Perfectly located in a quiet pocket of Ardmore is a home that strikes a harmonious balance between beach-modern and traditional-farmhouse. Elevated high above the street, the home towers over treetops and the green belt in a stately manner.
There’s always an element of risk in experimenting with fanciful combinations or fusing together different or unlikely styles. When it works, though, the payoff is something singular, new and novel. Such is the case with a new family home that has risen on Monument Street, along the hill and just north of Palisades Village.
While strolling along peaceful, tree-lined De Pauw Street in Pacific Palisades, you pass many nice homes in various styles: Mediterranean, Plantation, Nantucket Modern and more. There are even a few charming ranch homes from earlier decades. When you arrive at the curb of this fresh contemporary home, though, you’ll likely stop for a double take.
The reason for the interest might be the impressive scale of the place, a prim and oversized Nantucket-style residence sheathed in moss-green shingles and cut stone, but more likely it’s the lighthouse built along its edge.
No doubt that guests will leave this home’s embrace with their fingers crossed, hoping for an invitation to return. Lucky you, though, you’re already home at 100 S. Mapleton.
The Former Benny Goodman home at 945 Corsica Drive is situated on a quiet tree-lined street, moments from Pacific Coast Highway and Sunset Boulevard.