A classic Spanish-style house in Beverly Hills

Set back from the street by an expansive front lawn, this classic Spanish-style house is entered through an arched wooden doorway. The two-story home retains such period details as colorful tile risers on the stairway, terra cotta floors with inlays and a decorative hand-painted wood ceiling in the step-down living room.

Location: 805 N. Linden Drive, Beverly Hills 90210

Asking price: $6.995 million

Year built: 1926

Architect: Wallace Neff

House size: Four bedrooms, 41/2 bathrooms, 6,246 square feet

Lot size: 17,020 square feet

Features: Interior arched doorways, three balconies, indoor and outdoor fireplaces, swimming pool with patio, library, granite kitchen island, breakfast room, bar, lanai

About the area: In the first quarter, 60 single-family homes sold in the 90210 ZIP Code at a median price of $2.85 million, according to DataQuick. That was an 8.2% increase from the first quarter of 2011.

Agent: Myra Nourmand, Nourmand & Associates, (310) 888-3333

To submit a candidate for Home of the Week, send high-resolution color photos on a CD, written permission from the photographer to publish the images and a description of the house to Lauren Beale, Business, Los Angeles Times, 202 W. 1st St., Los Angeles, CA 90012. Send questions to [email protected].