Situated in northwest Garden Grove, CA is this 1955 midcentury
Palmer & Krisel-designed home that is relatively new to the market. With
three bedrooms and two bathrooms in 1,211 square feet and a two car garage on a
7,200 square-foot lot this modernist home carries an asking price of $489,500.
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| Front yard |
The exterior of the home is in fairly original condition,
with not much significant alteration. The windows have been replaced with vinyl
over time, but are in proportion with the originals. The lot is grassy,
completely devoid of trees, ready for a water-conserving modernist makeover.
The original sweeping driveway leads to the front door and service porch
between the front of the home and detached garage.
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| Living room |
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| Living room |
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| Dining room |
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| Dining room |
The living and dining rooms sit at the rear of the home,
overlooking the backyard through hallmark Krisel walls of glass. Krisel’s
signature modernist fireplace anchors the living room, while open beamed
vaulted celotex add height and volume to the room. The dining room is open to
the dining room, and still features its original west-facing clerestory window.
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| Kitchen |
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| Kitchen |
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| Pantry/service porch |
The kitchen sits on the west side of the home, and contains
cabinetry that appears to have been updated at some point in the mid-1960s, which
is now vintage in its own right. The cabinets have been painted white over time,
and are topped with white three-inch tile counter tops and surrounded with
matching white appliances. A small walk-in pantry area sits at the end of the
kitchen, which would have been part of the original breakfast nook, now split between
the pantry and living room.
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| Master bedroom |
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| Master bath |
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| Secondary bedroom |
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| Secondary bedroom |
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| Guest bath |
All three bedrooms and both bathrooms sit on the east side
of the home, and retain their original layouts and vaulted ceilings. The
bathrooms have both been updated at some point within the last 30 years,
neither in a style that reflects the midcentury modern aesthetic of the home,
but both are clean and functional.
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| Backyard |
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| Backyard |
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| Backyard |
The backyard is like the front, devoid of trees and ready
for water conserving modernist makeover. A small concrete patio sits off of the
living room, and is topped with a wonderful vintage patio cover. The concrete
patio wraps around the west side of the home to the service porch at the front,
providing a convenience pass-through and storage area just off the garage.
This is a great little efficient modernist home that only
needs a few minor tweaks to make it shine, and could be a fantastic property
with minimal effort.
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