg says in a statement, where surrounding pads go for between $10 and $18 million.
Set on over half an acre, the main residence’s brick-accented façade sits back from the sidewalk with an deep front yard that includes a flat expanse of lawn, manicured shrubs, and mature trees. Through its arched, red-brick entryway stands the foyer beneath a soaring ceiling with a grand staircase that curls up to the second-floor bedrooms. Double doors lead into the ample formal dining room, where the honey-toned hardwood floors pop against delicate, gold-toned damask wallpaper.
The dining room retains its original…