What’s behind this hidden door and up a secret passage in Loomis estate?
The Chronicles of Narnia. Lord of the Rings. Clue. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.
Books and movies are filled with secret passages. In this episode of Bee My Guest, our video series which spotlights our favorite home features, we found a hidden staircase in a $2.465 million house in Loomis, California.
“We don’t see a bunch of secret rooms, if you will,” said Madison Fairchild of Madison Chase Real Estate, who represented the buyer of the Loomis residence (it was purchased in 2021). “But we do see them occasionally. And I will say there’s something that it gets buyers going when they see something like this. They are extremely memorable. There’s a little bit of that inner child that comes down and it’s always a fan favorite.”
The four-bedroom, five-bath Loomis home, which sits on 2.3 acres off Horseshoe Bar Lane in Placer County and spans 7,220 square feet, contains a large bookshelf in a front hallway that rolls open to reveal a secret staircase.
It’s up for debate whether a hidden door adds value to or helps sell a house, Fairchild said.
“That’s a tough one,” she said. “I can’t say that it’s adding a bunch of value, but it’s something that buyers get excited about They do remember it and I think it’s something that entices them.”
This particular hidden passageway leads to a large game room and home theater.
“I think everybody has a unique perspective as to the why (build a secret passage), but this one is great. You open this thing up and it’s kids’ zone in there. You can lock them in there, disappear and it becomes adult land downstairs,” she half-joked. “But we see them often where people put valuables, use it almost as a secondary safe or even have their safes behind them.”
Take a look at the video above to see how the hidden door works and where it leads.
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This story was originally published June 18, 2022 at 5:00 AM.
