Located in southwest Whittier is this fantastic opportunity
to acquire a one-owner Palmer & Krisel-designed midcentury home. With four
bedrooms and two bathrooms in 1,344 square feet and a two car garage sited on a
5,100 square-foot lit, the asking price of this efficient piece of modernist
architecture is $398,000.
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| Front of garage |
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| Side entry - check out that nifty vintage mailbox! |
The exterior of the home maintains its original lines, with
the only visible update being the large coach light adjacent to the original
garage door. The front yard appears to be meticulously maintained, with a crisp
green lawn accented with base plantings along the garage and a hedgerow at the
front of the home. Entry to the home is located along the south side of the property, lined with rose trees and well-manicured plantings.
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| Living room - fireplace and steel surround is original, bricks and hearth are not |
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| Dining room |
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| Dining and living |
Inside, the living and dining rooms face the small backyard
through large open windows and clerestories. The original steel-framed floating
fireplace is still in place, anchoring he living room, however red brick has
been added as a hearth and to the left of the fireplace box, which would have
originally contained one-inch mosaic tilework.
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| Kitchen, complete with pegboard cabinetry and vintage bullet light |
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| Kitchen |
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| Laundry |
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| Breakfast nook - check out that floor! |
The kitchen and laundry room sit adjacent to the dining room
along the north side of the home, and are near mint as they were in 1955. The original
pegboard cabinetry with saucer pulls is still intact, as is Krisel’s signature
speckled tile countertop. The appliances have all been updated with newer white
replacements, which seem to work well with the original-ness of the room, and
an original bullet light fixture completes the space. The breakfast nook sits adjacent
to the kitchen, finished with brick veneer and wood paneling, and multi-colored
VCT floor appears to be original.
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| Bedroom |
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| Bedroom |
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| Original paneling at bedroom |
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| Bath |
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| Bedroom |
The bedrooms all contain their original open beamed wood
ceilings with natural finish, original windows and mahogany paneling. The baths
have been updated over time with simple, white tilework and fixtures which work
for the diminutive space.
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| Side yard with original clothesline |
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| Backyard and covered patio |
The side yard contains a small patch of turf and a vintage
clothesline, along with lush, well-maintained plantings surrounding the perimeter
of the yard. The rear yard off the living and dining rooms is essentially a
large patio space, mostly covered to minimize the western sun, surrounded with
raised planters and lush plantings at the perimeter of the space.
One-owner Palmer & Krisel homes are becoming rarer and
rarer these days, and the amount of care this home has had over the last
sixty-one years is impressive. Be sure to jump on this one before its gone.
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