“Nearly a century after it was built, this estate still feels relevant because it was designed around ideas that never really age.”
- Claire O'Connor
380
S San Rafael Ave
Pasadena
Bedrooms
7
Bathrooms
11
Total Area
18,655 Sq. FT
Lot Size
210,830 Sq. FT
Price
$32,000,000
The Pasadena Dream Estate
This house belongs to an era that no longer exists. A landmark in it’s own right. A home that could never be built again, because sadly, nobody thinks this way anymore. Set behind gates on nearly five private acres, the estate feels astonishingly removed from Southern California. The rolling lawns, mature oaks, slate rooflines, and castellated tower create the strange and wonderful sensation that you’ve somehow wandered into the English countryside. And yet, you’re only ten minutes from the Rose Bowl.
Listed by Shannon Scavo, MAISONRE, and Peter Owens, Christie’s RE SoCal
Inside
Designed by Morgan, Walls & Clements and completed in 1928, this Jacobean Tudor Revival masterpiece belongs to a generation of architecture that treated craftsmanship as a given. Leaded-glass windows. Hand-finished detailing. Rooms designed with scale, symmetry, and permanence in mind. What we appreciate most is that the house feels remarkably coherent. So many grand estates become patchworks of renovations and competing visions over the decades. Here, the original architectural intent remains. You can still feel the confidence of the design. The belief that beauty comes from proportion, materiality, and timelessness. Oh, and it happens to have seven bedrooms and eleven baths.
Outside
The grounds are what elevate the property into something truly rare. Five acres in Pasadena is almost difficult to comprehend. The estate unfolds like a private park: Lawns roll into gardens, mature trees frame long views across the Arroyo Seco, pathways disappear into the landscape and reappear somewhere entirely unexpected. There are places to entertain hundreds of guests. There are places to sit alone with a book. A good estate needs both. The pool, pickleball court, and outdoor entertaining spaces bring the property comfortably into the present, but they never overwhelm what makes the landscape special in the first place.
The O' Factor
Nearly a century after it was built, this estate still feels relevant because it was designed around ideas that never really age: craftsmanship, beauty, privacy, and a meaningful relationship to the landscape. Yes, film crews have loved it. Yes, architecture enthusiasts know it. Yes, generations of Angelenos have driven past wondering what sits behind the gates. But standing on the grounds, none of that feels like the point. The point is that it succeeds at what it was originally built to do: create a world of its own. And in Los Angeles, that’s perhaps the greatest luxury of all.
The Homes we Represent,
Represent Us.
Every home has a soul. Every human has a place they were meant to be. Our instinct is knowing when the two finally meet. We honor architecture, preserve great design and celebrate the match. Welcome to O’Connor Estates. We’ve been waiting for you.
Proof is in the Properties
SOLD
Closed $200K over asking
SOLD
Closed for $1,589/sq ft
SOLD
Closed $250k over asking
