2529 Marengo Ave, Altadena, CA 91001

Property Description

This Tudor Revival needs extensive restoration to bring out the shine. But you'll be working with original materials, not someone else's remodel. Spacious public rooms, formal yet comfortable, allow for gracious entertaining. Light streams in through multi-light French doors and casement windows to reveal vaulted ceilings in the living and dining rooms, a raised-hearth fireplace (non-functioning), original oak floors and beautiful, hammered door and window hardware. Original breakfast room, now used as an office, features a bay of wood casement windows. The kitchen, small by today's standards, can easily be expanded by using some of the adjacent, large service porch. A wide hallway w/ ample storage serves three bedrooms, all quite large, each with a walk-in closet. The lovely front porch is the perfect place for morning coffee. A Ca. basement houses the furnace and water heater and provides access to the crawlspace, something a contractor will appreciate. This home is set back from the street on a large 9,100 square foot lot. Mature foliage, including California live oak trees, provides a great canvas. While not for the faint of heart, this home offers a rare opportunity for an authentic restoration in keeping with the many nearby historic estates.