838 Morse Street, San Jose, CA 95126
- $4,000,000
- 4
- BD
- 3
- BA
- 3,474
- SqFt
- Sold Price
- $4,000,000
- List Price
- $4,000,000
- Status
- CLOSED
- MLS#
- ML82063057
- Closing Date
- Oct 19, 2026
- Year Built
- 1926
- Property Type
- Detached
- Bedrooms
- 4
- Bathrooms
- 3
- Full Bathrooms
- 3
- Living Area
- 3,474
- Lot Size
- 20,000
- Acres
- 0.46
- County
- Santa Clara
- Subdivision
- Ca
Property Description
Designed in 1926 by renowned architect behind the Court of the Ages, de Young Museum & Stanford's Lou Henry Hoover House, this Rose Garden residence is a singular, romantic estate and an architectural tour de force. Old-growth redwood timbers stand proud of the walls in posts, lintels and diamond cross-bracing, forming an architectural exoskeleton. Inside, pine-clad walls, ceilings and motifs continue that language. French doors recur like a refrain, opening to light, air and garden views. Nearly 3,500 SF on a 20,000 SF parcel offers scale rare in the Rose Garden. At its heart, a 40' x 20' great living and dining room rises beneath 12-foot ceilings, anchored by a substantial fireplace & French doors on 3 sides. Service bells, mechanical call box, skeleton keys, butler's pantry and hidden spiral staircase reward closer inspection. In 1969, a prominent local architect and his wife became only its second owners, raising four children here. The house reveals itself slowly; the longer you look, the more its geometry, craftsmanship and layers of history come into focus. Nearly 100 years later, 838 Morse feels authored: original, atmospheric and alive with architectural imagination. Not frozen in time. Not asking for reinvention. Ready for its next great love affair.
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Additional Information
- Style
- Bungalow
- Stories
- 2
- Garage Spaces
- 1
- Appliances
- Dishwasher
- Fireplace
- Yes
- Fireplace Features
- Wood Burning
- Flooring
- Hardwood
- Kitchen Features
- Breakfast Nook, Dishwasher, Pantry
- Laundry Features
- Dryer, Washer
- Water Sewer
- Public
- Elementary School
- San Jose Unified
- High School
- San Jose Unified
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Listing courtesy of Andy Sweat from KW Bay Area Estates. 408-802-3540
Selling Office: Compass.
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