Sold on
8/24/2007 for
$950,000
2415
Catherine
in
Altadena
California is a
3
bedroom
2
bath home with
2293
SqFt.
This home has been described as,
Built in 1932, this home was built by a Cal Tech professor and is a fantastic example of an English Cotswold design. The two story manor house is made of slump stone and weeping mortar joints, complete with a high-pitched slate roof, copper gutters and downspouts and casement windows. The home features 3 bedrooms and 2 baths, a complete fire/security system 3 fireplaces, 2 indoor and 1 outdoor, a spa, plenty of built in cabinetry, hardwood maple flooring, period lighting throughout, custom landscaping, a fantastic kitchen and a detached two car garage. The home is bolted to the foundation, has reinforcement rods in the walls and chimney struts. The slump stone block walls are filled with porcelain pebbles creating an insulating effect which keeps the first floor temperate year-round. The home has been home to many interesting people including a commercial actor, an associate director of Days of Our Lives, a local TV news reporter and relatives of a famous hotelier.
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