Scott Williams Fine Homes

2014 Garden Street, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93105

$2,475,000
Property Type: Res Bedrooms: 5 Baths: 4 Square Footage: 3,940 Lot Size (sq. ft.): 13,939 Status: Closed
Current Price: $2,475,000 List Date: 10/08/2017 Last Modified: 6/05/2023

Description

A. Page Brown, FAIA, 1895. One of the five Santa Barbara “cottages” known as historic Crocker Row, its combination of old-fashioned graciousness and contemporary livability seems destined for making memories. The big rooms, large hallways, front and back staircases, sliding wood doors, solid construction—all pitch perfect 1895—invite stories. The landscape of mature greenery, shade trees, and pathways that unfold around the two-story home promises time for gardening, dining, and just breathing. Typical of late-nineteenth century Victorian-era design, social edicts regulating movement throughout are well-represented within the five bedroom, four bathroom house.

Supplements: Smaller, special spaces abound within the design thus augmenting the importance of the larger public/private spaces. Combined with oversized bedrooms, bathrooms, large living and dining areas, each room adds a larger spectrum of opportunities, charm, and more flexibility in how people choose to inhabit and use the home. These spaces include a generous foyer, two glass-walled sun rooms, a breakfast room with a butler's pantry, a private upstairs library, and even a finished attic, together creating a sunny, elegant ambiance throughout the 3,940-square-foot dwelling. An extra serving of doors provides plenty of light and ventilation, and even better, these sometimes surprisingly located openings allow choices in path of travel, making life both more efficient ... and more fun. Additionally, the sixteen foot tall ceilings on the first floor add extra volume to the already spacious rooms. The style of the aptly named Garden Street house is an eclectic Mission Revival style, seen in the simple, rectangular volume, the low hipped shingle-clad roof, and the front entry with its prominently arched, recessed portico flanked by blocky pilasters. What sets this house apart, however, are the extraordinary embellishments in plaster, hand painted reliefs, wood, and stone indoors and out, and prominence of the seemingly modernist chimney, all of which rendered in a level of craftsmanship that any Fine Homebuilding editor would admire. Under a lesser architect, such exuberant decoration might spoil the appetite, but not in the talented hands of A. Page Brown (1859 – 1896). First apprenticed to the renowned firm of McKim Mead and White, Brown introduced the Mission Revival style to Santa Barbara, thus establishing the city's distinctive identity and ensuring his own celebrity. Though Brown's career as an architect was short-lived, his contributions to the architectural record include the San Francisco Ferry Building and the California Pavilion at the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The placement of the house on its large lot is well-suited for entertaining and gardening. A generous setback from the street allows for ample opportunities in exercising horticultural skills. Native and drought-tolerant plants along with thirteen established fruit trees flank the front and rear of the property. The expansive backyard is large enough to accommodate a swimming pool.

More Information MLS# 17-3394

Location Info

District: 15 - SB/EAST OF STATE Street #: 2014 Street Name: Garden Street Suffix: Street State/Province: CA Postal Code: 93105 Compass Map: Santa Barbara Map Grid: O11 County: Santa Barbara Parcel Number: 025-331-016 Cross Street: Mission Development Name: Mission Add

Contract Info

Current Price: $2,475,000 Price: 2499000 Buyers Agent $/%: 2.5 Affordable Housing: No Begin Date: 2017-10-08 Status: Closed

Status Information

Financing: Cash Sold Date: 2017-11-17 Sold Price: $2,475,000 Under Contract Date: 2017-10-20

Property Information

TYP: Home/Estate Total Bedrooms: 5 Total Bathrooms: 4 Total Full Baths: 3 Total Half Baths: 1 Year Built: 1895 Total SqFt.: 3940 Source: Other/See Remarks Apx Lot SqFt: 13939 Within City Limits: Yes Total #Units: 1 Recurring Fees: No

Neighborhood/Schools

Neighborhood: 15 - Upper Eastside Elementary School: Roosevelt Junior High School: S.B. Jr. High School: S.B. Sr.

Remarks

Hot Sheet Comment: new Geo Lat: 34.43469 Geo Lon: -119.711506

Owner Info

Deposit: 3

Property Features

Condition: Excellent Style: Medit; Other Construction: Two Story; Outside Stairs Roof: Tile Foundation: Raised Exterior: Stucco Parking/Garage: Gar #2 Grounds/Landscaping: Lawn; Fruit Trees; Yard Irrigation T/O; Drought Tolerant LND Location/Topo: Upslope Rooms: Family Room; Lbry/Study; Patio Enclosed; Sun Room Dining: Breakfast Area; Dining Area; Formal; Nook Laundry: In Unit Amenities: Finished Attic; Pantry; Remodeled Bath; Remodeled Kitchen Appliances Included: Dishwasher; Gas Range; Gas Stove Fireplace(s): 2 Flr/Wdw Coverings: Hardwood Heating: Forced Air Zoning: R-1 Sales Excludes: Other Terms: Cash; Ctnl Pub Listing Details: Agt Related Prncpl

Room Information

Dining Room Level: First Remarks: Formal Living Room Level: First Kitchen Level: First Breakfast Room Level: First Pantry Room Level: First Primary Bedroom Level: Second Bedroom 2 Level: Second Bedroom 3 Level: Second Bedroom 4 Level: Second
Listing Office: Deasy Penner & Partners
Last Updated: June - 05 - 2023
2014 Garden Street, SANTA BARBARA, CA 93105- MLS# 17-3394
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