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with built-in bookcases and now set up as a cozy reading area, could
serve as a home schoolroom for kids, or a remote-work office space.
e bright room behind the kitchen, originally meant for live-in assis-
tance, is another remote-work option. Located just off the back entry,
it sports its own full bathroom (a renovation could easily transform
the bathroom's window into a door, offering access from the back-
yard). Given its privacy, it could also host relatives or friends for an
extended stay.
e second floor is reserved for sleeping. Jack-and-Jill bedrooms,
one with a small, private balcony, are perfect for siblings. e master
suite, complete with a dressing room and a large master bath, show-
cases eastern exposure, ideal for those who prefer to be shaken awake
by the sun.
Indeed this is a home that speaks of gentler, slower times. Built
to last, it's a testament to all that is enduring about Los Angeles and
all that is important in life. "When Derek Hill, Phil's son, called me
to sell his family home, I had no idea it would be an original Spanish
Colonial Revival home," remembers Compass' Tiffany Rochelle, who
is co-listing the property with John Hathorn of Pence Hathorn Silver.
"I grew up in Santa Monica and this home took me back to that time.
In this fast-paced world of instant everything, it was wonderful to
see a home so well preserved. Whoever buys this home is buying a
precious piece of history. I feel incredibly honored to be selling this
home for the Hill family."
John Hathorn agrees. "I have long considered early California
Spanish style architecture to be the 'navy blue blazer of California
architecture—it never goes out of style," he says. "And this home in
particular embodies everything that Spanish style home lovers appre-
ciate, from its thick exterior walls, beautiful archways, detailed colorful
tiles and intricate metal work, to the open beam living room ceilings
and spacious room sizes. And the fact that this home has been in the
same family since its completion in the 1920s is really an important
and unique distinction for me." In over two decades of selling North
of Montana Avenue real estate, he adds, "I can only recall one other
home with a similar distinction. It was just a few blocks away, and
very similar to this one—so beautiful that I had to buy it."
