You may have missed out on Robert Duvall’s expansive Virginia horse farm or his stylish New York City duplex, but now you have a chance to own his former Los Angeles residence, known as the Dove House, located in West Hollywood. If you’re ready to make an offer, you could be the new owner for just under $2 million!
This “storybook Spanish home” with Mediterranean influences is situated in the heart of Norma Triangle. It was last sold six years ago for $1.7 million by Duvall and his wife, Argentine actress and director Luciana Pedraza, who purchased it in March 2005 for $975,000.
Built in the mid-1920s and reimagined by Duvall during his ownership, the property features creamy stucco and a terracotta roof. The home spans 1,200 square feet with two bedrooms and two bathrooms. There’s also a detached one-car garage and an additional uncovered parking space. An arched wood gate opens to a private front courtyard, shielded from the street by tall hedges and highlighted by a stone walkway leading to a fountain.
Inside, the home boasts solid white oak floors, arched doorways, high ceilings, and imported Horus hardware. French doors in nearly every room offer seamless indoor/outdoor living. Highlights include a sunken living room with a coved ceiling and a Santa Fe-style fireplace, a formal dining room, and an eat-in kitchen equipped with Fisher & Paykel appliances. The primary suite includes a half-bath with a single sink and a Toto toilet, sharing a full bath with the second bedroom.
The lush 0.07-acre grounds are adorned with bougainvillea, jasmine, roses, and ivy. They feature a heated, waterfall-fed lap pool and several areas perfect for outdoor lounging and entertaining.
Duvall, a native of San Diego, made his film debut as Boo Radley in To Kill a Mockingbird and won an Academy Award in 1983 for his role in Tender Mercies. He has received six additional Oscar nominations for films including The Godfather, Apocalypse Now, The Great Santini, and The Judge. In addition to his acting career, Duvall, an accomplished Argentine tango dancer, produced, directed, and starred with Pedraza in the crime thriller Assassination Tango.
