Some houses have a name because they have earned one. You pass through a gated circular drive on a coveted cul-de-sac along Ridgedale Drive, and Maison Lucile reveals itself like something from another century, an iconic French Norman-Eclectic Revival estate designed in 1935 by architect Nicholas A. Kabush and preserved with remarkable integrity ever since. The exterior is pure storybook, a steeply pitched slate-clad roof crowned with steeple-like finials, round towers wearing conical caps, decorative half-timbering, distinctive stonework, leaded glass windows catching the afternoon light, and the original whimsical bird weathervane still turning overhead. Inside, the romance continues through a formal entry, a library, and a family room anchored by a stone fireplace, past a chef's kitchen with a large butler's pantry to a sunlit dining room overlooking the gardens. Upstairs, the primary suite opens to an oversized private terrace above the greenery, while a second primary suite soars beneath pitched ceilings and beautifully preserved original timber beams. A lower level with its own sitting room, bedroom, bath, and separate entrance adds quiet flexibility. All of it sits on a rare street-to-street parcel of roughly six-tenths of an acre spanning Ridgedale to Hanover, on the border of Beverly Hills and Holmby Hills, surrounded by many of the city's most significant estates. This is not a house that was built to impress a passerby. Maison Lucile was built to endure, and nearly a century on, it has.

An Iconic 1935 French Norman-Eclectic Revival Estate. Designed by architect Nicholas A. Kabush and retaining an excellent level of original historic integrity, one of the finest preservation and restoration opportunities to come to market in Beverly Hills.

Storybook Architecture. A steeply pitched slate-clad roof with steeple-like finials, round towers with conical roofs, decorative half-timbering, distinctive stonework, leaded glass windows, and the original whimsical bird weathervane.

A Rare Street-to-Street Compound. Roughly six-tenths of an acre spanning Ridgedale Drive to Hanover Drive with dual gated entries, on the coveted border of Beverly Hills and Holmby Hills among the city's most significant estates.

Character-Filled Interiors. A formal entry, library, and stone-fireplace family room, a chef's kitchen with a large butler's pantry, a sunlit dining room, and dual primary suites, one opening to a private terrace, the other crowned by original timber beams.

Gardens by Edward Huntsman-Trout. Grounds designed by the prominent early-twentieth-century California landscape architect, blending European classical garden design with California plantings, with boxwood-lined pathways leading to a tranquil destination pool.

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About Ridgedale Drive, Beverly Hills & Holmby Hills, California

Star-Studded Ridgedale Drive. A historic Beverly Hills street long known for its entertainment-industry cachet, lined with significant estates and set on the coveted border where Beverly Hills meets Holmby Hills.

The Platinum Triangle. Holmby Hills, Bel Air, and Beverly Hills form Los Angeles's most prestigious residential district, and this compound sits among neighbors ranging from thirty to sixty million dollars and beyond.

Minutes to Rodeo Drive. The world-class shopping and dining of Rodeo Drive and the Golden Triangle, along with Sunset Boulevard and the Sunset Strip, are all a short drive from the gates.

Green and Storied Surroundings. Nearby Holmby Park and the Los Angeles Country Club lend the area a leafy, estate-district calm rare for a location so central to the city.

City Services and Top Schools. Served by the City of Beverly Hills and the highly rated Beverly Hills schools, including El Rodeo Elementary and Beverly Hills High, with Century City, Bel Air, and Westwood all close at hand.