Home of the Week: A Tuscan-style house in Beverly Hills 90210

Redone using materials from Paris and the Italian cities of Venice and Florence, this Tuscan-style house behind gates in the Beverly Hills Post Office area is surrounded by 150-year-old orange trees, avocado trees, gardens and outdoor entertaining space. Interior finishes include stone floors, stone and copper sinks and wrought-iron fixtures.

Location: 9606 Heather Road, Beverly Hills 90210

Asking price: $8.795 million

Year built: 1925

House size: Five bedrooms, 71/2 bathrooms, 5,549 square feet

Lot size: 1.74 acres

Features: Vaulted ceiling entry, wood-beam ceiling living room, formal dining room with fireplace, interior arches, French doors, marble kitchen counters, dual-bathroom master suite, swimming pool, outdoor fireplace, pool house.

About the area: In the first half of last year, 131 single-family homes sold in the 90210 ZIP Code at a median price of $2.726 million, according to DataQuick. That was a 2.5% increase from the median during the first half of 2010.

Agents: David Kramer, Hilton & Hyland in Beverly Hills, (310) 691-2400, and Kennon Earl, Keller Williams Realty in Beverly Hills, (310) 432-6491

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 homeoftheweek@latimes.com.