John Lennon’s former home in Laurel Canyon for sale

By
Alex Greig

PUBLISHED:

05:14 GMT, 4 October 2013

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UPDATED:

05:38 GMT, 4 October 2013

Imagine: For just less than a cool $1 million, you could live in a cottage in the Hollywood Hills where John Lennon once laid his head.

The home, described as a ‘treehouse’, has been listed for sale by its most recent owner, Australian Olympic swimmer Ian Thorpe, who bought it in 2006 for $879,000.

Information of Lennon’s exact activities in the home are scant in the property’s listing, but the home itself reveals tantalizing details about Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono’s lifestyle.

Legend: John Lennon and Yoko Ono are believed to have lived in the home at some time during the ’70s

Treehouse: The home has a fantastic deck surrounded by trees on all sides

Head for the hills: The house has large open-plan living areas looking out over the Hollywood hills

Wide open spaces: The wooden deck is perfect for entertaining

The two-bedroom, one-and-a-half bathroom home’s huge deck is covered in sun lounges and the master bedroom has sliding Japanese-style rice-paper doors and views over Hollywood.

The kitchen leads out onto open-plan living areas, where, according to the listing, ‘rumor has it some of the world’s most beloved songs were written while enjoying the stunning city views.’

Private: Although the home has decking on all sides, it’s hidden from view by tall trees

Master bedroom: There are Japanese touches in the style of this room – influence from Yoko Ono?

Study: Like many of the rooms in the house, this one with its views, daybed and wooden features, is perfect for quiet contemplation

Wide open: The cottage only has two full bedrooms but looks very spacious

Heart of the home: John Lennon’s former home has a good-sized kitchen opening out onto the living area

It was never the scene of one of Ono and Lennon’s ‘bed-ins’ for peace, but the house, which was built in 1961 by a ‘successful actor’ looks cozy and charming and likely played host to some fairly interesting Laurel Canyon residents during the time it was inhabited by Lennon.

Laurel Canyon was a hive of counterculture activity during the 1960s and many of the world’s biggest rock stars made their homes there, including Frank Zappa, Jim Morrison and Joni Mitchell.