$1.5 Million Homes in California
An Arts-and-Crafts bungalow in Pasadena, a 1978 ranch house in Solvang and a 1903 Edwardian home in Berkeley.
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Charmaine David
Pasadena | $1.45 Million
A three-bedroom, three-bathroom 1906 Arts-and-Crafts bungalow, on a 0.2-acre lot
Bungalow Heaven is an apt name for this neighborhood, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the California Register of Historic Places. The 16 blocks that make up the district are lined with Arts-and-Crafts bungalows that represent some of the finest examples of the style, and many including this one are in remarkably good condition.
The Gamble House, one of the countrys best-known Arts-and-Crafts houses, is about two miles away, as are the Rose Bowl and the Pasadena Museum of History. Downtown Los Angeles is a 20-minute drive, and the studio complexes in Burbank are about 15 minutes away.
Size: 2,176 square feet
Price per square foot: $666
Indoors: The house is set back from the street behind a privacy hedge, with a sage-green facade, pops of deep red on the windows and a covered porch that shelters the front door.
Beyond the threshold is an airy great room that includes a seating area with a windowed nook and a dining area with space for a long table.
Just off the entry, behind glass doors, is the original living room. Now used as a den, it has a fireplace decorated with Arts-and-Crafts medallions and flanked by cabinetry with leaded-glass doors.
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