Stunning 1920s Spanish colonial revival in the Los Feliz Oaks asking $3.45M

Loaded with lavish period details

The head-turning house’s facade features an oxeye window, carved wood doors, and a guerite turret.
Photos by Charmaine David, courtesy of Richard Stanley/Coldwell Banker

According to architectural historian Steve Vaught, “the busiest LA architect you’ve probably never heard of” is one Theodore J. Scott.

During the Roaring ’20s, Scott designed hundreds of homes throughout Southern California, including the lavish Bel-Air mansion of silent screen siren Colleen Moore, and this deluxe Spanish Colonial Revival now gracing the market in the Los Feliz Oaks.

Built for real estate developer Maurice Korman in 1928, the three-bedroom, three and a half bath residence was described as being of “extra special” construction quality by the Los Angeles County Building Assessor shortly after its completion, and per its listing, has been “meticulously maintained and updated from the foundation to the modern systems throughout.”

Among the 3,955-square-foot home’s outstanding attributes are a two-story entry with an ox-eye window, carved archways, extravagant plaster and wrought ironwork, hardwood floors, an ornate fireplace, French doors, and beautiful original tile on the stairs and in the kitchen and bathrooms. Exterior features include multiple balconies and patios, an outdoor fireplace, and extensive gardens.

Located on the outskirts of Griffith Park at 5432 Red Oak Drive, the nearly half-acre property is listed with Richard Stanley of Coldwell Banker for an asking price of $3.45 million.

The impressive entry features quarry-stone flooring with painted tile risers and detailed wrought iron.
A massive fireplace commands center stage in the step-down living room.
The formal dining room is enlivened by an ornately painted ceiling and carved archway.
Vintage tile mixes with modern appliances in the kitchen.
More glorious Jazz Age tile.
The half-acre property enjoys excellent views of the Griffith Observatory.

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A grand old lady I shall never meet.

By BingoWest on 03.13.20 4:42pm

3 bedroom 3 and 1/2 bathroom for 3.45 million. This house is way better than the one they shown yesterday. Beautiful home. Just don’t like the bathroom up there. They need to update it. Everything else is perfect.

By Topaz113 on 03.13.20 5:22pm

"Up there"?

By Necco on 03.13.20 7:04pm

Yesterday’s was better if you’re single and you wanna smash. Also it had better views.

By Noremak on 03.13.20 5:45pm

Agreed, it’s hard to equate the two – I like each house a lot – radically different visions. Now, a beautiful Mediterranean Revival can reduce me to a puddle of water – and, in this case, that living room ceiling did it for me. I’m off to find some paper towels. And, yes, I’d like to smash in that other house.

By kcp1 on 03.13.20 6:46pm

This is so ridiculously GORGEOUS I figured out how to log in just to say it! The bathroom is historic perfection, the kitchen is unreal. The details are beyond amazing and I’m so excited for the new owners!

By Shannon Ggem on 03.13.20 6:00pm

Beautiful old classic Spanish colonial revival

By mrjim1 on 03.13.20 7:17pm

Heartbreakingly beautiful.

By enter ranting on 03.14.20 11:35am

"Heartbreakingly"?? Huh?

How about "breathtakingly"?

By Necco on 03.14.20 11:50am

I would go with heartbreaking, realizing I will never see it nor have a chance of living in such a place.

By Bubba10 on 03.15.20 6:01pm

Me too. It "breaks" my "heart" that I could never afford such a nice house. It’s "heartbreakingly"

1. Causing overwhelming grief or distress. 2. Producing a strong emotional reaction: heartbreaking loveliness. heart′break′ing·ly adv.

By mrjim1 on 03.15.20 7:20pm

No, it’s not.

By Necco on 03.15.20 7:23pm

That would be very pearl-clutching.

By Necco on 03.15.20 7:26pm

But, then again, I would always say "breathtaking" rather than "heartbreaking."

By Necco on 03.15.20 7:29pm

It would be heartbreaking, if it were torn down. It’s not heartbreaking to see it.

By Necco on 03.15.20 7:23pm

Kitchen and bathroom tile are fabulous!

By ArchiSavant on 03.14.20 3:22pm

The bathroom and kitchen are the gems of this house plus the bones.
The current interiors are rather dour but there is hope in presenting its unencumbered architectural features.

By lanatik on 03.15.20 11:46am

can’t believe they didn’t clean the bathroom floor?

By LosFeliz$ean on 03.15.20 1:07pm

This house is amazing. There is no question. I would love it if it had a pool. I also do not care to be at the bottom of a hill with another house lording over me. I wonder if they had any issue with any that hill eroding down and flooding the home? Also, is that telephone pole there for all time? I hate telephone poles. I find it amusing that this home is being compared to the previous home on Canyon. That is one busy street. This home is classically beautiful, that other house was staged nicely, but doesn’t compare.

By WyliesDad on 03.16.20 10:37am

If you can drop $3.45M on a home, you probably have a spare $50k laying around to add in a pool.

By DoctorVenkman on 03.16.20 1:40pm

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