Home of the Day: Pretty as a picture in Monrovia

The picturesque Eastman House, designed by original owner and business executive Hal P. Eastman, was built amid orange groves in 1925 and is today a Monrovia Historic Landmark. Beyond the white columns and red door of the restored Colonial Revival home’s entry are an elegant foyer, a stately staircase and a formal living room with a fireplace.

Location: 145 W. Hillcrest Blvd., Monrovia 91016

Price: $1.538 million

Year built: 1925

Size: 3,534 square feet, five bedrooms, three full bathrooms, one half-bath

Lot size: 0.45 acre

Features: Formal dining room, garden-view family room, breakfast room, updated kitchen, stainless-steel kitchen appliances, game room with vaulted beam ceilings, dormer windows, built-ins, mountain-view balcony, gazebo, outdoor kitchen, flagstone patio, deck, mature landscaping, lawn

About the area: The median sales price of an existing house in the 91016 ZIP Code last year was $600,000 based on 281 sales, according to CoreLogic DataQuick. That was an 11.7% increase in price from 2013.

Agent: Del Lile, (626) 222-0464, Coldwell Banker

To submit a candidate for Home of the Day, send high-resolution color photos via Dropbox.com, permission from the photographer to publish the images and a description of the house to [email protected].

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