This Incredible Caldwell Mansion Has Its Own Hidden 50s Style Diner
If you've driven I-84 to and from Ontario, there's a good chance you've seen the Spanish-style arch just yards away from the eastbound lanes. Curious what the road behind it leads to?
It leads to a mansion that looks like it stepped straight out of a Hollywood movie production! While it's not currently for sale, it's been on and off the market several times since 2018.
We love periodically sharing these photos with you because we know that you're curious about this home every time you drive past it!
The last time it was on the market the asking price was $2,00,000. The 5,644 square foot home on 16480 Goodson Road doesn't look anything like other million-dollar homes in the Treasure Valley. Many of those homes, while beautiful, are pretty monochromatic and flat. This home isn't anything light that. It's colorful. It's full of arched entryways and windows. It's got features We've never seen in real life before like a fountain in the foyer and a jetted jacuzzi tub in the master bedroom. Yes, you read that right...in the bedroom, not the bathroom.
The first time we looked at the listing, it drove us nuts trying to explain the aesthetic of this home to other people. We knew there had to be an actual term for it and after texting a retired architect a photo of it, we got an answer. The proper way to describe this architectural marvel is "Spanish Colonial Revival." That style of architecture really hit its peak in the United States in the mid-1930s, but most definitely inspired this 3 bedroom, 4.5 bathroom home when it was built in 2004.
As unique as it is, it appears that it just didn't interest anyone in the Treasure Valley. It's been on and off the market for almost six years. Realtor.com shows it last being sold in 2018, then relisted in December 2019.
Just how unique is it? Before the home was delisted, we grabbed these photos to show you! One of the things you won't see in these photos (because they didn't make it into a newer listing) is the theater room with its own popcorn machine. We found that one in an old listing on Redfin. We're really impressed with the little '50s Style Diner hidden in a space that can also be used to display some really cool cars from that era! No surprise, one of the older listings called that room the "man cave."