Actress Meredith Baxter, best known for her portrayal of hippie mom Elyse Keaton in hit 1980s TV show "Family Ties," is close to selling her redwood-clad mansion in Santa Monica Canyon.
The actress confirmed that her 4,500-square-foot architectural house, which looks like a contemporary cross between a tree house and a wood cabin, recently went into escrow.
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The two-story home, built in the 1970s, is located on Alisal Lane, a private street in a celebrity-dense neighborhood and gets an extra privacy boost from a smattering of trees on the front lawn.
Ms. Baxter said she’s excited to be handing over a beloved home to a young family, she told Mansion Global.
"My house on Alisal Lane is where I raised my five children, lived for 42 years and fell in love with my wife," the actress said. "I am so excited that a lovely family with two little children will be living in a place that witnessed much joy."
The home was first listed in August for $6 million. The most recent asking price was $5.495 million.
The interior has the same woodsy, contemporary vibe as the outside. Vertical wood paneling covers the walls on all sides of a double-height living room with 20-foot ceilings. The cozy room has a fireplace and asymmetrical stained-glass windows, through which Ms. Baxter can see three of five eucalyptus trees, she said.
There’s also a fireplace in the wide, eat-in kitchen and one in the master suite, according to the listing.
A spiral staircase leads upstairs (through more wood paneling) to bedrooms on the second floor. The main house has four bedrooms in total, plus a separate guest house with its own kitchenette and bath—which Ms. Baxter dubbed "the treehouse."
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If the new owners don’t already feel like wood nymphs in their new home, they can head outside, where a wood fence encircles the landscaped, tree-filled backyard. There’s also a pool and patio space with a grill and garden.
Ms. Baxter, 69, who’s appeared in more than 50 TV shows and movies, including playing herself on "Family Guy," said the home reminds her of a Unitarian Church. "Peace, peace, peace," she said.
Isabelle Mizrahi of Berkshire Hathaway is the listing agent on the property.