In Northern California, an Architect’s Stone-Clad $3M Home Brings the Hillside Inside

Location: 825 White Oak Drive, Santa Rosa, California

Worth: $2,995,000 (beforehand $3,289,000)

12 months Constructed: 1982

Architect: Lawrence “Larry” Simons, FAIA

Footprint: 3,194 sq. toes (3 beds, 3.5 baths) 

Lot Dimension: 1.8 acres

From the Agent: “Designed in 1982 by architect Lawrence ‘Larry’ Simons, this distinctive Santa Rosa residence was constructed instantly into its hillside web site, with huge granite outcroppings included into the structure itself. Italian grasp stonemasons have been introduced in to execute the intensive granite masonry.

The interiors deliver collectively pure granite, German white oak flooring, partitions imported from Japan, and three granite fireplaces, whereas a hand-carved redwood mural by artist Ralph Carlson greets company within the entryway. The first suite affords polished granite detailing and a totally purposeful wooden sauna. A 2017 kitchen transform added roughly $47,000 in Gaggenau home equipment alongside a stone-tile and carbon-fiber bathe.

Two visitor residences provide further flex area, one with its personal kitchenette and personal laundry. Each are positioned inside the property’s oak-studded setting and open to panoramic views throughout the Valley of the Moon, whose rolling hills create a panoramic backdrop.

The house has had solely two homeowners in its historical past: Simons and the present sellers.”