Historic Spanish Colonial Home for Sale in Phoenix’s Encanto-Palmcroft District Tops the Charts for Livability AND Aesthetic Panache
Built in 1931 for Lynn M. Laney, Maricopa County Attorney from 1917 to 1921, this brick-and-concrete home for sale in Phoenix truly evokes the Spanish Colonial Revival period from which it emerged. The ever-pleasing home style was minted by the 1915 Panama-California Exposition—a “fantasy city” built primarily using Spanish Colonial architecture—in Balboa Park, a shameless promotion of San Diego’s brand new direct line to New York via the Panama Canal. The classically European mixed so well with earthy local elements, it’s no wonder San Diego and the surrounding population quickly said si, si, si to arched windows and doors against smooth, flat walls; cantilevered, timber-framed balconies; and rounded, terra cotta tiles on the roof. Around the front door of this Encanto-Palmcroft example is a marvelous rendition of cast concrete emulating a stone archway with a scalloped apex; mature, well-placed trees and green lawns complete a perfect picture reminiscent of the tiny Spanish town San Diego once was.
With three bedrooms (one currently fitted with homemade shelves as an office), three bathrooms, living room with vaulted, beamed ceilings, family room, dining room and basement spread over 3,600 square feet, residents have no problem spreading out. Or feeling right at home whether relaxing in front of the beautiful living-room fireplace, entertaining in the formal, windowed dining room with handy wet bar, or bobbing in the exquisitely designed and landscaped salt-water Paddock pool and spa.
The newly renovated kitchen could star on the Food Network, and the equally fresh bathrooms in House Beautiful with their chic custom cabinetry, modern fixtures and retrospective designs. As part of the thoughtful, loving process of remodeling over the last several years, the wiring, plumbing, and heater/air were updated in 2005. Tile and wood flooring, French doors everywhere, architectural niches and stained glass are only some of the details finishing off the grand effect, the rich aesthetic immersion one gets in or around this fabulous home for sale in Phoenix right now.
The home is being offered at $1,600,000 as of the date of this post. Click Phoenix home for sale for the photos and description or call me on 602-620-6267. I'd be happy to show it to you.
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