Real Estate
1930s Fairy Tale Compound: New To Market In Berkeley
This Henry Gutterson-designed property with gardens, stone walkways, guest house and koi pond has a storybook feel.
BERKELEY, CA -- For home buyers turned off by "cookie-cutter" home designs, this property, new to the Berkeley market and priced at $1.595 million, could fill the bill.
Built in 1936 by revered San Francisco Bay Area architect Henry Gutterson, the residence offers a cozy, country-house feel with its multi-levels of terraces, garden setting, koi pond and guest quarters.
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- Address: 1355 Queens Rd, Berkeley, California
- Price: $1,595,000
- Square Feet: 2973
- Bedrooms: 4
- Bathrooms: 5 Baths
- Built: 1936
- Features: FAMILY COMPOUND, ARCHITECT DESIGNED country retreat.
- 1355 Queens, the main house, designed by the esteemed architect Henry Gutterson in 1936, is a redwood structure surrounded by gardens, stone pathways around a stunning mature oak. Kitchen designed by Bennett Christopherson in keeping with the original architecture opens to a sun-filled patio with koi pond.
- 1357 Queens, the charming garden cottage designed to complement the main house has beamed ceilings, tall windows, a fireplace, office and two sleeping lofts with two car garage below.
- Additional basement storage and laundry in both houses, 1355 also has an Au pair quarters, plus separate writers retreat at the back of the lot.
This listing originally appeared on realtor.com. For more information and photos, click here.
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