This 138-Year-Old Los Angeles ‘Unicorn’ House Is Completely Drenched in Purple—and Listed for $2 Million

A house drenched in purple and set on a hill in Los Angeles, CA offers a window into the past.“I kind of call it a unicorn. Los Angeles doesn't have a lot of 138-year-old houses anymore,” says listing agent Laurie Turner with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage – Pasadena. “Los Angeles was a big agricultural zone, and people were coming out west for opportunity and land and things that they didn't have on the East Coast and in the Midwest.”The Queen Anne Victorian on about half an acre was built in 1888 and is listed for $2 million.Loading...The house sits on a bit of a hill. Susan PickeringLoading...The plaster needs a lot of work. Susan Pickering“I just love it. It’s such a happy place to be and it's warm and inviting… and although a little dilapidated right now, you can see what it was when Leonora was living there.”Leonora Pierotti Thomas bought the place in 1979, and her estate is selling it.“She was an eccentric artist, never married, [who] had the wherewithal to have a home like this, travel the world, entertain,” Turner says. “I've heard stories. I unfortunately never had the opportunity to meet her, but she just sounds like a kick.”She had a passion for purple.“It was ye...