Wow. Not one. Not two. Not three. Not four. Yes: Five beautiful time capsule bathrooms in this 1942 house — just listed for sale — in Portland, Oregon. I received a call from real estate agent Susan Cassidy this evening, and on hearing the story, we rushed these photos on to the blog. It seems very unusual, to me, to see so many bathrooms in a house from 1942 — deep in the midst of the war years. And they are like a veritable catalog of the colors in vogue. Which color bathroom would you choose? Let’s look at more of the photos from this house — and you can take our quiz to see if we have a favorite. Oh, yes, and there’s more to this house than the bathrooms, of course: A beautiful, charming exterior… lovely moldings… and a knotty pine basement with built-in bar. 13 photos in all — and a large-size slide show at the end –>
We are rushing this story to press (so to speak) tonight … and it’s late … so we’ll keep the commentary short (for now) and let the (fabulous) photos tell the story… Let’s start with the charming exterior, I guess I’d call this a Tudor (?)… I want to say Dutch Colonial, but the roof line is wrong… anyway, kind of Tudor, kind of Colonial:
Above: Yikes, the brickwork around the entry way is phenomenal. Here’s the listing information:
This home was designed by Richard Sundeleaf and is full or rich detail. Spacious and inviting. The original features include gorgeous 1940’s baths, large master suite with sitting area, 2nd master on the main, classic “mad men” style rec room, hardwoods throughout, built ins, and lots of light. Storage everywhere, 2 car attached garage and sun room.
- Price: $859,000
- Year built: 1942
- Traditional 2 story, Lap siding, wood, attached garage, full basement – partially finished, corner lot.
- Sq. Ft.: 6,458
- Bedrooms: 5
- Full Bathrooms: 5
- Interior Features: Dumbwaiter, Garage Door Opener, Hardwood Floors, Laundry, Wood Floors, Solar TubeExterior Features:Fenced, Garden, Patio, Storm Window
- Kitchen Appliances:Down Draft, Built-in Dishwasher, Disposal, Pantry, Free-Standing Range
- Fireplace Description:Wood
- Number of Fireplaces: 3
Bathroom #1 is pink and pink… Update: Listing agent tells me that, not visible in the photo above, there is a “dental sink” — see my story about dental sinks here.
Bathroom #2 is pink and black…
Bathroom #3 is white and black…
Bathroom #4, pink and blue…Hey, remember Nora’s pink and blue bathroom — original owner in her original bathroom!?
Bathroom #5 is yellow and black….
Which vintage bathroom is your favorite?
Oh… and we’re not done yet. Keep going:
Many thanks to real estate agent Susan Cassidy for calling with this spectacular listing — and for giving us permission to feature these gorgeous photos for our forever-archive. Let’s find this house a buyer!
Links:
- Listing – this house for sale
- Susan Cassidy, Keller Williams. Note, if you are interested in this house, you can call Susan direct at 503-545-4950.
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Tips to view slide show: Click on first image… it will enlarge and you can also read my captions… move forward or back via arrows below the photo… you can start or stop at any image:
MidModBeachGal says
Whoa. Not what I usually tend to pull towards, but that house stunning! The bathrooms are amazing without question, but everything else is really nice too. I am quite fond of the green exterior against the red brick.
Mary T. says
Yowza! I love it all!
Chase says
Wow, such an interesting place! It is evident that this place was added on to at one point and possibly renovated at that time. I’m trying to figure out what was the addition and what was original. I’m wondering if the entire left side of the house was an addition, with the brick entry and sawtooth brickwork being part of the original structure.
Either way, the size of the place is astonishing, and all of the detailing is fantastic!
Angela says
I’ve never had the urge to hug a house before, but I would hug this house.
Katy @ The Non-Consumer Advocate says
And let me tell you, that the neighborhood is My-Tee Fine!
Katy from Portland
Jane / MulchMaid says
Katy, that gave me a chuckle remembering the Portland-based Fred Meyer My-T-Fine brand!
Shannon says
I am in LOVE! I have 200.00, anyone want to go in on this house with me?
Jenny A. says
Yep, I’ll throw in $50.00! 😉
Absolutely amazing house!!
Beth says
I’m good for $200, but I get my choice of bathrooms.
BlueJay says
Wow, that’s a beautiful house, except for the kitchen (IMHO). It looks like it was redone but they kept the cooktop. With all of the other loveliness going on, the kitchen really stands out as one of the few updated spaces. A nice set of vintage St. Charles in a pastel yellow would look lovely! 😀
pam kueber says
Agreed — needs some St. Charles. But the renovated kitchen — at least it’s not weirdly ostentatious, or something… I like that it’s kind of… humble.
Sarah says
Yeah, it looks like a late 80s or early 90s remodel, but at least even though they modernized it looks like they tried to keep with the general style of the house in the remodel. Also you never know what state that kitchen was in. The house I grew up in was a 1938 time capsule, everything perfectly preserved, except for the kitchen which was TOTALLY TRASHED when we moved in. At the time my parents had intended to remodel it in keeping with the original style of the house, until they found out how much making custom vintage-style cabinets costs or how hard it is to find ones in good shape that will fit in your kitchen so in the end they ended up using the plainest cabinets that they could find so that the kitchen at least wouldn’t clash with the rest of the house. To me it looks like someone tried to do something similar here…
pam kueber says
Agreed!
Jay says
It’s hard to say without looking at original plans but I suspect for the early 40’s that kitchen area was broken up into smaller rooms – it would not be open like it is now. There was probably a butlers pantry, a cooks area that consisted of freestanding stove and large porcelain sink (no dishwasher and small fridge) a separate breakfast room and possibly a cook/maid’s sitting room (think of Hazel) and very little counterspace. The house style looks back to the 30’s – the light fixtures! The house would have to be fitted out with whatever was left in the supply houses. All manufacturing was quickly being geared to the war effort.
Chase says
I was wondering about that myself. It looks like it might date from the late 80’s to the 90’s. I was expecting a kitchen with wood cabinetry (probably painted) and tilework that was similar to one of the bathrooms. A friend of mine lived in a house of a similar vintage and had a wonderful butter yellow hex-tile counter top with navy blue bullnose edging. It was so charming.
Sharon Haas says
WOW! Thanks for sharing such a lust worthy place! Thats just amazing that it still has all those wonderful features. I’m guessing that will be on the market about 10 minutes!
Andrea Avery says
Insane! Gorgeous! I can’t quit looking.
Laura E. says
I LOVE every single one of them!! WOW is an understatement.