A post-and-beam lake house by modernist architect John L. Pugsley is on the market in the South Arroyo area of Pasadena for $3.895 million.

This 3,248-square-foot, two-story house features four bedrooms, five bathrooms and an airy, open floor plan. Completed in 1970, it sits on just over a third of an acre in the gated Brookmere enclave, with views of the historic, man-made Johnston Lake.

Records show the property last sold for $1.25 million in July 2016.

Though it has undergone renovations and updates, much of its architectural character remains.

Pugsley, who died in 2009 at 81, created a glass-and-wood house where natural light floods the expansive interior. A brick fireplace with a tile surround anchors the living room. Glass doors open into the office, which boasts a long, built-in window bench.

The kitchen has been updated with stainless-steel appliances, glossy white cabinetry and a breakfast bar. There’s also a formal dining room.

Updates were also made to the bathrooms.

The upstairs primary suite, which overlooks the living room, opens to an outdoor deck.

“From an architectural standpoint, these post and beam properties are revered, but it’s the setting that sets it apart,” said listing agent Gus Ruelas of The Agency.

According to Ruelas, it’s rare for homeowners to give up their homes in this secluded lake neighborhood.

Surrounded by a grassy meadow, Johnston Lake began as a natural spring-fed pond in the 1870s by then-Los Angeles Mayor Prudent Beaudry. Sid Gally, a volunteer of the Pasadena Museum of History, wrote in the Pasadena Star News in 2015 that Beaudry’s holdings included portions of the San Pascual and San Rafael ranches along the west bank of the Arroyo Seco, where he operated the San Rafael Winery.

It was there he also dammed up the lake named after the Scottish rancher Alexander Campbell-Johnston, who bought more than 2,000 acres from Beaudry in 1883.

Johnston Lake used to be accessible to all, but Curbed reported that came to an end in 1953 when residents formed the Brookmere Homeowners Association.

Today, only residents have access to catch and release fishing by boat, or the lakeside park and pool.

“The setting is super unique,” Ruelas said. “When the gates close behind you, you feel like you’ve been transported somewhere far away.”