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Key Details
Sold Price $2,270,000
Property Type Single Family Home
Sub Type Detached
Listing Status Sold
Purchase Type For Sale
Square Footage 2,812 sqft
Price per Sqft $807
Subdivision Kensington
MLS Listing ID 230017556
Sold Date 01/08/24
Style Detached
Bedrooms 5
Full Baths 3
HOA Y/N No
Year Built 1928
Lot Size 7,084 Sqft
Property Description
Classic Kensington Spanish! In the very desirable north end this timeless two story home is what Kensington is all about! A VERY STRONG CANDIDATE FOR HISTORIC DESIGNATION per a recent report by an historian! Entering through the grand front door you are immersed in the very spacious living room with vaulted wood ceiling and a centerpiece fireplace. The formal dining room comes next with an adjacent well laid out kitchen. Across the hall is a comfortable family room with built ins and sliding Pella doors to the rear patio. The large informal eating area next to the kitchen and overlooking the patio could also function as a second family area or possibly become part of a new kitchen! Two bedrooms and a bath complete the ground floor plan. Up the tile trimmed staircase three more bedrooms await. Two guest rooms plus a full bath and...a grand main suite with full bath, fireplace, a lovely view balcony and an office space. All in all five bedrooms or four plus a spacious office. The well manicured front yard invites you to this impressive home. The rear garden area area offers yard space, patios and a work shed all contained in a charming private area. There is even room for a small pool! The north end of Kensington is highly coveted and this home should check a lot of boxes for the discerning buyer. For some historical references to this home we offer this. The “Color House” at 5274 Marlborough Drive featured prominently in newspaper ads of the day, with builder Forbes using it as a model home. See supplement...
Built in 1928 by Forbes, and designed by John Byer, the model home was furnished by the H.L. Benbough Furniture Company, and incorporated colorful Mexican tiles on the stairs and in the bathrooms, a novelty for the day in which bathrooms were usually a “sanitary” white. At the same time, appliance stores began selling refrigerators and stoves in non-white colors, and it is presumed that the original fixtures of this house were other than white. About 1926 a national “Red Seal Plan of Electric Wiring” was being touted across the country. Electric home wiring was fairly new and unregulated, leading to many house fires. San Diego Consolidated Gas & Electric (forerunner of SDG&E) took out many newspaper ads about the “comfort and convenience” of Red Seal wiring, which was essentially wiring done to a rudimentary code and inspected by an authorized electrician. Forbes ensured that the Color House had the Red Seal of approval, which he emphasized in its marketing.
Location
State CA
County San Diego
Community Kensington
Area Normal Heights (92116)
Zoning 1
Rooms
Family Room 15x13
Master Bedroom 27x13
Bedroom 2 12x11
Bedroom 3 13x12
Bedroom 4 13x10
Bedroom 5 17x8
Living Room 27x16
Dining Room 12x12
Kitchen 12x12
Interior
Heating Natural Gas
Fireplaces Number 2
Fireplaces Type FP in Living Room, FP in Master BR
Equipment Dishwasher, Disposal, Dryer, Range/Oven, Washer
Appliance Dishwasher, Disposal, Dryer, Range/Oven, Washer
Laundry Closet Full Sized
Exterior
Exterior Feature Stucco
Garage Attached
Garage Spaces 2.0
Fence Full
Roof Type Tile/Clay
Total Parking Spaces 4
Building
Story 2
Lot Size Range 4000-7499 SF
Sewer Sewer Connected
Water Public
Architectural Style Mediterranean/Spanish
Level or Stories 2 Story
Others
Ownership Fee Simple
Acceptable Financing Cash, Conventional
Listing Terms Cash, Conventional
Pets Description Yes
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Kobe Zimmerman
Berkshire Hathaway Home Services California Properties
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Bought with Scott W Aurich • Pacific Sotheby's International Realty