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listing_id: ML81928706
status: Closed
price: 4150000
beds: 2
baths_full: 1
baths_half: 0
sqft_living: 1035
sqft_lot: 7492
lot_acres: 
year_built: 1939
property_type: Residential
property_subtype: Single Family Residence
address: "457 Tennyson Ave"
city: Palo Alto
state: CA
zip: 94301
county: "Santa Clara County"
lat: 37.437968
lng: -122.143661
days_on_market: 1048
hoa_fee: 
hoa_frequency: 
garage_spaces: 2
list_agent: "Jennifer Bitter"
list_office: "Compass"
list_agent_phone: "(650) 308-4401"
list_agent_license: 01847627
mls_source: MLSL
modified: 2026-02-01
transaction_type: recentlySold
---

Home | Santa Clara County | Palo Alto | 94301 | 457 Tennyson Ave

457 Tennyson Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301

MLS: ML81928706 | Status: Sold | Price: $4,150,000
Beds/Baths: 2 / 1
Property Type: Residential

Quick Facts

Beds Bath Sq Ft Sq Ft Lot Yr Built
2 1 1,035 7,492 1939

Remarks

Rare and special opportunity to build your dream home in prestigious Old Palo Alto! This is a unique chance to purchase a 7,500 square lot in one of the most desirable locations in Palo Alto. Close in to all of the desirable benefits that Palo Alto has to offer including close access to Stanford University, Town and Country Shopping Center, downtown Palo Alto and excellent local schools.

MLS Listing Information

Field Value
MLS # ML81928706
MLS Source MLSListings, Inc.

Features

Interior Features

Feature Details
Dining Room Formal Dining Room
Family Room No Family Room
Fireplace Living Room
Cooling None
Heating No Heating

Exterior Features

Feature Details
Roof Wood
Foundation Concrete Perimeter

Parking, School, and Other Information

Feature Details
Garage/Parking Detached, Garage: 2 Car(s)
Elementary District Palo Alto Unified
High School District Palo Alto Unified
Sewer Public Sewer
Water Public
Zoning R1

Contact Information

Listing Agent Co-Listing Agent
Jennifer Bitter Tom Lemieux
Compass Compass
License #: 01847627 License #: 01066910
Phone: (650) 308-4401 Phone: (650) 465-7459

School Ratings

School data provided by GreatSchools.org

Nearby Schools

School Type Grades Distance Rating
Walter Hays Elementary School public K-5 0.35 mi 9
Frank S. Greene Jr. Middle public 6-8 0.49 mi 9
Addison Elementary School public K-5 0.68 mi 8
Palo Alto Adult Education public UG 0.76 mi N/A
Palo Alto High School public 9-12 0.77 mi 10
Duveneck Elementary School public K-5 0.93 mi 9
Ohlone Elementary School public K-5 1.12 mi 10
El Carmelo Elementary School public K-5 1.12 mi 9
Escondido Elementary School public K-5 1.34 mi 10
Packard Children's Hospital/Stanford public K-12 1.66 mi N/A
Palo Verde Elementary School public K-5 1.70 mi 8
Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle School public 6-8 1.76 mi 9
Lucille M. Nixon Elementary School public K-5 1.77 mi 10
Barron Park Elementary School public K-5 1.80 mi 9
Los Robles-Ronald McNair Academy public K-5 1.81 mi 4
Fairmeadow Elementary School public K-5 1.89 mi 10
Herbert Hoover Elementary School public K-5 2.12 mi 9
Juana Briones Elementary School public K-5 2.24 mi 10
Menlo-Atherton High School public 9-12 2.35 mi 8
Ravenswood Comprehensive Middle public 6-8 2.47 mi 4

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This listing information is up-to-date as of February 01, 2026. For the most current information, please contact Jennifer Bitter, (650) 308-4401.