Built in 1956 is fronting Chatsworth Street in Granada Hills,
CA is this Palmer & Krisel-designed home new to the market. With three
bedrooms and two bathrooms in 1,392 square feet, this expanded home includes a
detached two car garage on a 7,700 square-foot lot with an asking price of
$449,950.
The floor plan is one that we’ve seen before in several
other locations within the San Fernando Valley. The kitchen sits on the east
end of the home, a family/dining room and the master bedroom and bathrooms up
front, secondary bedrooms and living area at the rear. The front yard is fenced
off from the street, and includes a grassy lawn, a few small shrubs and a tall,
lone pine tree near the sidewalk.
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| Dining/family room at front of home |
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| Dining/family room at front of home - archway is definitely not original |
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| Kitche |
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| Kitchen |
With pink rose carpeting and original open beamed vaulted ceilings,
there’s some great retro charm to this midcentury home. The family/dining room
sits just off the entry, and is open to the original kitchen on the east side
of the home, with a portion of the original demising wall between the two
removed. The cabinetry in the kitchen is original, but counters have been
updated with granite which gives a slight unexpected contrast in design styles
& eras. The original clerestories above the kitchen cabinets are still in
place, allowing natural light to flow into the space.
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Living room
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Living room and dining/family room
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| Addition and living room |
The original living room sits at the rear of the home, and
now opens to the rear addition. Once overlooking the backyard through
floor-to-ceiling windows, the openings now access the addition altering the
flow of the space. The original modernist fireplace has been ‘traditional-ized’
with a mantle and formal surround, replacing what most-likely was stacked block
matching the block accents on the front of the home.
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| Master bedroom |
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| Master bathroom |
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| Guest bath with original sinks, counters and tub |
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| Secondary bedroom |
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| Secondary bedroom |
The master and secondary bedroom on the west side of the
home both retain their original clerestory windows, covered with thick curtains
to block out any intruding sunlight. The guest bath contains the original rose-colored
American Standard Pullmans and bath tub, along with original marble counters
over updated cabinetry. The master bathroom has been updated with clean,
non-modernist materials.
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| Back yard |
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| Backyard |
The diminutive south-facing backyard contains a small grassy
area and a mature shade tree, along with a small raised patio area. The remainder
of the yard is occupied by the rear yard detached garage and addition on the
rear of the home.
There’s still some nifty original features on this property,
along with some areas that need a little attention, but there’s great bones on
this one and could make a relatively easy restoration.
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