Hopalong Cassidy Rode Here!

Hopalong Cassidy Rode Here!

Hopalong Cassidy Rode Here!

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Hopalong Cassidy was one of the most successful media characters in the world in the early 1900s. Clarence E. Mulford created the character as a rough and tough cowboy star for his popular short stories and novels. In the 1930s, Hopalong moved to film with William Boyd playing a movie cowboy who was now portrayed as clean cut, polite and a youth role model. In 1948, Mr. Boyd bought the rights for the Hopalong Cassidy movie character and transformed the series to television. Hopalong Cassidy was the first TV network cowboy series and was so successful that Hopalong inspired both the Gene Autry and Roy Rogers TV shows, became a coverboy for major magazines (Look, Life and Time) and was the first character to be mass replicated on children’s lunch boxes. Now you can buy Hopalong’s house.

William Boyd’s house was built in 1918 when craftsmanship and cowboy stories were both important and popular. This elegant Spanish-style hacienda has 4,460sf with 5 bedrooms, 3.5 baths and is filled with character. Arches, stucco, walled courtyard, stained glass and wrought iron accents abound within mature landscaping and vines. Huge dark wood beamed ceilings are offset by large arched windows that let the sun stream in. Handmade Spanish tiles accent the staircase and fireplace surrounds complementing the terracotta floor tiles. There is also a 2 bedroom guest house on its own lot in the garden. It is said that during WWII, the gardens were used as an unofficial canteen. The home is quite liveable and charming as is or awaits a buyer’s renovation into a grand home of modern amenities.

William Boyd was 1950's TV cowboy star actor. Was the first TV network cowboy series. Estate priced at $1,199,000.

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