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$4,599,000

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5 Beds

5 Baths

6,006 SqFt

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1024 Armada DR Pasadena, CA 91103

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Key Details

Property Type Single Family Home

Sub Type Single Family Residence

Listing Status Active

Purchase Type For Sale

Square Footage 6,006 sqft

Price per Sqft $765

MLS Listing ID 26896313

Bedrooms 5

Full Baths 5

HOA Y/N No

Year Built 1956

Lot Size 0.318 Acres

Property Sub-Type Single Family Residence

Property Description

The Gell-Mann Residence: William E. Blurock Architect. Set gently into the tree-lined edge of the Arroyo Seco, this two-story mid-century modern residence was built in 1956 and designed by California modernist architect William E. Blurock, FAIA, whose career shaped landmark civic and educational buildings across the state and around the world. Believed to be one of only a few private homes he ever designed, this striking mid-century residence is quietly tucked behind mature landscaping within Pasadena's storied, National Register-listed Prospect Historic District.The five-bedroom, five-bathroom home is anchored by an aspirational reverse floor plan that lifts the main gathering spaces to the upper level, where soaring living-room ceilings, a copper-clad fireplace, and a bespoke mid-century light fixture stretching the entire length of the living room wash the interiors in a welcoming, warm light. Custom millwork and walls clad in walnut and maple lend a natural richness to the residence. Walls of glass and a second-story balcony frame sweeping views of the Rose Bowl and surrounding canyons. A dramatic open-plan stairway becomes a sculptural centerpiece for the home, animated by inset colored-glass panels and highlighted by an architectural railing wrapped in wood and cork flooring.Below, the floor plan opens around a serene zen-style garden and an expansive pool, with a private pool house/guest studio completing a resort-like retreat built for modern California living. Flagstone, stucco and a subdued facade let the house belong effortlessly among the district's Craftsman and period-revival landmarks.The home carries a remarkable provenance as the longtime residence of Nobel Prize-winning physicist Murray Gell-Mann, who lived here during his most creative years at Caltech. The scientist who named the "quark" and reorganized our understanding of the building blocks of matter found his home in a house designed, quite literally, to lift its inhabitants toward the light and the view.More than a home, this is a rare convergence of California modernism, landscape, craftsmanship and intellectual history. The residence is ready to write its next chapter.

Location

State CA

County Los Angeles

Area 645 - Pasadena (Nw)

Zoning PSR4

Interior

Interior Features Utility Room, Workshop

Heating Central

Cooling Central Air

Flooring Carpet, Wood

Fireplaces Type Living Room

Furnishings Furnished

Fireplace Yes

Appliance Dishwasher, Disposal, Refrigerator, Dryer, Washer

Exterior

Parking Features Door-Multi, Garage, Gravel

Pool In Ground

View Y/N Yes

Total Parking Spaces 5

Building

Story 2

Entry Level Two

Architectural Style Mid-Century Modern

Level or Stories Two

New Construction No

Others

Senior Community No

Tax ID 5702023014

Special Listing Condition Standard

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Listed by JB An Fung Compass #01332492

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Danny Cassese

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