The Browning House, an iconic English Tudor Revival built in 1930 in Old Town Tustin, is on the market at $1.75 million.
The house was commissioned by C. Roy Browning, described as the first civil engineer for the Irvine Company.
Browning built dams and reservoirs, making regular irrigation and home building possible in Irvine and parts of Tustin, according to his bio on the real estate preservation website, PreservationDirectory.com.
He also developed and patented gunite processes and used them to build his own house, said listing agents Markus and Heidi Brown of First Team Estates/Christie’s International Real Estate.
The home, constructed by William Bowman, has steeply pitched and gabled roofs, large hand hewn cross timbers and small panes in steel casement windows. A Tudor arch appears throughout the house.
Set beyond a gated driveway on a half acre at 520 W. Main St., the 3,600-square-foot house includes four bedrooms, a large parlor, a breakfast room, basement, and grounds with fruit and vegetable gardens.
In the formal dining room are an original brass and mica chandelier, a leaded, stained glass picture window and mahogany pocket doors. A hand-painted mural adorns the breakfast room.
Quarter sawn oak floors, brass door hardware and art deco wall sconces are among the interior touches.
The house is covered by the Mills Act, which offers a significant tax savings to homeowners who agree to maintain a historic residence.
That doesn’t mean a property can’t be updated in a variety of ways, though.
This one boasts solar power, plus a 240v car-charging station in the garage.
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