Last summer, Twilight star Kristen Stewart listed her gem of a midcentury modern in Malibu for sale for $9.5 million. A marvelous character of a house, the flat-roofed residence features a façade dominated by glass panes, and an interior with original figured maple cabinetry, frosted glass walls, and a series of brightly-lit bedrooms.

Public records do not indicate that the home found a buyer, but that didn’t stop Stewart from soldiering on to horizons new. This month, the young actress closed on another detailed period piece. This time, the style is Mediterranean Revival, and the location is Los Feliz.

The house went up in 1927, and from the start it offers much to occupy the eye. The arched and recessed entry features a groin-vault roof—an unusual flourish—as well as a tile floor, and a front door that’s likely original to the build. Inside the home, the living spaces all have their stories to tell. The tiled foyer reveals a set of steps descending to the living room, which, in turn, features a fireplace with a tile surround and hearth step, exposed timber, and oak plank that’s definitely original—it shows a patina of age that simply cannot be engineered as effect.

The outdoor patio is another gem. Floored in concrete with stone-embedded sections and brick borders, the covered exterior living area features a soft blue roof with dark green beams, and is accessible from four sets of French doors that open from the shared spaces. Other outstanding details: the kitchen, the staircase and its antique pendant fixture, and the hexagonal terra-cotta tile that pops up here and there.

The back yard is serene and secluded, and the home’s balconies overlook a grassy courtyard. A meandering stone walkway leading through the lawn to the property’s charming little attached guest house, which brings the total accommodations to five bedrooms.

Stewart stars as Diana, Princess of Wales, in the upcoming drama film Spencer.