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The ocean views from Hilary Swank's windowed breakfast nook are spectacular: A sublime portrait of sky, water and land. But still, the Oscar-winning actor is leaving it all behind.
Swank's Mediterranean-style house in Pacific Palisades is on the market for US$9.495-million. Built in 1928, the 6,722-square-foot home has six fireplaces, six bedrooms and six-and-a-half bathrooms in three storeys.
Features of the ocean-view house include a step-down living room, a dining room that can seat 20, a theatre (naturally), a cigar room/wine cellar, a gym and a separate office or maid's quarters. Of note are the beamed and vaulted ceilings, the wrought iron banisters throughout and the wide-plank hardwood floors. The grounds of about a third of an acre include a swimming pool and terraced vegetable gardens.
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