There’s no denying the appeal of having an edible garden, n’est-ce pas? What isn’t too appealing, however, is the extensive amount of time, grunt-work and planning that usually has to be done in order to get a garden established and productive. But luckily for some aspiring gentleman or gentlewoman farmer in the market for a home in L.A.’s Altadena community, a listing has just sprouted up for sale with all the various necessary elements, from raised planter beds to irrigation systems and berms, already in place. There’s even a spacious chicken coop!
Located a few blocks north of the Altadena Town and Country Club, the property’s home was designed by high society architect A. Burnside Sturges in 1918. Sited behind iron gates, the Prairie style residence is fronted by a porte-cochere and lengthy step-up patio. A stained-glass door with Frank Lloyd Wright-style design opens to the living room, anchored by a formidable Batchelder fireplace and lined with wood-framed casement windows. A pair of glass doors at one end leads to the dining room with box beam ceilings, a built-in china cabinet, and period light fixtures.
Adjacent to the dining room is the updated kitchen, which has been outfitted with deep cobalt cabinetry, high-end appliances, including a Sub-Zero refrigerator and Wolf range, a hammered zinc range hood, subway tiled walls and black walnut butcher block countertops. Along with a lengthy breakfast bar, it’s got a curving built-in leather banquette.
At the center of the 2,732-square-foot home is an skylight-topped atrium that separates the public spaces from the bedrooms, of which there are four, including an expansive primary suite that encompasses an extra room suitable for use as a nursery or office.
A set of glass doors opens from the dining room to the back porch, beyond which beckons a sizable swimming pool and spa, surrounded by the aforementioned spectacular gardens. In addition to the meticulously designed organic fruit and vegetable beds and hen house, the half-acre grounds are graced with meandering stone paths, old growth trees, and a stacked masonry koi pond.
Listed with Dhari Thein of Deasy Penner Podley, the urban retreat is asking $2.4 million.
-
Image Credit: Erik Grammer -
Image Credit: Erik Grammer -
Image Credit: Erik Grammer -
Image Credit: Erik Grammer -
Image Credit: Erik Grammer -
Image Credit: Erik Grammer -
Image Credit: Erik Grammer -
Image Credit: Erik Grammer -
Image Credit: Erik Grammer -
Image Credit: Erik Grammer -
1171744881
Image Credit: Erik Grammer -
Image Credit: Erik Grammer