{"id":133709,"date":"2026-01-22T16:38:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T16:38:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/133709\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T16:38:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T16:38:07","slug":"1800s-austin-home-once-owned-by-elijah-wood-listed-at-3-2m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/133709\/","title":{"rendered":"1800s Austin home once owned by Elijah Wood listed at $3.2M"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Victorian home in South Austin once owned by Hollywood star Elijah Wood is on the market for nearly $3.2 million.<\/p>\n

The 1890s house, located at 608 W. Mary St. in the Bouldin Creek area, is for sale at $3,195,000<\/a> \u2014 $2.12 million above the price Wood paid 14 years ago. Real estate agent KC Kitchen of Compass is hosting private showings by appointment only.<\/p>\n

On the Circa website, which features old homes for sale, Kitchen describes the Queen Anne-style house \u2014 with a white picket fence that greets visitors \u2014 as \u201cboth timeless and alive.\u201d The home is ideal \u201cfor someone who understands historic architecture, cultural value, and timeless craftsmanship,\u201d says Kitchen, adding that it\u2019s been \u201ccarefully preserved\u201d and \u201csubtly modernized.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"608 The opportunity for bold styling is there, but the next owner may go in a simpler direction.Photo courtesy of Kim West<\/p>\n

\u201cThe property is completely pristine,\u201d Kitchen tells CultureMap.<\/p>\n

Each of the four bedrooms in the 3,128-square-foot, three-story home offers an en suite bathroom. Other highlights include:<\/p>\n

One half-bathroomSwimming poolFully screened back porch and open front porch Three living roomsTwo-car garage with EV plug-insView of the downtown skyline from the third-story primary suiteCustom millwork<\/p>\n

\u201cSet behind a discreet fa\u00e7ade in one of Austin\u2019s most walkable and sought-after neighborhoods, this home unfolds with endless charm and [Old World] style, reinterpreted for modern life,\u201d Kitchen writes. \u201cThoughtfully reimagined, every space reveals a balance of history, craftsmanship, and color.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"608 Dusty rose cabinets create a warm, retro space.Photo courtesy of Kim West<\/p>\n

The home was built in 1890 in the town of Marlin, southeast of Waco. In 2008, the rundown house was moved in four pieces to South Austin, near South Congress Avenue\u2019s collection of shops and restaurants.<\/p>\n

Wood, best known for starring in The Lord of the Rings<\/a> franchise, bought the home in 2012 for $1.075 million. Eight years later, he put it on the market for $1.85 million<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"608 The top floor plays with the dramatic roof shape.Photo courtesy of Kim West<\/p>\n

So, why did Wood sell the house?<\/p>\n

\u201cI spend most of my time in Los Angeles, so the house just didn\u2019t make sense anymore,\u201d Wood told Texas Standard<\/a> in 2024.<\/p>\n

Real estate developer David West and his wife, former interior designer Kim West, bought the house in 2020 from Wood for an undisclosed amount. Wood had made interior and exterior improvements to the home, as did the Wests and a previous owner, remodeling contractor Urban Nature.<\/p>\n

According to The Wall Street Journal<\/a>, Kim West set about revitalizing the interior after she and her husband purchased the house. \u201cShe repainted the rooms with a dusty pastel palette and sourced bold, patterned wallpaper from around the world,\u201d the newspaper says.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A Victorian home in South Austin once owned by Hollywood star Elijah Wood is on the market for…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":133710,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[132,134,133,6980,1064,20241],"class_list":{"0":"post-133709","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-austin","8":"tag-austin","9":"tag-austin-headlines","10":"tag-austin-news","11":"tag-celebrities","12":"tag-home-for-sale","13":"tag-mansion"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133709","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=133709"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133709\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/133710"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=133709"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=133709"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=133709"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}