"The view property, built in 1930, has undergone an extensive renovation and includes four bedrooms and five bathrooms within 4,066 square feet of living space. The two-story living room features arched windows, a minstrel's balcony and a hand-carved and vaulted ceiling."
"But perhaps the property's most distinctive feature is an outdoor amphitheater with curving multitiered seating facing a central stage. A fountain-fed swimming pool, a patio with a fountain and a flat area complete the yard."
"Laura Huxley, who died in 2007 at 96, often used the house as a salon for intellectuals and free thinkers. Among guests were Allen Ginsberg, Timothy Leary and Buckminster Fuller."
A 1930-built Hollywood Hills property formerly owned by writer Aldous Huxley and his violinist wife Laura has sold for $4.3 million. The renovated four-bedroom, five-bathroom home spans 4,066 square feet and features a two-story living room with arched windows and hand-carved vaulted ceiling. The nearly 30,000-square-foot grounds include terraced gardens, views of the Hollywood sign and Lake Hollywood, a fountain-fed swimming pool, and an outdoor amphitheater with tiered seating. Aldous Huxley, author of "Brave New World," wrote his final novel "Island" at the residence before his 1963 death. Laura Huxley hosted intellectual salons there until her 2007 death, welcoming guests including Allen Ginsberg and Timothy Leary.
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