Los Angeles | $1.545 million
A 1905 Craftsman house, on 0.2 acres
This four-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bathroom house, known as the White-Mooers House, is a designated Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument. A city park with a public recreation center and tennis courts is a block away. A supermarket is within walking distance, as are restaurants serving Mexican and Honduran food. The University of Southern California campus is about five minutes away by car, as are the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County and the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, the home stadium of U.S.C.’s football team.
Downtown’s Union Station is less than 15 minutes away by car, as is Echo Park. Culver City is a 20-minute drive.
Size: 2,546 square feet
Price per square foot: $607
Indoors: From the street, a wood gate opens to the front yard, where a paved path leads to a covered porch flanked by a pair of red brick columns.
Inside is a foyer with original oak floors that continue into the living room, where a picture window faces the porch. Bookcases and a bench seat are built along one wall, and pocket doors slide open to a formal dining room with a built-in china cabinet and original millwork along the ceiling. Also off the foyer is a study, where a decorative fireplace has a red brick surround. The study has direct access to a powder room with penny tile floors and a wood vanity.
The kitchen, with custom cabinets and a La Cornue range, is behind the dining room. White subway tiles line the walls and an attached mudroom with wood-paneled walls opens to a deck.
Steps beginning in the foyer reach all four bedrooms on the second floor. The primary bedroom fits a king-size bed and has a walk-in closet with built-in storage. Its bathroom has a soaking tub and a separate glass-walled shower.
All three additional bedrooms are big enough for queen-size beds, and two have their own walk-in closets. The second full bathroom, also off the landing, has a claw foot tub.
Outdoor space: Behind the house is a covered deck, with plenty of space for an outdoor dining setup and a grill. The grassy backyard has a brick patio tucked into a corner and is landscaped with avocado and citrus trees. The driveway fits one car.
Taxes: $19,308 (estimated)
Contact: Andrea Dunlop, Sotheby’s International Realty — Los Feliz Brokerage, 310-560-4180
Healdsburg | $1.589 million
A farmhouse built in 1880, on 0.1 acres
This two-bedroom, one-and-a-half-bathroom house is within walking distance of Healdsburg Plaza, a tree-lined park at the center of town. Also within walking distance are restaurants specializing in farm-to-table cuisine, wine tasting rooms and the Healdsburg Farmers’ Market. A playground and a public elementary school are both a few blocks away, and Healdsburg Veterans Memorial Beach, on the Russian River, is less than a mile away.
The Sonoma County Airport is 15 minutes away by car, Santa Rosa takes 20 minutes and San Francisco takes 90 minutes.
Size: 1,288 square feet
Price per square foot: $1,234
Indoors: This home’s front yard, separated from the street by a low wood wall lined with mature trees, has grass on one side and a gravel patio with a fire pit on the other. Wood steps lead to the porch, where the front door opens to a foyer. The living room, off the foyer, has five windows, with three facing the front yard.
Engineered hardwood floors run from this part of the house into the kitchen, where the appliances, including a gas range, are stainless steel. There’s a garden window above the sink and the kitchen is open to a dining and sitting area.
A laundry room with a stacked washer and dryer is off the kitchen, as is a powder room with colorful pink and orange wallpaper and a schoolhouse sink.
Both bedrooms are off a hallway between the living room and the kitchen. The primary bedroom, big enough for a queen-size bed, has a bay of dual-pane windows, and both bedrooms have ceiling fans. The full bathroom, off the same hall, has a combined tub and shower and black and white tile floors.
Outdoor space: Along the side and rear of the property is a gravel patio, with a dining table on one side and a lounge area on the other. A wood wall encloses the patio, and the driveway has one parking spot.
Taxes: $19,860 (estimated)
Contact: Grace Lucero, Vanguard Properties, 707-888-2649
Yucca Valley | $1.595 million
A Moroccan-inspired house built in 2021, on 2.3 acres
This two-bedroom, two-bathroom house has most recently been operating as a vacation rental, and is being sold fully furnished. Pioneertown, an Old West-inspired town with a general store and a popular live music venue, is 15 minutes away, as are hiking trails that wind through Joshua Tree National Park. A stretch of 29 Palms Highway, 10 minutes away by car, is home to a grocery store, a handful of restaurants, and several desert-themed gift shops.
By car, Riverside is 90 minutes away, and Los Angeles takes about three hours, depending on traffic.
Size: 1,363 square feet
Price per square foot: $1,170
Indoors: From the road, a gate opens to a long driveway, with native landscaping framing the home’s wood front door.
Inside is a living room with polished concrete floors, wood beams running across the ceiling and stone detailing on one wall. A set of sliding-glass doors faces the rear patio, with another set around the corner, in the open dining room.
A wide arched doorway in the dining room faces the kitchen, where a rattan pendant light hangs above a center island. The kitchen’s appliances, including a six-burner gas range, are stainless steel, and open shelves line the walls. An antique door, imported from India, opens from this side of the house to the grounds.
A hallway extending from the living room links the bedrooms, the primary suite facing the rear. A set of wood doors opens to the bedroom, which has a stone accent wall and its own private patio. In the bathroom, a soaking tub sits before a window with views of the desert landscape.
Both bedrooms are big enough for king-size beds, and the bedroom across the hall also has its own patio, as well as an en suite bathroom where a door opens to an outdoor shower.
Outdoor space: In addition to the private patios off the bedrooms, a long, shaded patio with seating nooks lines the rear of the house. From there, a stone path leads to the in-ground saltwater pool, surrounded by cactuses. Attached to the house is a carport, and a golf cart is included with the sale.
Taxes: $19,932 (estimated)
Contact: Madelaine LaVoie and Lynee LaVoie, Cherie Miller & Associates, 760-401-3374
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