The "American Horror Story" house, that was used in the first season of the famous series of the same name, has finally been sold for $3.2M, according to Los Angeles Times.
Its own story of being sold may actually be likened to its TV show counterpart aired on FX, except for the title. It may have been dubbed as "The Real Estate Listing Horror Story" because of the difficulty of finding a buyer for the house.
The Hollywood Reporter, in an earlier news story, says that its asking price in 2011 was just $4.5 million, as listed by its former real estate agent, Joe Babajian. Los Angeles Times states that it has been on and off the market with the price varying greatly from $17 million to $3.7 million.
Now, the listing horror story has finally come to an end with the property being sold at a mere 20 percent of the asking price. The property, listed by Stephen Apelian and Joyce Rey of Coldwell Banker, finally belongs to a new owner who is represented by Stephen Apelian, as well. But, whether or not the buyer intends for the house, located at 1120 Westchester Place in Los Angeles, to be his actual home is still not known.
The "American Horror Story" house was formerly owned by Alfred F. Rosenheim Mansion. The horror house that was built in 1908 is not actually a bad real estate investment for the new homeowner.
The Tudor-style house has an area of 10,440 sq. feet, resting on almost 30,000 sq. ft. of lot, says The Hollywood Reporter. The famous "haunted house" in Arlington Heights, has several inclusions aside from six bedrooms and five bathrooms.
Designed with Tiffany stained-glass windows, it also has period light fixtures, Peruvian mahogany paneling, a gym, a billiards room, a sun room, a recording studio and six Batchelder tile fireplaces, reports the Los Angeles Times.
At the side of the mansion, there is also a chapel that has 56-foot-tall ceilings. The walls are painted with white which makes the house look like an old mansion. A hidden room in the basement spices the house up a bit.
The challenge of selling the "American Horror Story" house is enough testament that the series is truly gripping and fear-inducing, thus very effective.
Viewers can still watch the show beginning this fall. Although the house is sold, the series, created by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk, still continues to haunt and is scheduled to air its fifth season, reports the Los Angeles Times.
