Now gracing the market in Los Feliz is a lovely Spanish Colonial Revival built in 1930. Located north of Los Feliz Boulevard a few blocks west of the Crystal Springs Drive entrance to Griffith Park, the tile-roofed residence is largely hidden from the views of passers-by behind tall hedges and an imposing pair of wooden gates. This is a bit of a shame, as the home’s approach and front façade is quite a treat for the eye, with an attractive flagstone path, charming fountain, and colorful painted tiles—but hey, at least there are listing photos.
Measuring in at 2,253 square feet, the two-story residence contains three bedrooms, two bathrooms, kitchen, formal living and dining rooms, and a study. Character features include an elegant magnesite staircase with wrought iron railing, barreled ceilings, hardwood floors, French doors and windows, archways, a gas fireplace, built-in shelving and niches, and antique sconces and chandeliers.
Moving outside, the property has a terraced back patio with fountain and built-in seating, mature deodar cedar, silk floss, and palm trees, and a detached structure divided into two sections, with the larger portion serving as a two-car garage, and the smaller section geared toward use as an artist’s or writer’s studio.
On a 7,639-square-foot lot, 3783 Effingham Place is listed with Boni Bryant and Joe Reichling of Compass at an asking price of $1.775 million. Open house is scheduled for 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday.
Comments
Beautiful updates to the kitchen and bathrooms.
By BingoWest on 12.11.19 9:04am
overall a nice house. I’d want to focus on some details to bring a little more interest = strip the white paint off the details around the fireplace, strip as many interior doors as possible and bring to a nice stained wood (makes them pop a little) and then maybe add some subtle color here and there. I know the all white look is popular with flippers/stagers because its fast and easy and clean but once you move in, I think a little more warmth can make a big difference. Unless you have amazing art work which most people do not have.
By LAoneWay on 12.11.19 9:58am
The ultimate Blank Slate…
By BingoWest on 12.11.19 9:58am
This is one of the rare Spanish colonials built in the 1930s without wooden beams in at least the living room. I wonder if it had them originally and were removed
By mrjim1 on 12.11.19 10:39am
I’m going to guess not since the ceiling appears to be coved all around.
By kcp1 on 12.11.19 8:44pm
White everything… *sigh
The exterior is nice
By mrjim1 on 12.11.19 10:36am
Great bones. That is a lot of interior white for a vintage Spanish. Needs tile, tile and tile.
And throw some tile on that precast fountain in the front.
By Cleavon Little on 12.11.19 10:37am
It’s alright. Nothing special.
By Topaz113 on 12.11.19 5:08pm
Jesus. Was there a sale on white paint at Home Depot? Terrible. These classic houses were warm, inviting, charming. Not one of those words described this mess.
By All I Wanted Was A Pepsi on 12.12.19 5:22am
Thankfully, that’s easily fixable. People shopping for homes should be grateful when owners make unforced errors like this – it may dissuade rich people without much patience or vision, but it provides an opportunity for others who can see through superficial defects and imagine how good a place can look with simple fixes such as re-painting some rooms.
By MyrnaMinkoff on 12.12.19 1:46pm
but they painted right over the vintage tile fireplace! UGH
By All I Wanted Was A Pepsi on 12.12.19 4:53pm
My eyes…. oh… my eyes!!!
Cool place overall.
By subaruwrx on 12.12.19 9:41am
Warning: the interior causes snow blindness.
By enter ranting on 12.16.19 2:10pm