1.35-acre Arcadia estate, site of Christmas open house fundraisers, seeks $8.1M
An Arcadia mansion where Christmas open-house fundraisers were often held to benefit a professional regional theater company is on the market for $8.075 million.
Sited on a lush 1.35-acre lot in the Santa Anita Oaks neighborhood, this 13,505-square-foot residence with seven bedrooms and nine bathrooms between the main and guest houses is promoted as an entertainer’s dream. And it’s a tried-and-true fact.
The property has been the site of owner Karyn Jackson’s annual holiday charity events for Rubicon Theatre Company in Ventura, according to its website. It described the home “brimming over with trees, twinkle lights, holly, elves, candy canes, reindeer, snowmen and women, Old Saint Nick and his better half Mrs. Claus, and one entire room decked with dazzling Disney displays” and photos as proof.
Records show Jackson bought the property for $3.775 million in April 2012 and holds it in a trust in her name, created in June 2001.
Designed in a traditional style, the residence dates to 1941 and has been updated. The main house has an expansive great room, a formal dining room with bay windows, a living room with a fireplace, and a kitchen with two pantries and updated appliances.
Take the elevator or stairs to the primary suite, which occupies the second floor. It boasts dual closets and bathrooms, a sitting area and a library.
The basement level offers a wine cellar and a recreation room with direct access to the backyard pool.
Outdoor amenities include an Asian garden, multiple patios and seating areas and five playhouses shaded by the oaks.
The square footage includes a one-bedroom, one-bathroom guest house with a full kitchen and a 2,000-square-foot, climate-controlled garage for nine cars, which is currently used as a workshop.
A 466-square-foot, two-car garage is not included in the living space.
The listing agents are Brad Baskin, Jessica Kavanaugh and Josh Altman of Douglas Elliman Real Estate.
Jackson, 78, has long been a staunch supporter of Rubicon Theatre Co.
Pacific Coast Business Times reported that Jackson, her sister and brother-in-law Nancy and Leo Allen in 2022 donated a combined $2.3 million. Some of it provided a down payment on a $1.5 million four-unit property to house visiting artists and performers. Jackson pledged an additional donation of $1.6 million from her estate, according to the business weekly.
In honor of the donations, Rubicon named its performance space in Ventura’s downtown cultural district The Karyn Jackson Theatre and its visiting artist property after her sister.