In Altadena, an quintessential Queen Anne Victorian-style house generally known as the Andrew McNally Home simply surfaced on the market at $3.5 million — fairly a bump from the $15,000 it price to construct again in 1887.
The itemizing follows a dramatic replace that made the kitchen and loos a bit extra trendy, however the basic house continues to be very a lot in contact with its nineteenth century opulence.
Designed by Frederick Roehrig, the eccentric, elegant property sits on Altadena’s Millionaire’s Row. It was constructed for publishing magnate Andrew McNally 133 years in the past, and in response to the Altadena Historic Society, McNally additionally constructed a personal railroad line that ran straight from Altadena Junction to the house.
The property covers three-quarters of an acre and enjoys a spot on the Nationwide Register of Historic Locations. Along with the primary residence, there’s a lushly landscaped aviary and a carriage home that tops a four-car storage.
Inside, carved woodwork, jeweled stained glass, bronze steam radiators and leaded glass home windows present dramatic interval appeal. Unfold throughout three tales are 9 bedrooms, six loos, seven fireplaces and 24 gasoline lamps.
A spotlight comes within the Turkish Room, a luxurious, weird, over-the-top house with ornate carvings and Arabic design patterns topped by a rotunda-style ceiling. Up prime, a three-story turret takes in views from the San Gabriel Mountains to the Pacific Ocean.
There’s additionally a lobby with a grand wooden staircase, a front room with a tile fire and a contemporary whitewashed kitchen with marble counter tops. Outdoors, flat, grassy lawns fill out the palm-topped grounds.
Teresa Fuller of Compass holds the itemizing.
