At age 95, it feels like ’22
Surrounded by leafy grounds and Arroyo Seco views, the sprawling home combines elements of English, Gothic and Tudor style into its grand design. Scaled formal rooms, built-ins and custom window treatments are among features of the Matthew Whitedesigned interior.

Another high point for a TV star
The 4,800 square feet of openplan living space includes an artistic floating staircase, a centerisland kitchen, living and game rooms, four bedrooms and five bathrooms. In the master suite, which features a fireplace and soaking tub, a pocketing glass wall opens to a canyon-facing balcony.

Factory town still true to its name
Cars, tires and petroleum products of every type were just the beginning. Many of the goods that came to define modernity in the 20th century were produced in and around L.A., including the airplanes that helped win a world war and the rockets that would, for atime, make America the world’s greatest space-faring nation.

Retired from hassles, not luxury
Older clients “still want a luxurious lifestyle, just not the size,” said Joseph Montemarano, previously an associate at Partners Trust and Real Estate in Los Angeles. Big single-family homes are simply too cavernous once the kids move out and “are very expensive and tedious to maintain.

Where Dad takes charge
The kitchen sits in the center of aVenice property — nearly 5,000 square feet, with four bedrooms and a playroom — originally designed by architect Marmol Radziner for his own family. Watson shares the home with his three children — Clover is 5, Felix is 9 and Oliver is 12 — and his wife, Natasha.