2098 Crescent Drive
Altadena, CA 91001
Asking Price: $2,795,000
5 bedrooms / 5 bathrooms
On nearly half an acre sits Casa Andalusia, a beautiful 5 bedroom Spanish-colonial home with Moorish influences. On a street and in a neighborhood with a treasure trove of architecturally significant and simply gorgeous homes, Casa Andalusia might just take the cake.
The home was built in 1926 and is just a stone’s throw from Altadena’s very own Millionaire’s Row. In the late 1800s and early 1900s, the area became attractive to publishing magnates, some of whom you probably recognize from your own childhood: Andrew McNally, William Armiger Scripps, and William Kellogg.
In fact, Casa Andalusia was designed by Maurice Swetland. Swetland was the son of a pioneering publisher from New York responsible for American Architect magazine, which was the premiere architecture magazine in the United States from 1878 to 1938. The magzine helped bring to prominence several of Los Angeles’s best known architects including Frank Lloyd Wright, Lloyd Wright, Richard Neutra, Paul Williams, and Rudolph Schindler.
Inside the home you will be immediately taken in by the original details and period finishes including Saltillo tile flooring, wrought iron railing, original wall sconces, and the seriously impressive cathedral-beamed ceiling in the living room.
The loggia opens on all four sides, which lets in plenty of light, and also one side is open to the garden.
The formal dining room sits between the loggia and a den.
The den is the perfect place to take in the peaceful views, get a bit of work done, or lay back, relax and read a book.
The spacious kitchen boasts a center island, soapstone countertops, and the vintage beauty and charm of its time but with the all the convenience of today’s higher end kitchens.
There’s also a comfortable family room with a wet bar, built-in bookshelves, and easy outdoor access.
The home has a great layout, with a guest bedroom and two baths downstairs.
Upstairs you will find four of the bedrooms, including this swanky and large master with its own private patio space.
The en suite bath has been beautifully maintained over the years, with only the best upgrades so as not to diminish the home’s unique and timeless character.
Three more bedrooms on the second floor each contain their own quirks and charms.
The estate, as you might have guessed, also has incredible outdoor entertaining spaces.
There are multiple patios with no less than three outdoor fireplaces, plus this large grassy yard.
And this show-stopping newer pool that will be the ultimate hangout spot for you, your family, and friends during the warmest months of the year. Luckily, even during the summer, Altadena does not often get above 90 degrees and there’s usually that cool mountain breeze creating that perfect 80°-ish pool day weather.
The home also boasts a three car garage and a greenhouse. Casa Andalusia is a gorgeous, incredible once-in-a-lifetime, and not to mention romantic, opportunity to live in an exclusive and flourishing enclave of Altadena. The estate possesses the kind of beauty that must be seen to be believed.
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If you would like to view Casa Andalusia or find other amazing homes for sale in Altadena, or anywhere in Los Angeles, call me today at (937) 243-2349 or email me at tatiana.tensen@sothebyshomes.com.
Listing provided courtesy Rob Kallick, Sotheby’s International Realty.
