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listing_id: ML81976502
status: Closed
price: 6731500
beds: 4
baths_full: 4
baths_half: 1
sqft_living: 3195
sqft_lot: 11545
lot_acres: 0.265
year_built: 1988
property_type: Residential
property_subtype: Single Family Residence
address: "556 Kingsley Ave"
city: Palo Alto
state: CA
zip: 94301
county: "Santa Clara County"
lat: 37.443293
lng: -122.149304
days_on_market: 595
hoa_fee: 
hoa_frequency: 
garage_spaces: 1
list_agent: "Carolyn Keddington"
list_office: "Compass"
list_agent_phone: "(650) 946-8122"
list_agent_license: 01490400
mls_source: MLSL
modified: 2026-02-02
transaction_type: recentlySold
---

Home | Santa Clara County | Palo Alto | 94301 | 556 Kingsley Ave

556 Kingsley Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301

MLS: ML81976502 | Status: Sold | Price: $6,731,500
Beds/Baths: 4 / 4 /1
Property Type: Residential

Quick Facts

Beds Baths Sq Ft Acres Lot Yr Built
4 4 /1 3,195 0.265 1988

Remarks

Set back off the street, down a long cultivated drive, this elegant Mediterranean home offers your own private sanctuary. The gated front courtyard, sunlit and secluded with a tiled wall fountain, provides an inviting entryway. A stunning artistic frieze defines the impressive living room with its beamed ceiling and central fireplace. Formal and informal spaces flow naturally with every room on the main floor opening to the beautiful outdoors including the living and dining rooms, chefs kitchen, adjacent family room and guest suite. The luxurious primary suite, two additional bedrooms, plus an office complete the upper level. Exquisite gardens provide a divine setting for this special home located in prestigious Professorville, which is in close proximity to downtown Palo Alto, Community Center, top rated public schools, Stanford University. Dont miss it!

MLS Listing Information

Field Value
MLS # ML81976502
MLS Source MLSListings, Inc.

Features

Interior Features

Feature Details
Bedrooms Ground Floor Bedroom, Primary Suite/Retreat, Walk-in Closet
Bathrooms Double Sinks, Granite, Primary - Stall Shower(s), Shower over Tub - 1, Stall Shower - 2+, Tile, Full on Ground Floor, Primary - Oversized Tub, Half on Ground Floor
Kitchen Countertop - Granite, Island with Sink
Appliances Cooktop - Gas, Dishwasher, Microwave, Oven - Built-In, Refrigerator, Washer/Dryer
Dining Room Breakfast Nook, Formal Dining Room
Family Room Separate Family Room
Fireplace Family Room, Living Room
Flooring Wood
Laundry Upper Floor
Cooling Central Forced Air
Heating Central Forced Air

Exterior Features

Feature Details
Roof Tile
Foundation Concrete Perimeter and Slab
Style Mediterranean

Parking, School, and Other Information

Feature Details
Garage/Parking Attached Garage, Covered Parking, Garage: 1 Car(s)
Elementary District Palo Alto Unified
High School District Palo Alto Unified
Sewer Public Sewer
E.V. Hookup Electric Vehicle Hookup Level 2 (240 volts)
Water Public
Zoning R1

Contact Information

Listing Agent Co-Listing Agent
Carolyn Keddington Colleen Foraker
Compass Compass
License #: 01490400 License #: 01349099
Phone: (650) 946-8122 Phone: (650) 380-0085

School Ratings

School data provided by GreatSchools.org

Nearby Schools

School Type Grades Distance Rating
Addison Elementary School public K-5 0.20 mi 8
Walter Hays Elementary School public K-5 0.33 mi 9
Palo Alto High School public 9-12 0.61 mi 10
Palo Alto Adult Education public UG 0.65 mi N/A
Frank S. Greene Jr. Middle public 6-8 0.86 mi 9
Duveneck Elementary School public K-5 0.92 mi 9
Packard Children's Hospital/Stanford public K-12 1.44 mi N/A
Ohlone Elementary School public K-5 1.45 mi 10
Escondido Elementary School public K-5 1.57 mi 10
El Carmelo Elementary School public K-5 1.60 mi 9
Los Robles-Ronald McNair Academy public K-5 1.65 mi 4
Menlo-Atherton High School public 9-12 1.87 mi 8
Lucille M. Nixon Elementary School public K-5 2.04 mi 10
Laurel Elementary School public K-5 2.10 mi 10
Ravenswood Comprehensive Middle public 6-8 2.11 mi 4
Palo Verde Elementary School public K-5 2.13 mi 8
Barron Park Elementary School public K-5 2.23 mi 9
Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle School public 6-8 2.24 mi 9
Fairmeadow Elementary School public K-5 2.36 mi 10
Belle Haven Elementary School public K-5 2.39 mi 1

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This listing information is up-to-date as of February 02, 2026. For the most current information, please contact Carolyn Keddington, (650) 946-8122.