Set privately above the street in a premier Cheviot Hills location, this elegant traditional home, on an expansive 11,404 square foot lot, offers an unparalleled opportunity to remodel an inviting home to your personal tastes or create an estate of your dreams. Gracing the market for the first time in over 60 years, this loving maintained and unspoiled home epitomizes the traditional style with extensive exterior brick work, dormer windows, crown moldings, wood paneling, wainscoting, and gleaming hard wood floors throughout. The ground level boasts a convivial formal entry, a large formal living room with fireplace beckoning for extravagant entertaining, a classic formal dining room ready for family celebrations, cozy kitchen waiting for a cooking adventure, warm wood paneled family room perfect for family movie-night, separate sunroom overlooking yard, maid's bedroom and bath suite and a convenient guest bath. The upstairs consists of a large primary suite with Century City and mountain views, sitting area, fireplace and full bath and two-additional family bedrooms sharing a hall bath. Also, there is a lower basement area offering direct access to the two-car garage and sizeable storage room. The back of the residence opens to a stupendous flat yard and includes a covered patio, full sized swimmers pool and separate large grassy play area offering a private sanctuary to relax from a hurried world or year-round playground for playing and entertaining friends and family alike. Centrally located, this Idyllic home is only moments from a quick round of golf at Rancho Park, a few sets of tennis at the Griffen Club, a shopping adventure at chic Century City mall, a delicious meal at enticing Beverly Hills restaurants and is in the coveted Overland Avenue school district. This is a unique opportunity to own a piece of history in a highly sought-after Los Angeles neighborhood, ready to be transformed into your dream home.