Built in 1960 by builder George Heltzer is this time capsule
Palmer & Krisel-designed home in the neighborhood of Westridge Park,
located in Canoga Park in Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley. This 1,383
square-foot three bedroom, two bathroom home includes a two car garage and an
in-ground pool on a 7,500 square-foot lot with an asking price of $489,000.
The Westridge Park development contains traditional ranch
and Cinderella ranch homes along with Palmer & Krisel-designed contemporary
homes. Each home typically shares a singular driveway/curb cut with each other,
and the community was laid out with similar homes sharing a driveway with
another. This particular home doesn’t quite share it’s driveway with the home
next door, but is located adjacent to another Palmer & Krisel-designed
contemporary.
The exterior of the home features a slightly steeper raked
roofline than found on most other Krisel homes; however, other hallmarks are
there including the side entry garage, four-pane floor-to-ceiling windows and
an opened eave detail (seen on this home in front of the chimney). The front
yard is traditional and well-manicured, with mature shrubs and a lush full
lawn.
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| Living room |
Inside, this midcentury modern home looks as great as it did in 1960. The
living room sits at the front of the home, and features a sleek modernist
fireplace topped with a wood paneled-soffit extending over the entryway. A
vintage screen separates the entryway from the living room, flanked by three
columns that utilize Krisel’s signature parallel supports with a small square
board sandwiched between the tops and bottoms.
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| Dining room |
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| Breakfast nook and kitchen |
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| Kitchen |
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| Breakfast bar |
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| Kitchen |
The dining room sits opposite the living room and overlooks
the backyard through a hallmark four-pane window and glass slider. Adjacent to
the dining room is the original kitchen which also overlooks the backyard and
pool. All cabinetry is original unfinished wood, while the countertops are the
original 12” x 6” tiles. The cooktop and oven have been updated, but the pink
undermount sink is vintage, along with the chrome ring surrounding it.
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| Master bedroom |
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| Master bath |
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| Master bath |
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Secondary bedroom
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| Secondary bedroom |
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| Secondary bedroom - we hope this floating wall unit stays! |
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| Guest bathroom |
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| Guest bathroom |
The master bedroom sits at the front of the house, while the
secondary bedrooms sit at the front and rear corners of the home. All bedrooms
maintain their original footprints, and feature large, floor-to-ceiling windows
letting in lots of natural light. The bathrooms are just as vintage and pristine
as the kitchen, with original marble counters, pink Pullmans, and glass mosaic
tile surround around the pink tub in the hall bath. The master shower surround
appears to have been rebuilt at some point, but works with the style of the
home simple, white 3” tile.
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| Backyard and pool |
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| Pool and backyard patio |
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| Back of home |
The backyard contains lots of patio space and a vintage
in-ground pool. Shrubs and vegetation surround the perimeter of the
north-facing rear yard allowing for additional privacy. This near prefect time capsule
of a home will definitely not last long – hopefully the new owner will love it
as much as the previous owner appears to have.
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