A lot in Merito Vista
The house is one story on a gated lot of 0.51 acre in Old Las Palmas, with a heated pool and spa, a detached guest house at the back and a covered loggia that the living room opens onto. The listing calls the loggia mountain-view and says it has built-in heaters.
The county's tax record places the lot in Merito Vista, the tract Prescott T. Stevens subdivided in 1925. The city's 2018 survey describes its houses as chiefly Spanish Colonial Revival, with other period revivals and early California Ranch, and a 1929 Sanborn map shows buildings on only twelve of its parcels. The listing dates this house to 1938 and a remodel to 1960; the assessor gives 1960 as the year built. The listing says the original Spanish-inspired character survived the remodel and the updates since.
Rooms and the garden
Three bedrooms have their own baths, one of them opening to a private patio, and wood-framed French doors open most rooms to patios and gardens. The floors are tumbled travertine and wood, the living room has a fireplace, and the formal dining room has a wall of custom built-ins with a beverage refrigerator under the counter. The recently remodeled kitchen has a large island, quartz countertops and a covered breakfast patio. The guest house has a corner fireplace, a kitchenette and a closet area with a built-in desk.
At the street, the gate stands under a bougainvillea arch, with the house number on an oval plaque beside it.
