The longtime home of Rev. Robert H. Schuller, the televangelist who built the Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, has come up for sale in the city of Orange for $1.749 million.
The sprawling ranch-style is one of just 12 homes located in Hewes Park Estates, a late-1800s park turned gated community known for its 100-year-old trees.
Built in 1952 and later expanded, the 4,837-square-foot house retains its detailed millwork and custom built-ins while incorporating modern updates in the kitchen. A custom library was designed to evoke the St. Edmund Hall at the University of Oxford in England.
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The front walkway. (Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties)
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The front entry. (Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties)
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The living room. (Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties)
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The living room. (Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties)
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The updated kitchen. (Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties)
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The library was modeled after the University of Oxford’s St. Edmund Hall. (Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties)
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The family room. (Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties)
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The step-up dining room. (Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties)
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The dining room. (Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties)
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The office/study. (Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties)
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The study/den has custom stained-glass windows. (Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties)
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A bathroom. (Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties)
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The master bedroom. (Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties)
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The master bathroom. (Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties)
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The master bathroom tub and shower. (Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties)
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The walk-in closet in the master bedroom. (Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties)
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The bonus/exercise room. (Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties)
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A side-view of the house. (Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties)
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The covered patio. (Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties)
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The swimming pool. (Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties)
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The front gates. (Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties)
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A sign for the old Hewes Park. (Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties)
The light-filled living room has one of four fireplaces and expansive bay windows that bring garden views inside. Formal and informal dining rooms, a study with custom stained-glass windows, a bonus room, three bedrooms and six bathrooms fill out the single-story floor plan.
Outside, there’s a covered patio, lawn, palm trees and a fenced swimming pool.
Alice Schroeder of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties holds the listing.
Schuller, who died in 2015 at 88, started his Orange County ministry in 1955 at a drive-in movie theater off the 5 Freeway. He became a national fixture in the 1980s as creator and host of “Hour of Power,” a weekly Protestant program that became among the most-watched religious shows on television.
