A 106-year-old San Francisco Tudor-style mansion overlooking the bay was built by renowned architect Julia Morgan and has just hit the market for $36 million.
“There is no home like it anywhere in the San Francisco Bay Area,” the property listing reads. “Every square inch has been carefully planned and artfully constructed. The unsurpassed attention to detail is a testament to the exceptional investment of time and talent that the current owners have put into their stately home. The symmetry and balance the current owners have achieved is as unfathomable as it is profound.”
The home — 20 rooms in all — sits on an unusually large quarter-acre lot in Presidio Heights and was designed in 1916 by Morgan, the pioneering architect best known for her work on Hearst Castle in San Simeon, California.
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According to real estate company Compass, architect John Maniscalco recently undertook an incredible $10 million renovation. Original details such as decorative strips are retained.
According to the Wall Street Journal, Karl Peterson, venture capitalist and co-founder of Hotwire.com, and his wife Holly Peterson bought the 12,000-square-foot property in 2007 for $16.65 million.
Other highlights of the eight bedroom property include:
▪ Bespoke luxury materials, finishes and craftsmanship for the furniture, stone worktops and bathrooms; Lighting and sanitary fittings, curtains and carpets
▪ Combined gourmet kitchen, family room and outdoor dining area with BBQ and views of San Francisco Bay and Presidio Park
▪ Butler’s pantry with wine refrigerator
▪ Formal dining room with fireplace and adjoining breakfast nook
▪ Generous entertainment rooms
▪ A spectacular master bedroom suite with a postcard view terrace, a wood burning fireplace and a separate dressing room
▪ Second master bedroom with wood burning fireplace
▪ A karaoke room with access to a pickle ball court.
“The welcoming home is grand yet comfortable at the same time. formal yet relaxed,” the listing reads. “There is joy and playful enjoyment in each of their design choices, and there is a keen understanding of form and function in every living vignette. The end result is just great.”
