Standing on almost an acre of old growth gardens adjacent to Los Angeles’s Griffith Park, a classic Spanish Colonial Revival home with a Hollywood pedigree is on the market for the first time in more than a decade.

The historic Los Feliz property, built in 1924, was once home to actors Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman as well as a series of other notable Angelenos, according to public records. It hit the market last month for $19.8 million with Chris Cortazzo of Compass and Elliott Law of Coldwell Banker Realty, making it the second-priciest listing in Los Feliz—a leafy enclave of historically preserved homes, tree-lined streets, parkland and the nearby Griffith Park Observatory.

Alanson Inslee Root, founder of the publishing company the Beacon Press of Omaha, commissioned the house in the 1920s. Root paid $170,000 for the land, which according to the original land deed, was once owned by King Charles the Third of Spain. Root hired noted architect Carlton Winslow Sr. to design the six-bedroom home in the popular Spanish Colonial Revival style as was one of the first estates in Los Feliz, according to Law.

“The way the home has been preserved is like stepping back in time,” Law said. “It’s one of the most special properties in California. When you close the gates, you’re in another world. It’s an escapist property.”

A pioneer of the early 20th-century architectural movement, Winslow had helped codesign buildings for the 1915 Panama-California Exposition in San Diego, then went on to further develop the vernacular designing the Los Angeles Public Library, the Bel-Air Country Club, the Santa Barbara Natural History Museum and the Santa Barbara Public Library, as well as multiple churches and private residences.

Root also hired noted landscape architect Paul J. Howard to design the property’s multiple intimate garden spaces, Spanish-style courtyards and plant a variety of specimen trees throughout the property. The estate was sold after Root’s death in 1944, according to genealogical records.

Over the ensuing decades the multi-parcel property was home to several notable California residents. Los Angeles Supreme Court Justice Nancy Baker Watson, one of the state’s first female justices, lived in the home during the 1970s, according to the Los Feliz Improvement Association. DeVito owned the home from the mid-1980s until he sold it in 1998, according to records accessed through PropertyShark and the L.A. assessor’s office.

Today’s owners, Naveen Jeereddi, a hedge fund manager, and Amy Hathaway, a television and movie actress known for “My Two Dads” and “Last Exit to Earth,” bought the home in 2012 for approximately $9.6 million, according to records. They couldn’t be reached for comment.

The meticulously preserved three-story home still retains many of Winslow’s original design details, including classic stucco walls, clay tile work, archways, leaded glass windows and wrought-iron detailing.

At the home’s entrance, an original Spanish fountain inlaid with 100-year-old tile greets residents. Its original entrance foyer features Spanish clay tile floors and a vaulted ceiling with Spanish Baroque painted fresco detailing. A large step-down living room has a vaulted ceiling with exposed wooden beams, a Spanish tiled fireplace, wood plank floors as well as arched windows and French doors leading to a balcony. The adjacent first-floor library includes the original wood built-in shelving and another tiled fireplace. Also on the first floor, the home’s formal dining room has a turreted tower with vaulted ceilings and the original leaded glass windows.

Winslow designed two ornate spiral staircases for the home, both with decorative iron railings. From the home’s modern kitchen and family room, a spiral staircase leads to the basement wine cellar and tasting room trimmed with Spanish tile. Another spiral staircase leads to the second floor’s five bedrooms and includes a wrought iron chandelier. The primary suite features a full updated bathroom with a corner fireplace finished in Malibu vintage tile.

Throughout the main house, French doors add an indoor-outdoor flow between the interior spaces and bordering covered arcade porches, intimate gardens with frescos and mature landscaping as well as the large tiled courtyard with a pool. Pathways lead to multiple separate outdoor rooms featuring garden statuary, an outdoor fireplace and a “hidden” tearoom, as well as a footbridge over the property’s bordering creek.

The sale also includes a detached guest house on its own parcel with three bedrooms, an office and a full kitchen and dining area. Separate staff quarters include a full bedroom and kitchenette.