Published on: December 1, 2025, 01:05h.

Updated on: December 1, 2025, 01:05h.

The iconic former residence of famed Las Vegas performer Liberace is now listed for $3.195 million.

Constructed in 1953, this mid-century modern gem at 15405 Valley Vista Boulevard, Sherman Oaks, boasts 3,907 square feet, featuring four bedrooms and four bathrooms. The listing is managed by Compass.

Liberace resided in this home alongside his mother, Frances Zuchowski Liberace, from 1953 until 1957, while commuting for performances in Las Vegas — initially at the Last Frontier and subsequently at the Riviera from 1955 onward.

This L-shaped estate is perched on a 17,800 square-foot corner lot, just south of Ventura Boulevard, showcasing quintessential mid-century architecture: soaring ceilings, expansive glass walls, and an effortless indoor-outdoor connection.

Its most remarkable feature is a swimming pool shaped like a grand piano, adorned with painted keys. Throughout the property, musical themes are prevalent, including iron fencing decorated with notes and a transom at the front door designed like a musical staff.

The standout highlight of the home is the creatively designed swimming pool, resembling a piano and featuring keys beautifully painted on the deck.

Accessibility Challenges

Despite being the highest-paid performer on the Las Vegas Strip, earning $50,000 weekly (equivalent to around $600,000 today), Liberace made the unusual choice not to fence his property, unlike most celebrities. Though he initially embraced this decision, the home’s open access is thought to have prompted his subsequent relocation to Palm Springs.

Adoring fans often trespassed onto the property, and in July 1957, two masked intruders reportedly attacked Liberace’s mother in the garage just hours after he testified in a $25 million libel case against Confidential magazine for revealing his sexual orientation. Liberace was not present during the incident.

Following Liberace’s move to Palm Springs, his brother George moved in to safeguard their mother, and Liberace continued visiting family into the 1960s.

Hollywood and Las Vegas Ties

Liberace, dubbed “Mr. Showmanship,” was born Władziu Valentino “Lee” Liberace on May 16, 1919, in Milwaukee to parents of Italian and Polish descent. He exhibited prodigious talent on the piano and enjoyed an impressive career over four decades.

Much of his career was intertwined with the Las Vegas Strip, where he made his debut at the Last Frontier in 1944.

Renowned for his extravagant piano performances blending classical and pop genres, Liberace significantly influenced artists such as Elton John, Lady Gaga, and Michael Jackson.

In 1974, Liberace constructed a 14,393-square-foot mansion in Las Vegas by merging two houses near UNLV. He later opened the Liberace Museum on East Tropicana Avenue in 1979, showcasing his lavish costumes, pianos, candelabras, cars, and jewelry amassed over the years. The museum expanded in 1988 but closed in 2010, facing declining popularity.

The Liberace Foundation continues to manage his collection, which is currently displayed at Thriller Villa and the Liberace Garage.

Liberace passed away on February 4, 1987, due to complications from AIDS, having received an HIV diagnosis in August 1985.

In 2022, a segment of Karen Avenue in Las Vegas, located between Maryland Parkway and Joe W. Brown Drive, was renamed Liberace Way in his honor.