Singing Cowboy Roy Rogers’s L.A. House Lists for $7.2 Million

Roy Rogers passed away in July 1998 at age 86 with his wife and co-star Dale Evans by his side, but the beloved singing cowboy’s legacy lives on at the Los Angeles estate he once called home—not to mention via his long-running weekly TV show bearing the sign-off tune Happy Trails to You and the 90 or so movies the good guy in a white Stetson starred in throughout his lengthy career. On the market for the first time in more than half a century, the traditional residence is now up for sale in the San Fernando Valley community of Sherman Oaks for $7.2 million.

Owned by the “King of the Cowboys” for almost 30 years before he relocated to his final resting place at the Double-R-Bar Ranch in Apple Valley near the California city of Victorville, where the Roy Rogers-Dale Evans Museum once stood before it was shuttered in 2009, this particular house in the desirable Longridge Estates neighborhood was built in the late 1930s and resided in by Rogers during World War II. Last sold to attorney Stephen Taylor and his wife Elizabeth back in spring 1971 for a mere $102,500, the place has been in the same family ever since.

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Resting amid a gated hillside parcel spanning a full acre, with 135 feet of “sweeping frontage” on Longridge Avenue, the wood-sided and stucco structure features four bedrooms and five baths in a little more than 5,000 square feet of decidedly dated living space on two levels. A bright blue front door opens into a wallpapered entry foyer, which flows to an expansive formal living room sporting a bay window and a floor-to-ceiling fireplace enhanced with a tiled surround.

A dining area connects to the stone-floored kitchen, which is outfitted with ceramic countertops, a central island with a cooktop, and a breakfast nook that spills out to a large patio adorned with built-in redwood seating and a barbecue station. Other highlights include a sunroom with a bar and pool table setup, an office with an en suite bath, and a cozy wood-paneled library/den warmed by a fireplace.

An upstairs primary suite comes with a fireplace, Juliet balconies, a separate lounge, a walk-in closet, and a bath flaunting dual vanities and a step-up soaking tub. And rounding it all out are the greenery-encased grounds, which are showcased by a large swimmer’s pool encircled by a sundeck, as well as a spacious cabana. There’s also an attached 1,075-square-foot garage with room for up to four vehicles.

Per the listing, which is held by Donovan Healey of Coldwell Banker Realty and comes with plans to build a new modern house on the site, the true value of the property lies in its land, location, and limitless potential. “Whether restored, reimagined or rebuilt entirely,” Healey said, “this is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to create a world-class estate in a setting rich with history and charm.”

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Most remembered for his harmonious voice and crinkly expression and, of course, his golden palomino pal Trigger, the Ohio native recorded hits such as Tumbling Tumbleweeds and Cool Water with the Sons of the Pioneers trio before getting his big break as the star of the 1938 film Under Western Stars. He went on to have his biggest hit as a solo artist in 1946 with My Chickashay Gal, and also took part in touring rodeos, marketed clothes and toys, and even had a restaurant chain named after him.

Rogers was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame twice, first in 1980 as a member of the original Sons of the Pioneers, and again in 1988 as an individual. In 2025, the U.S. Library of Congress added Happy Trails to the National Recording Registry, a list of audio recordings deemed “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.” Dale, who he married in 1947 and called his “sweetheart and hunting and fishing partner all wrapped up into one,” passed away three years after him in 2001. 

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