Hollywood is home to many properties with awe-inspiring A-list connections. However, few can compare with the truly incomparable mansion that has just hit the market in the Outpost Estates, nearly 100 years after it served as the dwelling of the industry’s original Count Dracula.
Listed for the first time in more than a half-century, with an asking price of $7.5 million, Villa Dorada is a 1929 Spanish Revival estate that was once rented by legendary actor Bela Lugosi, who was best known for his iconic portrayal of the villainous vampire in the 1931 classic “Dracula.”
Since his residence in the extraordinary estate, the property has passed through the hands of many other Hollywood bigwigs—from Oscar-winning songwriter and Frank Sinatra collaborator Jimmy Van Heusen to heiress Elizabeth Stack, daughter of “Unsolved Mysteries” host Robert Stack.
Lugosi, a legendary horror actor who died in 1956, resided there in the early 1930s, when he rented the property from the owner, Elizabeth D. Clark, just as his career took off.
Its walls have been privy to all manner of Old Hollywood glamour, yet they have also been meticulously preserved throughout its near-100-year history.
Set on a 13,185-square-foot lot along a flat cul-de-sac in the Outpost Estates, one of the Hollywood Hills’ most coveted communities, the home offers sweeping views of Los Angeles, from the Hollywood sign to the Pacific Ocean.
Over the years, the neighborhood has been home to the likes of Brad Pitt, Charlize Theron, Orlando Bloom, and Winona Ryder, among others.
But far from being splashy or over-the-top, the Outpost Estates is one of the most peaceful and scenic…