2158 W. 24th STDoes anybody remember this listing? It's baaaaccccckkkkkk! After a couple of false starts, we're finally marketing in earnest.
Kinney Heights Craftsman Retreat![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_uPMFD_8WgFvkyeAoylO7Z1wrtnUWPpwfKI5m059X6ACP7sePZz8NQCidS48aIZiC2DCNgHlDECoR5G74hzqQQDFLUEvWtwnr7PnX6Le-LzssOfkqOMuChOi6kLdBEa7jNrNfUHUfujgWHd2o7miWRxfL0=s0-d)
A broad, recessed dormer and a bold two-story bay punctuate this dynamic early Craftsman form, with generous, extended eaves and supple rafters. The delightful complexity continues inside with substantial, successive, detail-rich rooms, each with dual exposure. Dramatic interplays of volume persist on the second floor with soaring, lancet-shaped cove ceilings, and an intimate, tree top sleeping porch. Sophisticated kitchen, with pantries, recycled glass tile backsplash, and superb linoleum inlay floor, opens onto a
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mature acacia tree, providing beautifully filtered ambiance, and picturesque sightline.
An unusually generous lot size, bolstered by an exceptionally wide frontage, is made even more pronounced by a relatively small building footprint. An unrivaled, outdoor life inducing green space results. The front garden is landscaped with live oaks, toyon, coral bells, lilacs and a host of California natives and climate-suited
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Mediterranean plants. Gravel mulch gives way to thick shows of wildflowers in spring. Stonework and a dry-stream bed by Pasadena firm Urban Organics capture and keep rainwater. The rear garden boasts a second arroyo, an Italian fountain, and meandering paths dividing beds stocked with apple, apricot and plum trees underplanted with roses, sage and lavender. At the rear is a raised bed for vegetables and a two-story carriage house with room for dirty play downstairs and a studio above.
2158 W. 24th ST 900183 beds, 1.5 baths
1,712 square feet
Year built: 1906
Lot size: 58 x 150
Lot Area: 8,700
$690,000
[Editor's note: sold]
Labels: The Dearly Departed
1 Comments:
Gorgeous! Not sure if I like the choice of roofing, but the grounds and charm certainly make up for it.
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