Farm-to-Table Pioneer Alta Tingle’s Healdsburg Home Goes to Market for $1.7M

Dating back to the 1960s, the revamped residence features vaulted ceilings, a chef’s kitchen, and a redwood sauna.
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Location: 516 Dry Creek Road, Healdsburg, California

Price: $1,650,000

Year Built: 1961

Footprint: 2,830 square feet (one bedroom, one full and one half baths)

Lot Size: 0.84 acres

From the Agent: "Half a mile from downtown Healdsburg is a serene and ever-evolving two-parcel oasis. It was initially the Warm Springs Station Deli and Biker Bar before The Gardener’s founder, Alta Tingle, bought the 0.84-acre lot in 1994 and transformed it with a creative team. The main building became her weekend refuge, the barn her Healdsburg gallery, and the gardens a communal space. Though it’s officially a one-bedroom home, extra upstairs spaces can serve as a second bedroom, office, or yoga room. The bathroom features a stone countertop, stone bowl, soaking tub, and shower. A commercial chef’s kitchen with custom walnut cabinets includes a six-burner stove and woodburning fireplace. The open living space, ideal for dining and entertainment, leads to a large outdoor deck. Features include vaulted ceilings, hardwood floors, and pivoting walls for flexible space reconfiguration. Downstairs houses a half bath with laundry and a redwood sauna, while the basement currently serves as a storage area. The gardens feature poppies, dahlias, chamomile, and thyme, with a pergola and persimmon tree."

The revamped property is tucked behind a gated entrance.

The revamped property is tucked behind a gated entrance.

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A long skylight stretches across the home’s vaulted ceiling.

A long skylight stretches across the home’s vaulted ceiling.

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Exposed beams span the open layout on the main floor.

Exposed beams span the open layout on the main floor.

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The remodeled bathroom has a shower and a large soaking tub.

The remodeled bathroom has a shower and a large soaking tub.

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 "It’s easy to see how dinners with the owner and the godmother of farm-to-table dining went late into the night here," notes the agent.

 "It’s easy to see how dinners with the owner and the godmother of farm-to-table dining went late into the night here," notes the agent.

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