Built in 1961 by the Drogin Construction Company is this fairly
original midcentury modern Palmer & Krisel-designed home in San Diego’s
Clairemont community. With four bedrooms and two bathrooms in 1,616 square
feet, this home sits on a 9,000 square-foot canyon view lot and carries an
asking price of $895,000.
The east-facing home provides a moderate-sized front yard,
with a variety of landscape materials found throughout the yard. The
flat-roofed attached two-car garage sits closest to the street, while the gable
end of the home is setback. The original clerestory and aluminum-framed windows
are still in place, and concrete block accents sit adjacent to the front door.
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| Entry and living room |
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| Living room |
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| Dining room |
The entry leads into the linear living and dining rooms,
which spans between the front and rear of the home. The vaulted, open-beamed ceilings
are still in place, complimented by newer similarly-toned wood floors. Interestingly,
this particular Krisel home does not provide a fireplace in the living room,
allowing for the great room to function with great flexibility.
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| Dining room and kitchen |
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| Kitchen |
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| Kitchen |
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| Kitchen |
The kitchen sits open and adjacent to the current dining
room, with original wooden cabinetry and salmon-colored tile counters. The
appliances have been updated over time, and most likely a row of upper cabinets
were removed from the divider between the kitchen and dining area for a more
open feel. A simple globe pendant light gives the room a great period look, and
everything still appears as fresh and functional as it did in 1961.
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| Master bedroom |
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| Master bedroom |
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| Master bath |
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| Secondary bedroom |
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| Guest bath |
Three of the four bedrooms are all clustered along the north
side of the home, with the fourth bedroom sited at the front of the home. The
master bedroom and bath both lie at the back of the home, overlooking the
backyard. The master bath is mostly original, with mint-looking tub surround
and vanity, while the guest bath maintains an identical original look with
well-preserved fixtures and lighting.
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| Backyard |
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| Back of home and backyard |
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| Backyard views |
The home backs up to Stevenson Canyon, with a large, flat
lot providing fairly open views due to no rear fence. A simple brick patio sits
off of the kitchen and dining rooms, and several large, mature trees frame the
space and provide shade. Like the front, the back yard provides an opportunity
to customize and install a water-conserving modernist landscape.
This home has lots of fun original details, character and features,
with the potential for this to be a great time capsule home. Hopefully the next
owner will maintain these details and enjoy them as much as the current owners
obviously have.
