Home once owned by Howard Hughes sells for USD 1.35 million

A home once owned by billionaire Howard Hughes has sold for USD 1.35 million.

KNTV-TV reports the three-bedroom home located along a secluded desert road in Palm Springs, California, retains the style of the 1950s.

It features a lagoon-shaped pool, and comedian Bob Hope was once a neighbour.

The identity of the buyer was not immediately released.

Hughes, who was an aviation tycoon and film mogul, lived in hotels during the final years of his life. He was 70-year-old when he died in 1976.