This home at 1240 S. Manzanita Ave. in Palm Springs was listed for $1.85 million.
Shafik Wahhab
A house in Palm Springs that was recently listed for $1.85 million has caught the internet’s attention for its perfectly preserved 1960s interior and its former owner, celebrity plumber Jack Stephan.
The home at 1240 S. Manzanita Ave. looks unassuming enough from the street, but inside, it’s a time capsule, featuring authentic vintage furniture and home fixtures that stand out in shocks of red, pink and orange.
The living room of the house at 1240 S. Manzanita Ave. in Palm Springs.
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The house received some attention after it was featured by TikTok user @zillowtastrophes, who described the house’s interior as “sumptuous and luxurious.”
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“Each room just gets more and more saturated,” she said in the video. “I just think people are going to start rebelling against the beige, modern, minimal aesthetic.”
The four-bedroom, five-bathroom house features a sunken living room, wet bar and kidney-shaped pool. It was designed by midcentury modern architect Robert Lewis in 1965, and its interior was customized for its first owner, “plumber to the stars” Jack Stephan.
“This is a very special property. They’ve kept everything as original as possible,” Alex Dethier, the house’s agent, told SFGATE.
A bedroom inside 1240 S Manzanita Ave. in Palm Springs.
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Stephan spent upward of $160,000 on the house’s furnishings in 1969, Dethier said, and that investment is still preserved for the home’s next owner. He lived in the house from 1969 until his death in 2014. He was well known for his flamboyant commercials advertising his Southern California plumbing business. After his death, his son described him to the Los Angeles Times as “the Cal Worthington of plumbing.”
A wet bar inside Jack Stephan’s former Palm Springs home.
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Dethier said he’s already received interest in the property after listing it this week, though he added that many callers seem to be “looky-loos,” so only qualified buyers are able to tour the property.
“It’s a fantastic house. It’s hard to not walk in it and feel like you’re back in time,” Dethier said.
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