Built in 1955 by the Alexander Construction Company is this
1,688 square-foot Palmer & Krisel-designed home in the famed Corbin Palms
Development, the same neighborhood Krisel himself once called home. With an
enlarged family room at the front of the home and a sunroom off of the rear
patio, this home includes four bedrooms and two bathrooms on a 10,200
square-foot lot with an in ground pool with an asking price of $650,000.
The exterior of the home is finished in a combination of
board and batten and stucco, and the garage includes the original single-panel door.
A waist high brick veneer has been added at some point over the years to the lower
portion of the stuccoed façade, and the original windows have been updated with
mullioned white vinyl replacements.
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| Living room |
The living room is oriented towards the back of the home,
overlooking the backyard and attached sunroom. The original stone veneered
fireplace is the centerpiece of the living room, and the original open, beamed
vaulted celotex ceilings are still in place.
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| Kitchen |
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| Living room and open kitchen |
The kitchen has been pushed to the back corner of the home
where the dining room was once located to make a larger space for the
forward-facing and expanded family room and new dining area. The original
clerestories are all still in place, allowing for plenty of natural light to
enter the space. The cabinetry is a light, raised panel topped with granite
countertops. The relocated kitchen opens to the living room, which eliminates
all spatial delineation and privacy within the living areas of the home, with
the exception of one lone wall supporting the original utility run and soffit.
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| Expanded family room |
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| Family room and kitchen |
The expanded family room borders the carport, but does not
provide access; rather a sliding glass door has been added to the side yard for
access. One great feature about the addition is that the added ceilings mimic
and reflect the original beamed celotex ceilings found throughout the rest of
house, an important detail in establishing consistency.
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| Secondary bedroom |
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| Secondary bedroom |
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| Master bedroom |
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| Bathroom |
The bedrooms are in their original configurations, with the
master at the front of the home and the secondary bedrooms at the rear overlooking
the backyard. Both bathrooms have been updated in a fairly non-modernist style,
with overly ornate tilework, granite counters and raised panel cabinetry.
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| Pool and backyard |
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| Pool and backyard |
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| Patio |
The backyard features lots of patio space, with the swimming
pool separated and hidden from most of the yard with a tall hedgerow which
disguises the pool fence. A small grassy area is located on the south side of
the home, while a firepit sits just off of the living and sun rooms.
While the modifications made to this Corbin Palms homes doesn’t
quite reflect the intended modernist style of the property, it’s still a great
home with a great yard that is move-in
ready and can be restored and renovated over time.
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