The home that late actor Steve McQueen once shared with actress Ali MacGraw is a post-and-beam midcentury-modern beauty, the perfect match for the "king of cool." In fact, the house—in the gated community of Southridge, just a mile and a half from downtown Palm Springs—remains virtually untouched since McQueen's ownership. Built in 1964 by architect Hugh Kaptur, the house is made up of two intersecting glass boxes framed in steel. Two-story-high doors open to a soaring foyer with a floating staircase, terrazzo flooring, and pecky cypress paneling. There’s a large family room, an eat-in kitchen, and a living room framed by glass walls that projects over the hillside, delivering panoramic views of the San Jacinto Mountains to the west and the city below. Glass doors open onto a terrace, which maximizes the living space. On the grounds, there’s a swimming pool and surrounding patio, which, thanks to the elevation, also provide sweeping vistas of the area.

Stats

4 Bedrooms

4 Baths

4,493 sq. ft.

$4.6 million

Contact: HK Lane Real Estate/Christie’s International Real Estate, 760-641-0628; christiesrealestate.com