This 1910 Tudor Revival home boasts the designation of Historical Resources Site No.173 and was designed by G.A. Hanssen whose architectural career in S.D. spanned from 1908-1944. Built by A.F. Hunt,then purchased by Harrison Gray Otis,a West Point Cavalry Officer and esteemed structural engineer who was involved with many of the large SD buildings of the era.Mills Act provides SIGNIFICANT property tax savings!Recent improvements include new interior/exterior paint,new ducting,& new kitchen windows.
Property Type:
Residential
Total Living Area:
3,000 to 3,999 SqFt
Finished area:
3,896 sq. ft.361.95 m2
Lot Size:
4,000-7,499 SF
Total Bedrooms:
5
Optional Bedrooms:
1
Bedrooms:
4
Bathrooms:
3
Full Bathrooms:
2
Half Bathrooms:
1
Fireplaces:
1
Architecture:
Tudor/French Normandy
Residential Style:
Detached
Construction:
Built on Site
Stories:
3 Story
Elevator:
No
3 Stairs / Steps to Entry:
No
Residential Unit Location:
Detached
Year Built:
1910
Total Parking Spaces:
3
Market Area:
Metro Uptown
County:
San Diego
Community:
SAN DIEGO
Neighborhood Code:
Bankers Hill
Days on market:
22
Home Owner Fees:
$0
Home Owner Total Fees:
$0
Mello Roos Fee:
$0
Other Fees:
$0
Monthly Total Fees:
$0
'The Otis House' is Historically Designated and enjoys the very substantial annual property tax savings associated with Mills Act enrollment. Lovingly restored, features include large entry hall,formal staircase, maid's stairway, formal living room, formal dining room, powder room, telephone room, and a large kitchen with breakfast nook. The second level houses 3 full bedrooms,large bath, sewing room and a full size laundry room which was the orignial maid's quarters. The master bedroom bathroom suite occupys the entire third floor with a large sitting area. The third floor was orignially the attic designed for storage. Many original finishes remain such as light fixtures, redwood exterior siding, vertical grain old growth Douglass Fir wood work throughout, oak, maple, and pine wood flooring, gas floor ducts, built-in china cabinet with leaded glass doors in dining room, Clinker brick fireplace in living room, book cases with leaded glass cabinet doors in living room, double hung windows, John Douglas 'Cheap is Best' toilet in powder room, wall safe, speaking tube, Victorian sink and medicine cabinet in the second floor bath, claw foot tub and 'Pacific' toilet in master bathroom. This trophy property is located in the highly desirable Banker's Hill area within easy walking distance to Balboa Park and the Hillcrest neighborhood. Draperies on french doors in sewing room,french doors in east bedroom, and west bedroom matching window coverings are excluded from sale.