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A Topanga home once owned by late Oscar-winning actor Robin Williams is on the market for $1.75 million.
Spanning 2,750 square feet across four floors, this canyon home–completed in 1936 and updated– has three bedrooms, three bathrooms and a glass-enclosed sunroom on the top floor. It provides “sweeping views of the canyon and mountains–a daily reminder of the natural beauty that makes Topanga so unique,” the listing reads.
Records indicate that the property has been in the same family since January 1985. They bought it for $245,000 from Williams and his first wife, Valerie Velardi, who took ownership of it in December 1978, records show.
Nestled on a near half-acre canyon lot, the house is surrounded by mature trees.
The interior features smooth white stucco walls, wood beams, hardwood and Saltillo tiled floors, arched windows, doorways and wall niches. Two spiral staircases connect the floors, with the main living areas on the second level.
There’s a kitchen, living room with a fireplace, dining room and family room.
The third-floor primary bedroom has a window seat, fireplace and cedar-lined walk-in closet. Several steps lead up to the bathroom.
A one-bedroom, one-bathroom apartment on the lower level boasts a kitchenette, deck and separate entrance. By locking the door at the stairwell, the apartment can be isolated from the rest of the house for use as “a rental, art studio or guest retreat,” the listing suggests.
Larry Krogh of LIV Sotheby’s International Realty holds the listing .
A home in wooded Topanga Canyon, once owned by Robin Williams—seen here holding his Best Supporting Actor Oscar for “Good Will Hunting” in 1998—is on the market for $1.75 million. (Photo by Hal Garb/AFP via Getty Images)
For four seasons (from 1978 to 1982), Williams played Mork from Ork, a rainbow suspenders-wearing alien known for the catchphrase “Nanu, Nanu” that he paired with a hand salute inspired by Dr. Spock’s “live long and prosper” salute
Williams went on to become a box office star known for comedic and dramatic roles in films such as “The World According to Garp” (1982), “Good Morning, Vietnam” (1987), “Dead Poets Society” (1989), “The Fisher King” (1991) and “Mrs. Doubtfire ” (1993). He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in “Good Will Hunting” in 1998. In addition to his Oscar, Williams won five Grammys, four Golden Globes and two Emmys.
Williams died in August 2014 at 63.