The Rossmore mansion of Harry Warner, eldest of the four brothers who founded Warner Bros. studios is for sale for $5.75 million. The house at the corner of 5th of Rossmore is a familiar site for anyone who drives on Rossmore Blvd. with it’s state Georgian Colonial architecture. It was built for Warner in 1923 and designed by architect A. Burnside Sturges. Though according to the Los Angeles Times Hot Property Warner sold the house just two years later to finance the film “The Jazz Singer,” one of the first feature-length films incorporating sound.
Brenda Chandler Cooke of Hilton & Hyland told the Buzz this gracious home sits on a corner lot is over 30,000 square with a tennis court, pool and guest house. There are 7 historic bedrooms and 5.5 bathrooms. Most of the original architecture details are still in tact including a wood-paneled screening room.
The house was last sold in 2010 for $2,950,000 after going into foreclosure in 2009. 501 S Rossmore will be open for brokers and realtors on Tuesday.
