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PROPERTY WITH CHAPEL AND RESIDENCE ON ONE ACRE GROUNDS. STEPPING ONTO THE GROUNDS ONE GETS THE FEELING OF BEING ON THE EASTERN SEABOARD OR A COUNTRY SETTING SOUTHERN PLANTATION. FRONT OF PROPERTY ENCLOSED BY RANCH STYLE WOODEN FENCES AND WOODEN RANCH STYLE ELECTRIC GATE OPENS TO REVEAL THIS BIT OF PARADISE.PROPERTY HAS OVER A THOUSAND ROSE PLANTS,LAVENDERS,GARDENIA GARDENS,JASMINE,HYDRANGAS,BOUGANVILLAS,CALILILLIES,AND CENTER OF FRONT YARD HAS CHAPEL DESIGNED AFTER A BAPTIST COUNTRY CHURCH THAT YOU WOULD SEE IN THE DEEP COUNTRY SOUTH. CHAPEL SEATS 30 WITH 6 CUSHIONED PEWS FROM AN OLD BAPTIST LOS ANGELES CHURCH AND 150 YR OLD STAINED GLASS WINDOWS FROM A CHURCH IN IOWA. CENTRAL THEME OF FRONT YARD IS A 1000 GALLON TURTLE POND SURROUNDING A SOLID BRONZE WATERFALL WITH 7 CHERUB ANGELS PLAYING VARIOUS INSTRUMENTS.POND HAS 15 RED EARED SLIDER TURTLES AND CREATES THE TRANQUIL AND SOOTHING SOUNDS OF WATER FALLING FROM EVERY WINDOW IN THE HOUSE. THE POND IS SURROUNDED BY ROSE,HOSTA AND VARIOUS PLANTS WITH SMELLS THAT RIP THROUGH THE YARD.BREATHTAKING 100 YR OLD TREES OUTLINE THE FRONT YARD AND A HOUSE BUILT IN THE 1930'S AND PROPERTY DEVELOPED BACK IN THE 30'S BY ELEANOR ROSEVELT HERSELF AS A RECLAMATION PROJECT WHEN SHE CAME TO CALIF AND HIRED MIGRANT FARMWORKERS TO PLANT ALL THE FOILAGE YOU SEE ON THE PROPERTY. SHE CAME TO CALIF TO DEVELOP THESE LARGE PROPERTIES ZONED FOR AGRICULTURE AS THE GOVT'S IDEA WAS TO HAVE HOMEOWNERS OF THESE LARGE PROPERTIES BE SELF SUFFICIENT ON THEIR PROPERTIES THUS THE AREA IS CALLED RURBAN NORTHRIDGE AS YOU FEEL LIKE YOUR IN A RURAL AREA BUT YET YOUR IN THE URBAN CITY.OWNERS IN THIS AREA HAD CHICKENS FOR FRESH EGGES,GOATS AND COWS FOR FRESH MILK.HORSES FOR RIDING AND LARGE FRIUT AND VEGETABLE GARDENS TO FEED THEIR FAMILIES BACK IN THE DAY. FRONT YARD HAS THREE 100 YR OLD LILAC TREES AND A 75 YEAR OLD ENGLISH UMBRELLA TREE THAT COVERS THE CHAPEL AND PROVIDES SHADE ALL SUMMER AND SPRING FOR THE WHOLE FRONT YARD. NOT TO MENTION THE BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS THESE TREES BLOOM WITH ALL YEAR LONG. VARIOUS CHERUB ANGEL FOUNTAINS OUTLINE THE 5 BRICK WALKWAYS THAT LEAD FROM THE FRONT OF THE DRIVEWAY,TO THE CHAPEL TO THE BRIDES QUARTERS AND RESTROOM AND TO THE RESIDENCE ITSELF AND TO THE OUTDOOR ARBOUR ARCHWAY WHERE COUPLES EXCHANGE THIER WEDDING VOWS AND BRICK WALKWAY TO THE ALTER WITH RED COLORED HEARTS IN THE BRICKS.THESE WALKWAYS TO THE ARBOUR ARE OUTLINED WITH BLUE HYDRANGAS,JASMINE AND FOUNTAINS A BRIDES QUARTER IN THE BACK OF THE CHAPEL WITH A BRICK WALKWAY WITH A CHANGING ROOM RESTROOM AND SINK AND FIREPLACE FOR THE BRIDE AND HER COURT TO GET READY IN. BEHIND THE BRIDES QUARTER ARE THE SECRET GARDENS WITH HYDRANGAS,GARDENIAS AND MINIATURE WEDDING CHAPELS AND ANGELS AND CHERUBS SOMETHING YOU WOULD SEE AT DISNEYLAND ON THE RIDE "ITS A SMALL WORLD".THE FRONT PORCH OF THE RESIDENCE HAS WHITE PILLAR POSTS SOUTHERN PLANTATION STYLE WITH A HUGE SWING AND FRONT PORCH OVERLOOKING THE FRONT YARD WITH THE SOOTHING SOUNDS OF WATERFALLS AND THE SMELLS OF GARDENIAS AND JASMINE AND LAVENDER.FRONT PORCH IS ARIZONA FLAGSTONE ROCK FLOORING AND SURROUNDED BY ICE BERG ROSES LINING ALL THE WALKWAYS. A MAJESTIC SCENE SITTING ON THE FRONT PORCH YOU WOULD NEVER THINK YOU ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BIG CITY.THE HOME HAS A HUGE CHEFS KITCHEN WITH ALL VIKING APPLIANCES AND A CHEFS STOVE AND TONS OF COUNTER SPACE WITH RARE GRANITE COUNTERTOPS THROUGHOUT.CUSTOM CHERRYWOOD CABINETS WITH LOADS OF STORAGE. LARGE BAY WINDOWS OVERLOOK THE MAGNIFICENT FRONT YARD WITH THE SOUNDS OF WATERFALLS AND SMELLS PERMIATE THE WHOLE RESIDENCE WITH JASMINE,GARDENIAS AND LAVENDER. CENTER ISLAND PERFECT FOR LARGE GATHERINGS,COOKING AND HOSTING AND MURAL TILE WITH WINE AND GRAPES BEHIND STOVE MAKE IT TRULY AWESOME. BRAZILLIAN CHEERYWOOD IN KITCHEN,DININGROOM AND MASTERBATH GIVE IT THE RUSTIC LOOK AND THE DINING AREA HAS ANTIQUE FRENCH DOORS OPENING UP TO THE HUGE BACK YARD WITH HUNDREDS OF ROSES,JASMINE AND GARDENIAS, OUTLINING BRICK WALKWAYS WITH THE CENTER THEME OF BACK YARD A HUGE 40X20 POOL WITH LADY FOUNTAINS,4 TIER LARGE WATER FO FOUNTAINS GIVING THE TRANQUIL SOUNDS OF RUNNING WATER THAT IS THE THEME OF THE WHOLE PROPERTY.HUGE PATIO GONDOLA AREA WITH CEMENT PATIO AND A 4 CUSHIONED CHAIR WITH HUGE TABLE FIREPIT PERFECT FOR THE WINTER OR SUMMER EVENINGS. BRICKWALKWAYS AGAIN LEAD TO THE 16 FT OURDOOR BAR AREA WITH FRIG AND HUGE STAINLESS STEEL BBQ AND HAWAIIAN UMBRELLA COVERTHE BAR.BACK SLIDING DOOR TO MASTER BEDROOM WHICH LOOKS OUT TO POOL AND A WALKWAY LINED WITH OVER 30 50 YR OLD ROSE PLANTS OF VARIOUS COLORS AND A COVER PATIO WITH CUSTOM OAK AND SLATE POOLTABLE,REF AND FREEZER ON BACK PORCH AND AN IN GROUND GAS FIREPIT FOR ROASTING MARSHMELLOWS LIKE A CAMPING ATMOSPHERE. ALL BRICK WALKWAY LEADS AROUND SIDE TO AN ABOVE GROUND JACQUIZI AND STEREO SYSTEM WITH SURROUND SOUND THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE BACKYARD.IVY SURROUNDS THE ENTIRE GROUNDS CIRCUMFERENCE WHICH IS OVER 60 YEARS OLD. WALLS OF IVY OVER 20 FEET HIGH ENCASE VARIOUS WALKWAYS THROUGHOUT.ANOTHER ARCHWAY LEADS TO FINAL BACK AREA OF PROPERTY WITH A JASMINE COVERING LEADING TO ANOTHER YARD WITH TWO GUESTS HOUSES. AN ANGEL CHERUB FOUNTAIN WITH A WALL OF IVY 20 FEET HIGH LOOKS ON THE GRASSY YARD AREA. A 500 SQ FOOT STUDIO GUEST HOUSE ON ONE END WITH FULL KITCHEN BATH AND A 900 SQ FOOT GUEST HOUSE WITH 2 BEDROOMS AND A BATH ON THE OTHER END. BOTH GUEST HOUSES HAVE A BACK YARD WITH GRASS AND ROSES.BACK FENCE OF PROPERTY IS OUTLINED WITH MORNING GLORY PURPLE FLOWER VINES THROUGHOUT. BRICK BUILTIN BBQ AND SITTING AREA WITH FRUIT TREES AND VEGETABLE GARDENS INBETWEEN BOTH GUEST HOUSES. BOTH GUEST QUARTERS ENCASED WITH MINIATURE ROSES,BOUGANVILLAS AND JASMINE.BARN AND TWO GARAGES ON PROPERTY AND 10X10 STORAGE SHED.MAIN HOUSE HAS 3 BED AND 2 BATHS WITH MASTER BEDROOM 20X20 WITH AN OLD USED BRICK FIREPLACE AND A 200 SQ FT WALKIN CLOSET WITH FRENCH DOORS FOR ALL YOUR CLOTHES AND MORE STORAGE.A HUGE LCD FLATSCREEN TV ABOVE FIREPLACE.OTHER TWO BEDROOMS FACE MAGNIFICENT FRONT YARD WITH THE SOUNDS OF WATERFALLS AND SMELLS OF JASMINE AND GARDENIAS. OFFICE WITH FRENCH DOORS ALSO FACES FRONT YARD AND HAS FRENCH DOORS THAT LEAD TO SIDE YARD WITH 400 SQ FT BRICK FLOORING PATIO WITH ABOVE GROUND JACQUIZI AND ORANGE TREES.MASTER BATH HAS TWO PERSON DRY SAUNA CHEERY WOOD AND TILE FLOORS,AND CUSTOM CHEERYWOOD DOUBLE SINK AND A BLACK TOILET WITH CUSTOM TILE IN LARGE SHOWER.LARGE LIVINGROOM CARPETED WITH 30;S STYLE ROLLER WINDOWS WITH ROPE HANGERS AND WEIGHTS DOUBLE WINDOWS OPENING TOP TO BOTTOM. A TRULY BEAUTIFUL PROPERTY WITH BREATHTAKING SCENES,PERFECT FOR MOVIE SHOOTS,COMMERCIAL OR EVEN SERIES LOCATION SHOOTS. A MUST SEE FOR ANY LOCATION MANAGER LOOKING FOR THE MOST UNIQUE PROPERTY IN SOUTHERN CALIF.CALL RONNIE ANYTIME AT 818-294-1443