838 Morse ST, San Jose, CA 95126
- $4,000,000
- 4
- BD
- 3
- BA
- 3,474
- SqFt
Listing courtesy of Andy Sweat from KW Bay Area Estates. 408-802-3540
- List Price
- $4,000,000
- MLS#
- ML82063057
- Status
- ACTIVE
- Property Type
- res
- Bedrooms
- 4
- Total Bathrooms
- 3
- Full Bathrooms
- 3
- Sqft. of Residence
- 3,474
- Lot Size
- 20,000
- Listing Area
- Central San Jose
- Year Built
- 1926
Property Description
Designed in 1926 by renowned architect Louis Christian Mullgardt, the Charles D. Stevens Estate is a singular, romantic Rose Garden residence. Believed to be Mullgardt's final residential work, 838 Morse carries the intimacy and imagination of late-career work by the architect of the Court of the Ages, de Young Museum & Stanford's Lou Henry Hoover House. Old-growth redwood timbers stand proud of the walls in posts, lintels and diamond cross-bracing, forming an architectural exoskeleton. Inside, pine-clad walls, ceilings and motifs continue that language. French doors recur like a refrain, opening to light, air and garden views. Nearly 3,500 SF on a 20,000 SF parcel offers scale rare in the Rose Garden. At its heart, a 40' x 20' great living and dining room rises beneath 12-foot ceilings, anchored by a substantial fireplace & French doors on 3 sides. Service bells, mechanical call box, skeleton keys, butler's pantry and hidden spiral stair reward closer inspection. In 1969, prominent local architect Pierre Prodis & wife Carol became only its second owners, raising four children here. Nearly 100 years later, 838 Morse feels authored: original, atmospheric and alive with architectural imagination. Not frozen in time. Not asking for reinvention. Ready for its next great love affair.
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Additional Information
- Age
- 100
- Amenities
- Garden Window, High Ceiling, Walk-in Closet, Other
- Bathroom Features
- Full on Ground Floor, Showers over Tubs - 2+, Stall Shower, Tile
- Bedroom Description
- Primary Bedroom on Ground Floor, Walk-in Closet
- Cooling System
- None
- Family Room
- Separate Family Room
- Fence
- Fenced Back
- Fireplace Description
- Wood Burning
- Floor Covering
- Hardwood
- Foundation
- Concrete Slab, Other
- Garage Parking
- Detached Garage
- Heating System
- Forced Air, Gas
- Laundry Facilities
- Dryer, Inside, Washer
- Living Area
- 3,474
- Lot Size
- 20,000
- Neighborhood
- Central San Jose
- Other Rooms
- Formal Entry, Utility Room
- Other Utilities
- Public Utilities
- Roof
- Wood Shakes / Shingles
- Sewer
- Sewer - Public
- Style
- Bungalow
- Unincorporated Yn
- Yes
- View
- Neighborhood
- Zoning
- R1-8
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