#real-estate

#real-estate

Called Belmont, the 7-acre nature reserve overlooks Castries Harbor. The West Indies Creole-style house, built in 1895, includes four bedrooms and two bathrooms.

Built in 1957, the 5,000-square-foot Midcentury Modern house includes two atriums, sculptural metal screens, pocket doors, two stone fireplaces and walls of glass. Carports and a motor court can accommodate about 20 cars. There are five bedrooms and five bathrooms. The 4.6-acre city-view site contains a solar-heated swimming pool, a sports court and a lawn dotted with flagstone pathways.

The six-story house has five bedrooms, six bathrooms and an elevator. A Zillow listing for the 147-year-old home describes the property as a storied townhouse that has played host to luminaries from all industries, this once-in-a-lifetime offering awaits the most discerning buyer.

The two-story Italian Revival estate was built in 1923, the same year the couple made the movie "Our Hospitality." An arched doorway opens to a grand foyer with a period chandelier and a wrought-iron staircase. The 6,502 square feet of living space includes a formal dining room, a center-island kitchen, a wine room and a guest house for a total of five bedrooms and six bathrooms.

As millions of soldiers returned home from World War II, the nation faced a housing shortage. In response to the pinch, Los Angeles-based Arts and Architecture magazine designed and commissioned 36 experimental houses to showcase innovative and inexpensive architecture techniques. The group of homes, designed by notable architects such as Richard Neutra and Craig Ellwood, became known as the "Case Study Houses."

Built in 1922, the 4,300-square-foot home has a master suite, two family suites, a guest suite, maid's quarters, an office, butler's pantry, a breakfast room opening to a patio, and a garden with a pool and spa. The house also has a sweeping staircase and two fireplaces, one in the den/family room, which opens to the garden.

The estate, tucked away on half an acre in Laurel Canyon, was originally purchased by Zappa in the late 1960s for $74,000. It had been owned by the musician's family since his passing in 1993. The whimsical 1930s Tudor, with its herringbone brickwork and half timbering, includes the recording studio and rehearsal space that Zappa had built as well as "the vault" - a climate-controlled, multiroom space where he kept a secret collection of music and film recordings.

With its five-story living room, 200 tons of stonework, soaring redwood beams and five-foot-thick, 14-foot-high, 2,000-pound front door, the triangular temple is still spectacular. Which is not to say that the former playboy's paradise has been turned into anything resembling a traditional home.