Property Website: www.NoeMasterpiece.com
Architecturally significant masterpiece in Noe Valley on park-like lot (27'x176').Serene block of San Jose @ 24th St, on sleepy 4-block off shoot of the main road with 98 Walk Score. Steps to Noe Valley's prime 24th St retail, hot new Valencia corridor, BART & tech shuttles! Striking Classical Revival facade boasts arched windows, pilasters, projecting cornice. Renovated interior retains period details: coved ceilings, handsome woodwork, grand scale. Main level: 26' x 15' grand LR w/ fplce, FDR, BA, gourmet kitchen w/ bar seating, den, incredible deck leading to massive yard. Upper level: 4 BR, sunroom, lndry, 1 BA w/ space for 2nd BA. Lower Level: Garage and full guest quarters with 1 BA, 2nd lndry & separate entrance. A rare offering!
The architecture: Designed by renowned Bay Area architect Charles Oliver Clausen, 242 San Jose is listed in the South Mission Historic Resource Survey with CEQA Cateqory A.The striking 3-story facade faces East and features a recessed primary entrance on the first level. Thehandsome wooden front door has beveled glass, side-lights and is surrounded by marble panels & period tile flooring. The second story features 4 pairs of multi-light casement windows with fanlights & arched surrounds;the windows are divided by Tuscan pilasters. The third story features large double-hung windows with moldedsurrounds & fluted Doric pilasters. The facade terminates in egg-and-dart molding, a paneled frieze with insetmedallions, carved brackets & a projecting cornice with drop pendants.