1616 Cornell Drive

The home has a traditional Tudor exterior with handcrafted stucco walls and steeply pitched gable rooflines, and even a decorative parapet protecting the front door entrance! Mature landscaping enhances the property, including brilliant camellia and azalea bushes in the front, and citrus, fruit trees and camellias in the backyard.

The elegant living and dining rooms have been thankfully preserved by owners over the decades, and appear the same as they were more than 90 years ago. The spacious living room was designed to impress, and offers a handsome oak floor, a coffered ceiling, many casement windows, crown moulding, and a lovely, wood-burning fireplace with faience and decorative Art Nouveau tiles on the hearth and surround. The living room flows seamlessly into the dining room and, if the living room was designed to impress, the dining room was designed for entertaining. Spacious and bright, this lovely room has ornamental wall mouldings, a large, built-in hutch that sits beneath a trio of windows, crown moulding and a golden oak floor. Both rooms have beautiful trim on the doors and windows that appear in every room in the home.

The vintage kitchen offers enough space to create the kitchen you’ve always wanted. A sweet bay breakfast nook has a built-in corner cupboard, and Tudor windows with diamond-shaped grilles. A large bedroom sits next to the kitchen, and is spacious enough to double as a family room, home office or guest room. An updated bathroom is between the first floor bedroom and a split-level staircase that goes up to two additional bedrooms, and each bedroom has crown moulding, hardwood floors and plenty of natural light. The original garage is a few steps down from the kitchen, and has been converted into a comfortable family room and separate laundry room that has access to the backyard.

Impressive and elegant, this lovely home fits right in with its vintage neighbors, and offers the opportunity to own a classic Fernside home with wonderful curb appeal. With close proximity to top Alameda schools, blocks from Lincoln park and pool, and many easy commuter options, this home is an Alameda treasure.