444 Mountain Avenue

Pastoral Garden Home in Piedmont

An impeccable rose and flower garden welcomes residents and guests to this spacious Piedmont estate.  Built in 1909, the gracious home was designed by noted architect Louis Christian Mullgardt, who also designed the DeYoung Museum in Golden Gate Park, the Court of the Ages at the 1915 Pan Pacific Exposition, and the home of the President of Stanford University.  Enter the home from the garden and select one of two large rooms to entertain:  the 420-square-foot living room (with skylights and a distinctive wood-burning fireplace), or the 544-square-foot family room (with another wood-burning fireplace).  Adjourn to the dining room for a fine meal, and enjoy the views of hydrangeas, a Japanese maple, a grassy yard, and the other exceptional homes on Mountain Avenue across the way.  Or dine casually in the breakfast nook adjacent to the kitchen, with French doors leading to a secluded garden and deck, a perfect site for enjoying morning coffee or a glass of wine with friends at sunset.  The well-appointed kitchen serves all of these venues, with Miele, Viking, SubZero and other elite appliances, skylights, recessed lighting, marble counters, and an island, all under a peaked beamed ceiling.  One relaxes or reads in the afternoon in the adjacent 280-square-foot sun room, facing southwest for cheery afternoon warmth in any season, and the brick terrace outside.  Four bedrooms are upstairs, including the 408-square-foot principal bedroom, and all bedrooms command views of the immaculate garden, spacious greenhouse or surrounding redwoods.  The home features 5,570 square feet of finished space, and (if that does not suffice) the home’s lower level offers more:  extensive unfinished storage space that can be built out to the owner’s desires, accompanying the already-built fifth bedroom and bath, and the home gym.