1617 Pleasant Way, Pasadena, CA 91105 - Official Michele Walman Real Estate

$2,980,000

The Thomas & Barbara Wirick House, Calvin Straub FAIA (1958). The home was designed as the influential USC professor was merging his practice with former students Conrad Buff and Donald Hensman- establishing the influential Pasadena architectural firm of Buff, Straub, & Hensman. It is described by the National Registry of… Read More Historic Places as one of the firm's definitive achievements in residential post and beam architecture...a composition of modules woven with lines (framing) and planes (walls). The upper entry level overlooks the double-height living and dining area which is comprised of large expanses of glazing and slender structural framing. An adjoining office/sitting room includes a hidden door to a storage area that was developed below the carport. A more recently added elevator that travels to both the 1st floor and carport is accessed via this space. Also on this level is the primary bedroom suite, which opens out to the living room below and is privatized by curtains or screens. It connects to a walk-in closet that extends into the bathroom via sliding doors. A spacious interior staircase with clerestory windows leads to the lower level. This is the communal hub of the home- a soaring glass-walled living and dining area that embraces the surrounding landscape and distant views. A lower-ceilinged alcove beside the fireplace provides an area of more intimate shelter amid the wood and glass pavilion-like space. The kitchen is adjacent, spatially separated through lower and upper cabinets. Original finishes are extraordinarily intact- with wood and stainless steel countertop surfaces, vintage appliances, and translucent stained cabinetry. A low island and glass sliding door face the large wooden deck that extends out below a canopy of mature trees. Outdoor areas are as considered as interior- with a grid of brick patios, aggregate paving, and plantings giving way to the more untamed landscape beyond. Cork flooring and original built-in furniture carry through to the two first-floor bedrooms, with their integrated desks, cabinetry, and bunk beds. Lighting is directed from atop these built-in cabinets, which also often function to organize or divide space. The home is located within the Poppy Peak Historic District and benefits from a Mills Act contract providing reduced property taxes. System updates have been completed in recent years including electrical, plumbing, and structural retrofitting. Straub's design for the Wiricks is an important and nearly intact example of his architectural ideas and vocabulary. Dubbed the father of California post and beam architecture by author and critic Esther McCoy, he found inspiration in both the arts and crafts movement as well as from California's early modernists. Above all, he sought to create order and unity with a direct and honest approach to architecture. Read Less

Courtesy of Modern California House 562-673-3550

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Days Online

Last Updated

Jan 14, 2025

Property Type

Single Family Residence

Beds

Full Baths

Square Ft.

1,744

Lot Size

0.15 Acres

Year Built

1958

MLS Number

24-461631

30 Days Snapshot Of 91105

$2,569k

-30%

(avg) sold price

homes sold

-11%

(avg) days on market

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Appliances & Equipment

Cooktop - Electric, Built-Ins, Oven-Electric, Built-Ins, Dishwasher, Dryer, Elevator, Freezer, Garbage Disposal, Washer, Refrigerator, Range/Oven

Building

1,744 sq ft, Built in 1958, Levels: Two, Detached/No Common Walls, Architectural

Cooling

Central, Air Conditioning

Disclosures

None

Accessibility Features

DisabilityAccess, Handicap Access, Customized Wheelchair Accessible

Exterior Features

Wood Siding, Deck(s), Brick, Concrete Slab

Fireplaces

1 fireplace, Living Room

Floors

Linoleum, Ceramic Tile

Foundation

Concrete Perimeter

Garage

Carport Detached

Water Features

Water: Public

Heating

Forced Air, Central

Home Owner's Association

HOA Present

Interior Features

Beamed Ceiling(s), Built-Ins, Elevator, Cathedral-Vaulted Ceilings

Kitchen

Island

Laundry

Laundry Area, Room

Lot

LotAcreage: 0.1489, LotSizeArea: 6,487, LotSizeDimensions: 88x74, Hillside

Parking

CarportSpacesTotal: 2, CoveredParking: 2, TotalParking: 2

Pool

PoolYN: False, None

Property

LandLeaseType: Fee, PropertySubType: Single Family Residence, ViewDescription: Hills, Trees/Woods, ViewYN: 1, Zoning: PSR6, High Ceilings (9 Feet+), Historical, Updated/Remodeled

Roof

Tar and Gravel

Sewer

In Connected and Paid

Spa

Has spa, None

Utilities

Tankless

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