Sold on
4/13/2010 for
$1,310,000
820
Burleigh
in
Pasadena
California is a
3
bedroom
2
bath home with
1876
SqFt.
This home has been described as,
The Norton House-designed in 1954 by one of So. Calif.'s most celebrated contemp. architects Conrad Buff & Don Hensman. In many of their houses the curb view is hidden by site placement/landscaping.Here the house is hidden in a wooded arroyo w/a flowing stream. Thru simple lines, wood & glass the design connects w/ its surroundings enhancing the experience of the interior & exterior spaces. In every room the sights & sounds of the stream & gardens are experienced. The LR has an open beamed ceiling, wide hearth FPL & cork flrs. Glass doors lead to an inviting deck where the stream flows by & under a bridge that connects you to the lower gardens. The DR & Kit are open w/ access to a deck. The Mst Br has a beamed ceiling & a deck. The Mst BA has a wall of glass w/ vistas to a garden atrium & a sunken Roman tub.There are 2 more BRs & a BA. Since 1969 the current owners have preserved this archit. gem w/ little change to the orig. design that Conrad Buff and Don Hensman had conceived.
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