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Rob Schneider's Local Mansion Still on the Market

If Schneider's star power isn't enough motivation for the potential buyer, former Prime Minister of England Winston Churchill once stayed in the home during a 1929 visit to California.

While most people might find it difficult to put actor/comedian Rob Schneider and former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill in the same sentence, Pasadena managed to put them in the same home.

No, this isn't the plot of Schneider's latest laugher, it's a multi-million dollar estate--a French Normandy mansion located at 855 Rosalind Road in Pasadena.

The home, which sits just north of San Marino amongst a row of  massive mansions, once hosted Winston Churchill during a visit to California in 1929. Built in 1926 by architect Everett P. Bobcok as his personal residence, Schneider bought the home in 2003 and has lived there off and on since then.

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Sierra Madre real estate agent Simon Tsang, who works out of the office on Sierra Madre Boulevard, is currently representing the sale of the home.

According to the real estate blog Curbed L.A., this 4,690 square foot, four bedroom, four bath mansion hit the market in November of 2009 when Schneider decided to sell.

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Since then, Curbed reports that the asking price has been cut significantly: In May of 2010, the asking price was $3.2 million, and that was "after three chops." A year later, Tsang now has the property listed for $2.4 million.

Curbed Los Angeles: Rob Schneider's Normandy Manor House in San Marino

Here's more from Tsang's description of the home:

"The amenities consist of four large bedrooms which includes a master suite with a fire place, four bathrooms, including a sauna, large living room with fireplace and connecting library. Also, off the kitchen there is a maid’s or extended family quarters. Within the compound there is a sparkling pool, Koi pond complete with a water fall and a sporty putting green to hone ones putting skills. The two car detached garage is located at the rear of the property with a private drive-way leading from the street. This one of a kind mansion is assessed at 4,690 square feet of living space and sits on a 20,880 square foot lot."

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