Charming Lake Tahoe condo featuring a piece of S.F. maritime history listed at $4.25 million
A condominium on the shores of Lake Tahoe with a unique piece of San Francisco maritime history inside it has hit the market for $4.25 million.
Anchoring the home’s main living area is a custom stone hearth with a semi-petrified wood mantle fashioned from the rib of a whaling ship from the early 1800s that was buried and lost for nearly 150 years beneath San Francisco, according to Sierra Sotheby’s International Realty.
“The ship was discovered in 2005 when developers began to excavate and conduct their studies for the site of the Rincon Tower in San Francisco,” according to a news release from Sierra Sotheby’s. “Numerous archaeological finds were discovered, however chief amongst them were the remnants of a three-masted 100-foot ship.”
An analysis revealed the ship to be the Candace, built in 1818 in Boston, the news release said. The ship, believed to be one of the first American flag merchant ships to trade in the Pacific, came limping into the bay on July 4, 1855, after suffering damage by the ice pack in the Arctic. The Candace never sailed again and was abandoned with hundreds of ships in the San Francisco Bay during the Gold Rush, partly dismantled and eventually buried under the growing new city for 150 years.
Sierra Sotheby’s was promoting Residence 21 at Chambers Landing during the Fourth of July weekend to commemorate the day Candace entered San Francisco Bay 165 years ago. The five-bedroom condo, with five and half baths, is set on a secluded meadow with lake views.
“Residence 21 offers an escape to Lake Tahoe with a mountain farmhouse chic interior design package,” according to Sierra Sotheby’s.
Reclaimed barnwood floors and a kitchen with state-of-the-art appliances and cabinetry are found on the main level. The living room features the massive stone hearth, a wet bar and wine fridge. There’s also a spa room with a powder room on that floor. The house spans 3,590 square feet.
Upstairs are three en-suite guest bedrooms with heated floors in the bathrooms, and the master suite with a balcony overlooking the lake.
The lower level features a custom family room with fireplace, full bath, laundry, storage, and sleeping alcove with four Pullman style bunks.
Residence 21 is one of 43 deluxe log cabins spread across the 14-acre Chambers Landing property, which is historic in itself. The lakefront resort was utilized during the gold rush and was originally a hunting and fishing spot known as “Hunter’s Retreat.” In 1875, the first boathouse on Lake Tahoe was built there. The original pier, a historical monument and home to Chambers Landing’s bar, still exists.
Residents can use the property’s sandy beach, their own dedicated buoy, tennis courts, swimming pool, fitness center, on-site restaurant and bar.
The home is represented by listing agents Craig Miller and Katherina Haug of Miller & Haug, with Sierra Sotheby’s International Realty at Lake Tahoe.
This story was originally published July 6, 2020 at 8:59 AM.
