Monticello Park 3-1.5 Spanish Hacienda Revival

Historically and Architecturally Significant San Antonio Vintage Homes Architectural Analysis By: Architectural Historian Shelley Roff, Ph.D. The neighborhood around the renowned Jefferson High School near Woodlawn Lake is filled with charming bungalows and stately mansions from the 1920s and 30s. Driving around you can see English Tudor Revivals, Arts and Crafts-inspired bungalows, crazy-brick cottages, stuccoed bungalows with sculpted medieval turrets, and a number of Alamo-inspired renditions. The Spanish Hacienda character of the house at 213 Donaldson is quintessentially "San Antonio". The bright white stuccoed walls, contrasting dark chocolate trim and window frames, and arcaded front porch are hallmark details of a Spanish Hacienda Revival -- as well as the barrel-vaulted ceiling of the living room on the interior. To enhance the Spanish rustic look, the present owners have added Sausalito tile to the front porch and blocks of wood at the roofline to indicate the idea of vigas, roof rafters that appear to extend through the wall to the exterior. The owners have done a marvelous job restoring it. The house is built on a pier and beam foundation and solid, stable ground. Built in 1935 with old-growth pine, balloon-frame construction and plaster, the owners were careful to preserve the home's valuable materials and most hand-crafted architectural details from the period. And yet, the modern touches they have added warrant the house's debut in a design trade journal. The front entry has a clean modern feel to it, almost something from Dwell magazine or West Elm, as well as the back porch and outside storage shed, designed by the owner who is a carpenter and artist. The backyard has been transformed with great love into a paradise with fruit trees such as orange and peach, stone paths that cut through the grass and leading you to a flagstone seating area in one part, or around the house to a shaded grotto replete with bubbling fountain. The path continues to wander around to a side porch and desert cactus garden. The stuccoed living room interior is shaped by a long, transverse barrel vault which ends in a wall with a grand arch and smaller arched cut-out windows, giving you a clear view into the dining room. Solid oak floors also connect the rooms visually. The fireplace reminds me of a sculpted outdoor baking oven, the kind you would see in Mexico, with dark bricks of varying sizes outlining the opening in a creative pattern. The house's wood panel doors and crystal door knobs are nicely restored, and the kitchen cabinetry has been renovated in keeping with the simplicity of earlier renditions of 1930s kitchens I have seen. Also in a appropriate vein to the period, the large and sunny eat-in kitchen has been newly covered with black and white checkered linoleum tile, which has also been introduced into the truly lovely mint green bathroom. Don't miss the awesome cubbyhole storage unit in the children's bedroom. Architectural History Architectural Analysis with Photos MLS Market Snapshot Greetings! One of the pleasures of my career is that I get to meet neat people with incredible passions and talents. Take James and Tracie... They took a nice Spanish-style home in historic Monticello Park and transformed it with vision and meticulous carpentry into a jewel of a home. As I walked through their neat 3 bed, 1.5 bath home, I kept thinking how stupid cool their home was. There are wonderful spaces inside and out- floating storage, incredible arches... You are just going to have to see the photos. Anyway, they spent a ton of ton, time, effort and money to restore this home and make it functionally awesome. If they had paid retail for the improvements, we are talking big money! So... someone will get to steal this home and call it home. As you have come to expect, 213 Donaldson isn't on MLS and I haven't put a sign up, but it is for sale. This home remains a secret... for now. If you know anyone who might be interested in this hacienda, pass it on before the whole planet gets ahold of it. :-) Joe Barfield, Broker, GRI, e-Pro, ecoBroker 210-846-9273 Specializing in Homes of Character & History The Joe Barfield Group of Keller Williams Monticello Park 3-1.5 Spanish Hacienda Revival - $185,000 Living Room A great Spanish Hacienda in Historic Monticello Park. Crafted with love and vision, it is convenient to Woodlawn Lake and downtown. 3 bedrooms and 1 full, 1 partial bathroom - $185,000. 1,792 square feet See the Virtual Tour Built in 1935. Central Heating and Air-conditioning. Family room, Living room, Dining room and Breakfast Nook. Hardwood flooring. Laundry area - inside. Private backyard oasis. Awesome detached workshop. Located in San Antonio Independent School District. Convenient to Woodlawn Lake, Bijou theater, Woodlawn theater and downtown. What else is Nearby? View the Map Walkable Neighborhood Monticello Park is located west of Interstate 10 and off Fredericksburg Road. A walkable neighborhood, it is in close proximity to Woodlawn Lake, Bijou theater, Woodlawn theater and downtown. Popular restaurants in the area include Alamo Pizza, Jacala Mexican, Blanco's Mexican and Tacos del Julio, all within a mile. Located in the San Antonio Independent School District, schools including Woodlawn Elmentary and Jefferson Highschool are a few blocks away. The exceptional (and free!) Aspire Academy KIPP school is right down Fredericksburg Rd. (delivered, no less!) Thai food can be delivered to your door (paletas, too...) Deano's Liquor and Cool Crest Golf, and Breakfast Taco Donuts are all notable icons nearby. Some Wonderful Memories Family Room The current owner, Tracie shares her favorite memories of 213, Donaldson Avenue. It's quick launch to Bijou theater. Off I-10 between 410 and 35, Medical Center, Downtown. Alamo Pizza has the best pizza in town. We always get a plain cheese pizza and sometimes one with spinach, mushrooms, onions. Everything is great there- calzones, pasta salad, meatball sandwiches. They know us by name and our typical order (extra large cheese pizza for pick-up, side of Ranch). We always know when the owner is working because he puts a couple of banana peppers on the side. A quick walk to the bank, so many paletas! Walking over to Woodlawn theater. You can even walk to the HEB. Everything is so close. Taking walks in the evenings and looking at all the different houses. Blocks away from Woodlawn Elmentary and Jefferson Highschool. It's nice to go running on the track at Jefferson. Walking distance to Woodlawn Lake. A great place to run, walk, have a picnic, and feed the ducks. The park has a great jungle gym and a huge public pool with a slide. Working in front bedroom. It's so private and quiet. Many great garage sales in the neighborhood, lots of great finds. Going down to Jefferson High school for late night runs. Laying in the grass and looking up at our beautiful pecan tree. Eating breakfast in the kitchen and watching red birds and doves come to steal some cat food off the back porch. Opening all the windows in the bedroom and taking a nap with the great breezes and garden views. Sitting outside and listening to the music coming from Woodlawn Theater in the evenings. Parties in the backyard. We have had great birthday parties and barbeques in the back yard. 4th of July at Woodlawn Lake. So close we can avoid all the traffic and walk to the lake to see the fireworks. Halloween parties! Sitting on the front porch giving out so many bags of candy and watching the amazing parade of families. So many people it is like something out of a movie!. 4th of July dinner parties. All our friends come over and we barbeque and make margaritas. Then we grab some blankets and walk down to the lake and enjoy all the fireworks. Then we walk back to the house and continue eating and drinking! Great next door neighbor, brought over great baby gifts. She's so sweet. Working on the house with my dad building the shed and patio. Ruby's first Christmas. Filling our backyard with lights and decorations to make her a winter wonderland. Watching all the spring flowers come up in the garden. Lounging all day in the hammock or just laying in the grass getting some sun. Blossoming cacti garden, large nigh time blooms. So many pecans! Great to be a part of the Deco District. Lots of revitalization in the area. Possible via light rail expansion to the Medical Center down Fredricksburg. So many wonderful taco huts down Fredricksburg. There you have it. Please don't hesitate to respond to this email or call me or my team if you or someone you know might be interested in this home. Sincerely, Joe Barfield The Joe Barfield Group of Keller Williams Alamo Heights joe@joebarfield.com 210-846-9273 www.SanAntonioVintageHomes.com www.JoesListings.Blogspot.com- Architectural History Blog www.SAMusicAndArt.com- Art, Music & Architecture Newsletter What are houses selling for near my home? The architectural write-up is provided by Dr. Roff. Any reference to families is strictly academic. The Joe Barfield Group embraces all Equal Opportunity Housing Laws.