16734 Via De Santa Fe

WHAT EVERYONE'S BEEN WAITING FOR! 5 YEARS IN THE MAKING-HISTORIC RANCHO SANTA FE COVENANT LILIAN RICE TREASURE LOCATED ADJACENT TO RANCHO SANTA FE VILLAGE! HISTORICAL MEETS NEW CONSTRUCTION! RESTORED AND EXPANDED TO PERFECTION AND AUTHENTICITY, THIS COVETED HISTORICAL RESIDENCE IS A ONE OF A KIND IN THE COVENANT OF RANCHO SANTA FE. ON SEWER AND NATURAL GAS, WITH WALKABILITY TO THE VILLAGE, THIS 4BD/5BA HOME, COMPLETE WITH A 2BD/1BA GUEST HOUSE AND 7 CAR GARAGE IS QUINTESSENTIALLY RANCHO SANTA FE AT ITS FINEST. HISTORICAL COLONIAL REVIVAL STYLE MEETS MODERN DAY FEATURES AND FINISHES, THIS HOME ON THE HISTORICAL REGISTER, BOASTING THE MILLS ACT FOR TAX SAVINGS, IS UNIQUE IN EVERY WAY. FEATURES INCLUDE DRAMATIC CEILINGS WITH ORIGINAL CARVED WOOD BEAMS, ORIGINAL WOOD CARVED FRONT DOOR, ORIGINAL CATALINA TILES AROUND LIVING ROOM HEARTH AND FIREPLACE, HALF MOON ARCHES, MOORISH CHIMNEY, AND CHARMING TOUCHES THROUGHOUT. THE MODERN CHEF'S KITCHEN COMPLETE WITH COFFEE BAR, WALK-IN PANTRY, AND STATE OF THE ART APPLIANCES, INCLUDES EVERY AMENITY. THE OPEN FLOOR PLAN, OVERSIZED PRIMARY MASTER BEDROOM AND ELABORATE HIS/HERS BATH AND 4 EN-SUITE BEDROOMS COMPLETE THE MAIN HOUSE. TAKEN DOWN TO THE STUDS, THERE WAS NO DETAIL SPARED IN THIS NEWLY CONSTRUCTED RESIDENCE. LOVINGLY RESTORED ON THE EXPANSIVE 2.07 ACRE LOT, THE HOME IS SET BACK AND GATED WITH GRANDIOSE CURB APPEAL. THE LARGE PRIVATE OUTDOOR POOL, FIRE PIT AND FRUIT FOREST COMPLETES THE BACKYARD SUNNY WEST FACING AMBIANCE. ROOM FOR A NORTH-SOUTH TENNIS COURT, HORSE STALLS OR PADDOCK. IDEAL FOR A SECOND HOME OR FAMILY LIVING. COMPLETION OCTOBER 2025. TRULY A RANCHO SANTA FE ENIGMA! "THE RALPH AND BELLE CLAGGETT HOUSE"