Designed by Charles K. Sumner of San Francisco in a Mediterranean style with French influences, the home is set below street level on 1.15 private acres behind a dense screen of mature trees, and is nearly invisible from the street. The rear garden is an oasis, featuring a pool, two large decks, a stunning California live oak, redwoods, liquidambar, Monterey pines, and mature fruit trees. Herbert and Lou Henry Hoover purchased and completed the unfinished house while the future Hoover House was under construction on the crown of San Juan Hill. Original cedar shelves in the basement still bear the Hoovers' name. Three subsequent owners were distinguished Stanford faculty. The house is generous in scale throughout: a 13-foot entry hall, a 27-by-19-foot living room with sunroom, spacious dining room, and an upstairs primary suite with bedroom, bath, study, and dressing room. Period details include a multipaned arched staircase window, original French doors, and lath and plaster walls. Six bedrooms, 3.5 baths: 3,396 sq ft across two main floors, plus a 614 sq ft finished lower level that is not reflected in the tax record. Available to Stanford-eligible buyers only.
Stanford is located in California. Stanford, California has a population of 16,333. Stanford is less family-centric than the surrounding county with 34.84% of the households containing married families with children. The county average for households married with children is 38.78%.
The median household income in Stanford, California is $66,863. The median household income for the surrounding county is $140,258 compared to the national median of $69,021. The median age of people living in Stanford is 22.1 years.
The average high temperature in July is 79.6 degrees, with an average low temperature in January of 40.6 degrees. The average rainfall is approximately 17 inches per year, with 0 inches of snow per year.
