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listing_id: ML81932893
status: Closed
price: 4250000
beds: 2
baths_full: 1
baths_half: 0
sqft_living: 1451
sqft_lot: 7500
lot_acres: 
year_built: 1925
property_type: Residential
property_subtype: Single Family Residence
address: "551 Tennyson Ave"
city: Palo Alto
state: CA
zip: 94301
county: "Santa Clara County"
lat: 37.439067
lng: -122.142572
days_on_market: 1036
hoa_fee: 
hoa_frequency: 
garage_spaces: 2
list_agent: "Monica & Mandy Group"
list_office: "Compass"
list_agent_phone: "(650) 823-8212"
list_agent_license: 70010236
mls_source: MLSL
modified: 2026-02-01
transaction_type: recentlySold
---

Home | Santa Clara County | Palo Alto | 94301 | 551 Tennyson Ave

551 Tennyson Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301

MLS: ML81932893 | Status: Sold | Price: $4,250,000
Beds/Baths: 2 / 1
Property Type: Residential

Quick Facts

Beds Bath Sq Ft Sq Ft Lot Yr Built
2 1 1,451 7,500 1925

Remarks

Exclusive Old Palo Alto location with curb appeal! With hardwood floors, two bedrooms, an eat-in kitchen and expansive backyard, this charming home provides access to all the amenities Palo Alto has to offer. The possibilities are limitless to expand, renovate or build your dream home on this lot with excellent dimensions. Close to Stanford University, Town and Country Shopping Center and downtown Palo Alto. Excellent Palo Alto schools.

MLS Listing Information

Field Value
MLS # ML81932893
MLS Source MLSListings, Inc.

Features

Interior Features

Feature Details
Dining Room Formal Dining Room
Family Room No Family Room
Fireplace Wood Burning
Flooring Hardwood
Cooling None
Heating Gas

Exterior Features

Feature Details
Roof Flat
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

Monica & Mandy Group
Compass
License #: 01111473,01911643
Phone: (650) 823-8212

School Ratings

School data provided by GreatSchools.org

Nearby Schools

School Type Grades Distance Rating
Walter Hays Elementary School public K-5 0.28 mi 9
Frank S. Greene Jr. Middle public 6-8 0.43 mi 9
Addison Elementary School public K-5 0.66 mi 9
Palo Alto Adult Education public UG 0.83 mi N/A
Duveneck Elementary School public K-5 0.83 mi 9
Palo Alto High School public 9-12 0.84 mi 10
Ohlone Elementary School public K-5 1.06 mi 10
El Carmelo Elementary School public K-5 1.15 mi 9
Escondido Elementary School public K-5 1.43 mi 10
Palo Verde Elementary School public K-5 1.67 mi 8
Los Robles-Ronald McNair Academy public K-5 1.72 mi 4
Packard Children's Hospital/Stanford public K-12 1.73 mi N/A
Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle School public 6-8 1.77 mi 10
Lucille M. Nixon Elementary School public K-5 1.86 mi 10
Barron Park Elementary School public K-5 1.86 mi 9
Fairmeadow Elementary School public K-5 1.89 mi 10
Herbert Hoover Elementary School public K-5 2.12 mi 10
Juana Briones Elementary School public K-5 2.29 mi 10
Menlo-Atherton High School public 9-12 2.34 mi 8
Ravenswood Comprehensive Middle public 6-8 2.39 mi 4

Disclosures

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This listing information is up-to-date as of February 01, 2026. For the most current information, please contact Monica & Mandy Group, (650) 823-8212.