“American Idol” Alum and “Scorpion” star Katherine McPhee just upgraded! McPhee just purchased a 1930s Spanish-style residence in the hills above Studio City near Universal Studios for $2,050,000!
The remodeled three-story home has four bedrooms and four bathrooms in 3,527 squre feet. Originally built for silent screen star Agnes Ayres, who appeared opposite Rudolph Valentino in “The Sheik,”
This sheek home originally built for silent screen star Agnes Ayers, front of the house is defined by a huge stone turret with a Gothic arch carved wood door. A cozy, large living room with freshly refinished wood floors, a stone fireplace and skylights in the vaulted, exposed wood beamed ceiling. A sweet adjoining den/library links the living room to the formal dining room that has French doors to a large terrace. A bedroom wrapped in original wainscoting as well as a full bathroom lined with antique wainscoting is on the main floor. Upstairs a sunroom and two spacious bedrooms including the master bedroom which includes a fireplace, private balcony and a sky-lit bathroom.
A private courtyard with a built-in barbecue area and an outdoor living room in an inviting pavilion with fireplace. A bedroom with it’s own entrance and bathroom plus a family room with fireplace occupy the lower level. Also on the lower level are glass doors that open to a motor court with a two car garage.
