Home of the Day: An Arts and Crafts showcase in Altadena
The Howell House in Altadena puts the characteristics of the Craftsman style on full display with its wide front porch made of decorative clinker brick. Inside, rooms feature finely crafted wooden window surrounds, moldings, built-in bookcases and beamed ceilings.
The dining room showcases a built-in china cabinet with leaded glass doors, a built-in buffet and a plate rail. Built-in leaded glass bookcases line the walls of the library.
Address: 1255 Morada Place, Altadena 91001
Price: $1.5 million
Built: 1912
House size: 3,295 square feet, four bedrooms, three full bathrooms, one half-bath
Lot size: 15,544 square feet
Features: Sunroom, living room and library fireplaces, basement, yard, patios, gardens, stone path, artist’s studio attached to a two-car garage, mountain views.
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About the area: The median sale price for single-family homes in the 91001 ZIP Code in September was $615,000, based on 44 sales, according to CoreLogic. That was a 1.7% increase in median price from September 2014’s.
Agents: Ted Clark, (626) 817-2123, and Heather Lillard, (626) 792-4420, John Aaroe Group
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