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listing_id: ML82008138
status: Closed
price: 8000000
beds: 5
baths_full: 5
baths_half: 1
sqft_living: 3920
sqft_lot: 7500
lot_acres: 
year_built: 1996
property_type: Residential
property_subtype: Single Family Residence
address: "251 Tennyson Ave"
city: Palo Alto
state: CA
zip: 94301
county: "Santa Clara County"
lat: 37.435442
lng: -122.146147
days_on_market: 307
hoa_fee: 
hoa_frequency: 
garage_spaces: 1
list_agent: "Yvette Stout"
list_office: "The Agency"
list_agent_phone: "(650) 208-4510"
list_agent_license: 01461495
mls_source: MLSL
modified: 2026-01-30
transaction_type: recentlySold
---

Home | Santa Clara County | Palo Alto | 94301 | 251 Tennyson Ave

251 Tennyson Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301

MLS: ML82008138 | Status: Sold | Price: $8,000,000
Beds/Baths: 5 / 5 /1
Property Type: Residential

Quick Facts

Beds Baths Sq Ft Sq Ft Lot Yr Built
5 5 /1 3,920 7,500 1996

Remarks

Significant Price Improvement! Move in and enjoy this sunning property during bright sunny days and warm summer nights in very private rear grounds. In the heart of Old Palo Alto, this home features classic Cape Cod architecture, sophisticated high-end finishes, hardwood floors, and designer lighting set the tone for luxurious living across three levels. Formal rooms lead to an all-white kitchen and family room combination, while the lower level enhances the lifestyle with a recreation room, refreshment bar, fitness center with Tonal, plus a bath with steam shower and outdoor cold plunge and spa by Diamond Spas. Ideal floor plan of 5 bedrooms and 5.5 baths include an upstairs primary suite plus three additional suites and a lower-level suite ideal for guests. Outdoor living is equally impressive with a terrace fitted with an automated louvered ceiling and heaters, a Hestan built-in barbecue, fire pit terrace, and eco-friendly synthetic lawn. This home has all the extras: solar, home audio and theatre equipment, water circulating system for fast hot showers, Mitsubishi heat pump and more. Adding the finishing touch is the homes superb location just over one mile from vibrant downtown Palo Alto, top Palo Alto Schools and convenient commute to the tech giants of Silicon Valley.

MLS Listing Information

Field Value
MLS # ML82008138
MLS Source MLSListings, Inc.

Features

Interior Features

Feature Details
Dining Room Formal Dining Room
Family Room Separate Family Room
Fireplace Family Room
Laundry Inside
Cooling Central Forced Air
Heating Central Forced Air - Gas

Exterior Features

Feature Details
Roof Fiberglass
Foundation Concrete Perimeter and Slab

Parking, School, and Other Information

Feature Details
Garage/Parking Detached, Garage: 1 Car(s)
Elementary District Palo Alto Unified
High School District Palo Alto Unified
Water Public
Zoning R1929

Contact Information

Yvette Stout
The Agency
License #: 01461495
Phone: (650) 208-4510

School Ratings

School data provided by GreatSchools.org

Nearby Schools

School Type Grades Distance Rating
Walter Hays Elementary School public K-5 0.55 mi 9
Palo Alto Adult Education public UG 0.62 mi N/A
Palo Alto High School public 9-12 0.65 mi 10
Frank S. Greene Jr. Middle public 6-8 0.66 mi 9
Addison Elementary School public K-5 0.77 mi 8
El Carmelo Elementary School public K-5 1.10 mi 9
Escondido Elementary School public K-5 1.12 mi 10
Duveneck Elementary School public K-5 1.15 mi 9
Ohlone Elementary School public K-5 1.28 mi 10
Packard Children's Hospital/Stanford public K-12 1.52 mi N/A
Lucille M. Nixon Elementary School public K-5 1.55 mi 10
Barron Park Elementary School public K-5 1.66 mi 9
Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle School public 6-8 1.77 mi 9
Palo Verde Elementary School public K-5 1.79 mi 8
Fairmeadow Elementary School public K-5 1.91 mi 10
Los Robles-Ronald McNair Academy public K-5 2.03 mi 4
Herbert Hoover Elementary School public K-5 2.12 mi 9
Juana Briones Elementary School public K-5 2.12 mi 10
Menlo-Atherton High School public 9-12 2.38 mi 8
Henry M. Gunn High School public 9-12 2.45 mi 10

Disclosures

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This listing information is up-to-date as of January 30, 2026. For the most current information, please contact Yvette Stout, (650) 208-4510.