508 Beaumont Drive, Vista California, The Historic "Tipton Ranch", is one of the most unique opportunities to be offered on the market in recent years.
While the original Tipton Ranch was 16 acres.. the original homestead available today is a 1.14 acre parcel that is one of the highest points in the Alta Vista area of Vista. The shape of the parcel can be seen on line at this link (Don't forget to click on back to return to this page). The long private drive brings you up to the top of the hill where the view is not only a 360 degree panoramic one, including horizon ocean view, but can never be obstructed. One could actually live in this house without window coverings. The windows themselves are so beautiful you'd never want them covered anyway. The landscaping is lush, mature, and exotic. 6 Orange trees, 1 Avocado, 1 Lemon from the original grove, and various "family fruit". Shown in the corner of the photo above is the tremendous "Monkey Tail Pine" or Banyan Banyan. Towering 75' and measuring 11' circumference, it marks the center of Alta Vista. Great care was taken in the selection of flowering plants to specifically attract Butterflies. The hardscape is "Old World" in it's use of natural stone from the building site, used brick, tiered walkways, and paths around the hilltop. At one point on one of the walkways.. you can pause in the shade of an "Evergreen California Oak" that spreads out 65'... you can't stand in this spot without wondering what other people in the 200+ years since this natural native tree sprouted from a seed dropped from a bird, would have seen or been thinking. This tree was approximately this size at the start of WWII... and the Tipton Ranch was a new business venture.
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properties like this is really fun. This photo is from the bridge
crossing the babbling creek that feeds the Lily pond. A miniature
house "houses" the pump and filter...lighted at night.. and the controls
for the pool are found in the lighted "Light House". Redwood decks,
natural stone patios, covered porches, French Country roof lines and windows,
used brick, hardwood floors, beach pebbles, miniature buildings... these
are the components. Tranquility is the experience. It is not
a coincidence that the owners have owned an antique business and are artists.
You can't visit here without wishing life was as simple as this feels.
You don't get this.. and can't... with new construction. Homes are
not built like this today. The current owners... because they appreciate
and love the history of the home have taken great care to maintain the
integrity of the home site while making it modern. The "Irrigation
Tank" is a modern black bottom pool. There is new electrical, plumbing,
appliances, heating, roof... but pre-war tile work, hardwood floors, basement
stonework and architectural integrity has been maintained. When adding
on the "new wing" in 1993, great care was taken in designing the turret
and integrating the roof line and design. The access to the new wing
is natural stone steps and the windows and flow of the home feels as if
nothing has changed since 1938. The same care was taken when remodeling
the "Guest House" or "Rental". It's unfinished basement still remains..
with a pit in the garage for "changing oil". The kitchen, bathroom,
windows, entrance, and deck are all new... yet it looks like the charming
little house the owners lived in while they built the main residence.
There is ample parking for the owners, a separate garage for the rental,
and parking for guests.. yet it feels "quaint", "cozy", "cute".... and
the entire property is an understated elegance. When you "throw in"
the fact that the current owners have a "conditional use permit" for a
home based "manufacturing business"... you complete the puzzle...
The picture of this experience is like no other.
The two photos above show the legal second residence on the property. The square footage represented in MLS includes the approximate 968 square feet in this structure. It is represented as a one bedroom home.. but there is another room, without windows.. currently used as an office.... there is not a closet in this room. It is modern, remodeled, has it's own laundry facilities and garage... and has been rented for six years to the same tenant for $850 per month.
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The two photos above serve to prove a point. Every attempt has been successfully made to maintain the charm and ambiance of the the Tipton Ranch of pre-war Vista. Coffered ceilings, Roman Keyed Arches, built in bookcases, built in closets, and the new kitchen... modern, functional, beautiful... and yet fitting in. The first of these two photos is the Original Living Room. The custom in the 30's and 40's was to build "Summer Sleeping Porches". The integrity of the Summer Sleeping Porch has been maintained... but now it is the new Master Suite.. with new modern bath... but... it still feels like 1938 on a Summer Porch. The new kitchen (the second of two photos above) flows into the new wing of the house... the family room (shown on page one), but the new wing does not feel or look "added on". This is a floor plan that works for the life style of Y2K. "Great Room"... Family Room... Party Room... you choose the name... but you can imagine sitting around the radio listening to the 1946 Indy 500... or in front of your big screen TV watching the 2000 Super Bowl.
The two photos above are original rooms and both capture how the home draws nature into it. As you look out from the living room.. you look under the West facing broad covered porch. Heat and Sun gain are not an issue... Sunset views are. The original "Guest Suite" enjoys total privacy, the sound of the babbling creek, and looks out under the magnificent evergreen California Oak. The original Master Suite has a private retreat.. and a walk in closet... that must have been a first in 1938 Vista.
This is a nice View.... the Winter View... including peak of the ocean... is incredible. Sunsets... well year round they are great. We hope you like what you've seen.... enough in fact.. to call for an appointment to see this wonderful property.
This property is offered in Prudential California Realty's Value Range Pricing. Seller's will entertain offers in a range of $429,000 to $488,876