Built by builder Julian Weinstock in 1960 is this expanded
Palmer & Krisel-designed home in Northridge College Estates, in the heart
of Northridge, California. With five bedrooms and three bathrooms in 2,260
square feet, this home includes a two-car garage on a 10,500 square-foot lot
and carries an asking price of $600,000.
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| Front entry |
Situated on a corner lot, the home fronts Lassen Street, a
four lane roadway, and Encino Avenue to the east, with a traffic signal in
front of the home. The two garage is accessed from Encino Avenue, leaving the
front yard area open, filled with mature palms, juniper shrubs, and healthy
turf. High windows line the façade of the home, and the original service porch enclosure
sits adjacent to the front door.
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| Living room - check out the subtle modernist tilt of the fireplace overmantle |
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| Living room |
The living and dining rooms sit at the rear of the home,
overlooking the backyard, while the kitchen and master bedroom sits at the
front. The original open beamed vaulted ceilings are still in place, adding
height and volume to the living areas. The living room is anchored by Krisel’s
signature modernist fireplace with a dramatic tilted over-mantle offering a
nice clean midcentury touch to the room. West-facing clerestory windows accent
the wall, while a light soffit spans the south wall of the living room and ties
into the dining room.
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| Dining room |
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| Dining room with living room beyond |
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| Kitchen |
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| Kitchen |
The dining room features a great pair of late 1970’s
chandeliers, and is separated from the living room by a divider with built-in
pocket doors. An original pass-through connects the dining room to the adjacent
kitchen, which was last updated at some point in the 1980s. Raised-panel oak
cabinetry is topped with white tile countertops, and older but functional
appliances round out the room.
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| Master bedroom |
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| Secondary bedroom |
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| Secondary bedroom |
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| Secondary bedroom and walkway to fifth bedroom addition |
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| Secondary bedroom |
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| Secondary bedroom |
The master bedroom features original clerestory windows and
narrow, linear windows allowing lots of natural light to fill the room. No
photos of the master or secondary bathrooms were provided. The secondary
bedrooms are split form the master at the east end of the home, and a fifth
bedroom addition and third bathroom addition sit at the northeast corner of the
home.
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| Back of home |
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| Backyard |
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| Backyard |
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| Covered patio and back of home |
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| Covered patio and backyard |
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| Built in barbeque off of living room |
The backyard is large, open an grassy, with a covered patio
located adjacent to the living room, A built in brick barbeque and low wall
with planters surround the covered patio. Large mature Italian cypress shrubs
surround the perimeter of the backyard, and a pair of RV gates on the east side
of the yard allow access to the space.
Northridge College Estates offers great midcentury homes on
huge lots, and this property presents some great vintage features for those who
don’t mind a little traffic.
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