Since then, it’s generated buzz among buyers looking for a luxury escape that doesn’t feel disconnected from San Diego life. Outside a Spanish-style estate up for sale in Poway, Calif. (Photo ...

With a median sales price last year of just under $3.4 million, Rancho Santa Fe retained its title as the priciest neighborhood in San Diego, and clocked in as the 18th-spendiest in the nation.

But San Clemente State Beach, established not long after Ole Hanson realized his dream for a Spanish-style coastal village, is part of California's impressive network of state parks.

The remarks go on to say that the home “is a highly coveted, seldom seen, unique offering in San Diego,” originally built in 1928 and spanning 5766 square feet of interior living space.