Details

Summary

  • 3,086sf home + 208sf auxiliary structure per the house plans and Town records
  • 4 bedrooms, including a master suite with walk-in closet, gas fireplace, private patio and skylights with electronic blackout shades
  • Two of the bedrooms are on the main floor
  • One of the bedrooms is secluded with its own entrance and full-bath, and can be closed off for privacy from the main house. An ideal “nanny-suite.”
  • 3 ½ bathrooms, one with a Jacuzzi tub
  • Office
  • Parlor
  • Great room with kitchen, walk-in pantry, eat-in-kitchen and large family room with high ceilings, gas fireplace, picture window and lots of natural lighting
  • Laundry room with ample storage
  • Formal dining room
  • Game or secondary family room on lower level
  • Technology-smart house with surround sound systems in master suite and family room, plus Russound multi-zone audio system, full CAT-V and Ethernet wiring, and alarm system.
  • Multiple air conditioning and heating zones
  • Kolbe and Kolbe dual pane windows throughout, except original ‘wavy’ glass in front bay window
  • Newer composition shingle roof
  • Lots size is 8,580SF per county records

Detailed Fact Sheet

The architectural drawings show a floor plan layout as follows:

Upper Level      429SF
Main Level    1,759SF
Lower Level      898SF
Main House    3,086SF
Auxiliary      +208SF
Total:        3,294SF

The home’s historic features:

  • The original porch lace brackets were duplicated through hand-crafting when the porch was extended.
  • Turned porch balustrade
  • Wood-surfaced porch
  • Distinctive Queen Anne hip roof in center
  • Wide, horizontal wood siding
  • Modest front maintained in spite of large square footage

Throughout the house:

  • Upgraded, 4-panel interior doors are prevalent
  • Baldwin hardware used extensively, mostly satin nickel finish
  • Kolbe and Kolbe, dual-pane windows in all but the original part of the house.
  • Soffit screening under gutter system to provide ventilation to the attic
  • Extensive architectural details of crown molding and high base board finishes
  • Red oak hardwood floors in main level living spaces
  • Future Smart System is the hub for the house with extensive CAT-V, Ethernet and Coax wiring.
  • Home security system with zone in house for added protection.
  • The finest materials and appointments throughout.

The parlor:

The parlor in a Victorian-style house is designed as a reception room where visitors can be received.  The parlors of old had no heat source in them and frequently included a faux fireplace set in the corner of the room.  Typically, set off from the main part of the house, visitors were not traditionally let into the ‘warmth’ of the home until they had earned the favor of the head of the house.  The parlor at 122 Johnson is all that as place to meet guests but can also be used as a peaceful retreat for reading and relaxing away from the main activities of the home.

Parlor features:

  • High ceilings
  • Leaded beveled glass front door with side lights and decorative transome,
  • Decorative moulding with an opening through sturdy columns to the formal dining room.
  • Serene views to the outside.

The half bath or powder room:

  • High-bead board wainscoting
  • Vessel sink
  • Tile floor
  • Privacy glass, double hung window
  • Full-height storage with adjustable shelving
  • Locked access to the back of the media cabinet
  • Hall leading to powder room
  • Coat closet plus close to nine feet of storage with shelves.

The kitchen:

  • U-line, temperature controlled Wine Captain refrigerator
  • Kitchen Aid stainless steel dishwasher
  • Kitchen Aid stainless steel trash compactor
  • Built-in GE Profile microwave/convection oven
  • GE Monogram sub-zero style with water purifier and cherry wood paneling
  • 4-burner professional Viking gas stove with ceramic tile back splash
  • Range hood with decorative cherry wood ornamentation
  • Cherry cabinets with pull out drawers, one display cabinet with beveled glass
  • Rope lighting above cabinets, task lighting and chandelier over island
  • Two sinks, each with garbage disposals create two work spaces
  • Large island with radius shape to promote easier conversation
  • Tunis-green veined granite slab work surfaces with double bull nose finish
  • Eat-in kitchen nook with picture window overlooking the garden view
  • Large, walk-in pantry

The laundry:

  • Space for side-by-side washer and dryer.
  • Extra drain
  • Outdoor lighting controls including one for Holiday lights
  • Abundant storage

The dining room:

  • Original bay window with ‘wavy’ glass
  • Built in hutch with pull-out drawers, granite slab, display cabinet and hand-crafted legs to give the appearance of separate furniture.
  • Columns add to the ambience of the room.
  • Large room with ample space for a large party
  • Separate exit to second front porch.
  • Functional cloud-shade silk valences

Great room / family room:

  • Complete open feeling with a wall of windows leading to serene back yard views.
  • Light infused room with vaulted ceilings
  • Double French doors leading to the back yard via elegant steps
  • Arched entry leading to dining room and entry way
  • Extensive use of crown moulding and 7″ base board
  • Custom window treatments all perfectly measured to be raised to the same height.
  • Both recessed and directional lighting to feature wall art.
  • Limestone faced, Heat-n-Glo gas fireplace with custom built mantle. Includes 3 levels of heat and blower controlled, all keypad operated, and can easily warm the entire room.
  • Multi-zone audio sound system. Individual controls in each of the rooms serviced to control, source and sound volume. One zone is outside. Centrally controlled in custom cabinet with pull out drawers to house media. Includes a Russound 6 zone, 4 central controller and amplifier.
  • 5-speaker surround sound system with subwoofer
  • Main level bedrooms and Full bath

The left wing:

  • Located on the main level, the left wing is a sleeping area.
  • Picture rails line the halls for family memorabilia.
  • Two bedrooms, tastefully carpeted, are separated by a cheery bathroom
  • One bedroom is a whimsy of designer paint, bold pink and zebra stripes
  • The other bedroom is a more mature, lavender with lace chair rail detail.

Upper level, master suite:

  • The master area is a retreat for solace.
  • Vaulted ceilings, skylights and double French doors windows leading to a large private patio make this truly a place to relax.
  • A vented gas fireplace adds warmth to the room
  • An individual A/C zone services the upper level.
  • You won’t even need a dresser with all of the built-in storage that is offered in both the walk-in closet and throughout the bedroom and bathroom areas.
  • Special pull out drawers in the cabinets include a velvet-lined drawer for jewelry.
  • The bathroom features dual sinks set in a granite slab counter and separate ‘water closet.’

The lower level:

  • Approximately 900+/-SF
  • It it you will find the utility closet, a separate Au Pair quarter, an office and a second family or game room.
  • The au pairs suite can be partitioned from the rest of the lower level with the pocket door.
  • It features a bedroom room with high wainscoting and an elegant chandelier, perfectly proportioned to the room.
  • The au pair bedroom has its own access to the outside.
  • There is storage shelving in the small hall separating the bedroom from the bathroom.
  • The bathroom includes a shower over tub, limestone slab counters, toilet and vanity.
  • The game room is the large enough to serve as the perfect hang out for a group of kids, or group of adults wanting to make a ruckus from the rest of the house. It can also be a wonderful huge hobby room.
  • Adjacent to the game room is an office. It could serve as a fifth bedroom if accompanied with an armoire. As an office, it is huge and set-off from the rest of the house to accomplish all of your tasks.
  • Access to the utility closet is through the office. It includes:
  • Two furnaces
  • 75 gallon water heater

Auxiliary structure:

  • There is a permitted auxiliary structure in the back yard.
  • It is two parts, one for storage the other could be used as you wish, as a play house, an artist studio or for whatever.

The Lot Size is 8,580sf per the county records.  But you will find the ‘feel’ of the back yard much larger.  The lot is perfectly framed with bays, oaks, and redwoods but without shadowing the lot.  It is rare to find so flat a lot on Johnson Avenue with this much acreage.  Enjoy the views, the easy walk to town and the seclusion that this small one-way block of Johnson Avenue has to offer.