Beacon Hill 6-3 Neoclassical

Historically and Architecturally Significant San Antonio Vintage Homes  Architectural Analysis By: Architectural Historian Shelley Roff, Ph.D. Once a grand house on the outskirts of San Antonio in the historic Beacon Hill neighborhood; this 1911 Neoclassical home is in need of some tender loving care. It could be the perfect house for an architect or a couple who would love to restore the elegance and rich details of an historical house. Just recently, this house suffered from a fire on the upper front porch, whose structure was already sagging from a shift in the soil. Do note that the structure of the house is in fine, stable condition. 1002 Magnolia has a Victorian floor plan with a two-story corner wrap-around porch and adjacent enclosed sleeping porches. It is a typical Four-Square plan with the entry vestibule, kitchen, living and dining rooms each occupying one of the four corner of the house. On the second floor, these spaces are replicated by four bedrooms. Victorian design, still very popular at the turn of the century, meant one could expect a large entry vestibule with an elegant staircase, high ceilings, wood boiserie wainscots, sculpturally-carved ceiling, door and window moldings and wallpaper. In fact, some of the original floral-patterned wallpaper was found attached to the wall boards upstairs, when the sheetrock was removed. A traditional cast iron gaslight fixture still hang from the vestibule ceiling, now with modern electrical connections. Transom windows were designed above all the doors throughout the house to open at an angle and allow the air to circulate, without having to open the doors. The plan may be Victorian, however the exterior style of the house is clearly Neoclassical Revival. Two prominent gables extend boldly over the curved walls of the enclosed sleeping porches and form classical pediments. Carved wood brackets, imitating stone corbels that would have been used by the Greeks, dress the underside of the eaves. At the front door, slim fluted Ionic columns flank each side of the entry with the bottom third left bare (a detail I have seen in Early French Renaissance buildings). Doric columns dress the ground floor porch, although the capitals are now missing. Following the correct rules of classicism, the upper porch columns are in the Ionic order, and the massive columns that support the sleeping porches to the north and east sides are also Ionic but adorned with fluting. The feature that most clearly distinguishes Neoclassical design from the earlier Greek Revival is large-scale two story columned entrance facades. John and Alice Jackson built the house in 1911 and lived there for eight years. There is still quite a bit of evidence of Alice's taste in the home and her preference for classical details. The entry vestibule opens directly into the living room through a broad opening and the classical, rectangular panels of the wainscot extend, like a bar into this opening. (Presently, this detail has been filled in by a contemporary wall.) This opening was centered on the living room fireplace, whose wood adorn has recently been stained dark cherry by the present owner. The living room opens directly to the dining room through another broad opening, which can be closed off by large paneled sliding pocket doors. The rectangular panel wainscot pattern and the classical molding of the doors and windows is mirrored in the glass-panel doors and ornamental frame of the built-in china cabinet. The fireplace surround and mantle in the dining room is constructed of... [Follow link to continue reading with illustrated Architectural History of Neoclassic Beacon Hill 6-3]    Architectural Analysis with Photos  MLS Market Snapshot    Greetings! Artists rendition after rehab The home at 1002 W. Magnolia is the iconic home in Beacon Hill that has its upper porch supported by 2x4's while awaiting some serious love. Unfortunately, the current owner is not in a position to provide it after a fire dashed his plans last year.  Given the architectural significance of this property, the neighborhood, the owner, the San Antonio Office of Historic Preservation and the SA Conservation Society are all pulling together to help find a new steward for this home that has been designated "Historic Significant". Although the interior and structure are surprisingly intact, this property will take some significant rehabbing estimated from $150,000 and up.  If you know someone who is interested in this sort of project, please pass this on to them. Any reasonable proposal will be considered, but please understand that a project of this nature won't qualify for a normal mortgage and will have to proceed in a manner appropriate to a home designated a historic landmark. There are two apartments in back that may be useful during the rehab. If this is the sort of property that interests you, then I invite you to read the Illustrated Architectural History of this Neoclassical as well as view additional photos online. Take care, Joe Barfield, Broker, GRI, e-Pro, ecoBroker Specializing in Homes of Character & History The Joe Barfield Group of Keller Williams    Beacon Hill 6-3 Neoclassical - $89,900 Living Room Restoration opportunity. Neoclassical home in Beacon Hill, with wraparound porches, awaits new steward. Exterior appearance aside, interior & main structure in fine, stable condition. 6 bedrooms and 3 full bathrooms - $89,900. 3,746 square feet + walk-up attic.  See the photos. Built in 1915. Front porch suffered fire. Minimal damage to interior. Historic architectural integrity of the interior retained. Large corner lot in Beacon Hill. Wraparound porches. 2 beautiful fireplaces on first floor. Dining room with built in cabinets. Massive pocket doors. Elaborate door surrounds. High vaulted ceiling - 11-12 ft ceilings on main floor. 2 small apartments in back building. Garage parking. Living room, Dining room and Family room. Hardwood Flooring. Laundry area inside. Located in San Antonio Independent School District. Convenient to Trinity University, San Antonio College, Brackenridge Park, Woodlawn Lake and downtown San Antonio. What else is Nearby? View the Map   Neighborhood Beacon Hill is a wonderful array of architectural styles with the finest neighbors. It is wonderful in that you are 8 minutes from downtown, a dash to Trinity University or San Antonio College, and I-10 or Fredricksburg Road can zip you up to USAA, The Med Center, or UTSA (downtown or 1604). Brackenridge Park beckons to the East while Woodlawn Lake is a skip to the West. What a great location!    You have San Antonio's top burgers within a half mile, including Chris Madrid's and The Cove. Vegetarian? Try Green Restaurant or The Cove. It is located in San Antonio ISD with some great schools nearby including Aspire Academy, Monte Vista Montessori and the Keystone School. Built-in Cabinets 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.

Beacon Hill 3-2 Craftsman Bungalow

Historically and Architecturally Significant San Antonio Vintage Homes Architectural Analysis By: Architectural Historian Shelley Roff, Ph.D. 1001 W. Mulberry Avenue, a unique Arts and Crafts style bungalow resides on a street softly shaded by a line of Reblado Oaks. A sheltering shingle roof composed of two font-facing gables and a cross gable at the back is supported by exposed rafters and triangular knee braces. A handsome red brick chimney punctuates the roofline on the western side of the house. Unusual in a bungalow of this era is the exposure of the wrap-around porch to the sky, allowing the trees and the extended eaves of the roof to provide the shade from the Texas sun and plenty of light to enter the window-filled sunroom/study at the front of the house. The exterior of the bungalow is clad in an artistic pattern of shingles, probably originally exposed cedar. This look recalls the Shingle Style Victorian that originated in New England in the late 19th century. These homes had compact horizontal volumes clad in ornamental patterns of weathering shingles and accentuated by white trim around the windows and doors. The use of the shingles reflected, at the time, a renewed interest in Colonial American architecture. Gustav Stickley was the first to adapt the shingle style to the smaller scale bungalow, with his innovate turn-of-the-century Arts and Crafts style. Today, the artistic shingle pattern is clearly visible and is painted two beautiful shades of sage green. The window and door trim remains creamy white, however the door and screen panels are painted a contrasting rust orange. The windows panes are composed of a grid of small rectangular glass and wood trim panels, which are echoed in the numerous French doors that divide the spaces of the house, as well as the glass doors to the bookshelves on either side of the living room fireplace. This sets the tone of a hand-crafted house. Extensive trimwork and crown molding give a touch of elegance to the walls and ceilings, as well as several unique light fixtures in the living and dining rooms. These metal light fixtures have the patina of pewter and several of the globes are milk glass. The original dual push-button light switches, a form popular before the toggle switch was invented, have been replaced with replicas, except that they now have the dimmer option. The large eat-in kitchen harkens back to an earlier era, with its working 1941 Chambers gas stove (check out the numerous stovetop and oven control knobs), original cabinetry and glass cabinet doors, deep ceramic sink, and hexagonal tile on the kitchen counters. The size of the kitchen and its original wood paneling wainscot give it the feel of an American farmhouse kitchen. As an added touch of character, an old-fashioned telephone and temperature-clock grace the kitchen walls. Architectural Analysis with Photos MLS Market Snapshot Greetings! This is one of those houses. You may know what I'm talking about... It is simply gorgeous. Amazing, really. Check out the interior photos to see what I mean. And, as usual, I am sharing it with you before it goes out to the MLS. Consider passing this on to your friends and co-workers who love these solid, experienced, chunky lovable old bungalows. If they are shopping, they can have a peek before the whole world hears about it. We are here for you, your family & anyone else you care about. Joe Barfield 210-745-0892 Real Estate Consultants Specializing in Homes of Character & History The Joe Barfield Group of Keller Williams Beacon Hill 3-2 Craftsman Bungalow - $210,000 Living Room A stunning refurbished Craftsman Bungalow in Beacon Hill. 3 bedrooms and 2 full bathrooms - $210,000 1,942 square feet See the Virtual Tour Built in 1920. Covered parking. SAISD - Beacon Hill Elementary Central heating and air-conditioning. Family room, living room, dining room and breakfast nook. Laundry area inside Located in San Antonio Independent School District. Convenient to Trinity University, San Antonio College, Brackenridge Park and downtown San Antonio. What else is Nearby? View the Map Walkable Neighborhood Beacon Hill is a wonderful array of architectural styles with the finest neighbors. It is wonderful in that you are 8 minutes from downtown, a dash to Trinity University or San Antonio College, and I-10 or Fredricksburg Road can zip you up to USAA, The Med Center, or UTSA (downtown or 1604). Brackenridge Park beckons to the East while Woodlawn Lake is a skip to the West. What a great location! You have San Antonio's top burgers within a half mile, including Chris Madrid's and The Cove. Vegetarian? Try Green Restaurant or The Cove. It is located in San Antonio ISD with some great schools nearby including Aspire Academy, Monte Vista Montessori and the Keystone School. Some Wonderful Memories Sun Room The current owner, Margaret Mitchell, shares her favorite memories of 1001 W. Mulberry Avenue. La Fonda is my favorite restaurant. I love Alicia, the hostess, who has been there since I was a kid and I love the food and atmosphere. I also love Shiraz, the Persian restaurant on Olmos Circle- fantastic food... Old # 7 is my favorite dish there. Rashin, the owner of Shiraz, comes to your table and makes sure everything was great. The neighbors are great and easy access to everywhere- downtown, I 10, 281, I 35. Hawthorne Elementary is run by Trinity University people and neighbors report good things about the school and have happy children there. Private schools in the neighborhood are Keystone, San Antonio Academy and St. Anthony's. The neighbors- It is a real community of interesting and caring people. If you need help, you get help. Long term friendships remain even among people who have left the street- I intend to maintain my friendships on Mulberry. Watching Zachary buy paletas from the paleta man- listening for that bell! Sitting on my front porch or someone's front porch after work and chatting about anything. Max and Greg's Epiphany party and Ruben and Lucy's Fourth of July party and impromptu parties at the Lavens. Waking up and hearing the birds. Showing off my 1941 Chambers stove that is tremendous while cooking a huge meal at Thanksgiving or Christmas. Having the house painted and then having it in the Beacon Hill Calendar. Discovering the 1920 real estate section of the San Antonio Light in the back of medicine cabinet mirror and seeing our neighborhood "new". Fifty people crammed in the kitchen at my house talking, laughing and having a great time. Pat cutting Zach's hair in the kitchen, having a beer on the Laven's front porch, celebrating new babies, pancakes at Trish and Harry's. Zachary saying his first words the morning of Feb. 3, 2004 in his bedroom and some months later standing in the front lawn in a glowing pink sunset and pointing and saying his first sentence, "Sun go night-night!" Zach's first Christmas Planting flowers, mowing with a quiet push mower and having everyone make fun of me. 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 Realty homes@joebarfield.com 210-745-0892 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. © Copyright 2008 All rights Reserved, Joe Barfield.

3-2 Vintage Home in Beacon Hill Architectural Analysis By: Architectural Historian Shelley Roff, PhD 1127 West Craig Place, built on the edge of the Beacon Hill neighborhood near downtown, is a Texas variant of the Folk Victorian. This style is defined by Victorian detailing added to simple folk house forms, usually in a much more modest manner than the actual Victorians they were attempting to mimic. The front of the house projects forward with a deep two-tier veranda, perfect for porch swing, sipping lemonade and watching the neighbors stroll by. The porch ceilings were likely to have been painted sky blue originally, a traditional color that was used to prevent wasps from building nests. The wood clapboard house is constructed on an elevated foundation and is sheltered by the deeply extended eaves of a gabled roof. This deep eave detail is repeated over the pediment in both the front and back of the house and highlighted with the addition of vergeboards, which the owner has painted in a contrasting color. The rectangular form of the house is enhanced by several window boxes that pop out from its sides, such as that for the staircase on the west and the dining room alcove to the east. The brick chimney on the east side of the house appears to be rebuilt in more recent times. This house has been remodeled several times in its history, so those interested in historic preservation will want to know what is original. The date of construction of this house is within the second decade of the 20th century; its plan appears on a San Antonio Sanborn map dated August 1922. The map illustrates what we see today, a two-story house with a contiguous two-story porch and a detached garage in the rear. Since there were no houses constructed on this block in a 1911 map, we can surmise that the house originated sometime between these dates. The present owner has renovated the house to make it comfortable for a contemporary lifestyle, yet has preserved many of its historical details, such as the multi-panel wood doors with their metal and glass knobs and elegant, classical molded frames. A local, early 20th-century manufacturer in San Antonio must have provided the diamond and box patterned divided light windows which can be found in many of the historical neighborhoods in San Antonio. The designer of this house arranged them as small double-hung panes and in casements of three. The original builder of the house went to some expense to ornament the public areas of the interior: the vestibule and staircase. A modest form of boiserie, a type of carved wood paneling with raised moldings, decorates the piers and walls. In the living room, a pair of bookshelves flank each side of the fireplace with a symmetrical single-pane window above. This arrangement of forms can be seen in many historical houses in this neighborhood and it is likely that the windows originally were intended to slide upwards into the wall, operated with the aide of a weight and pulley system. The dining room is linked directly to the living room through a new French door, probably originally separated with a pocket door. The focus of the dining area is a broad window seat alcove, a design feature that can also be seen on the bungalow next door constructed in 1920. On the second floor, French doors provide easy access to the porch. Click here for the analysis with photos Considering a career in Real Estate? Search the MLS for free Greetings! If you have a friend who is looking for a neat vintage home that has been stylishly and exquisitely renovated by an architect-owner, then go ahead and hit the Forward button and send this to them. Travis and Jennifer bought 1127 W. Craig a couple of years back and have been fixing it up for themselves and for their high design standards. They got a great job opportunity in Austin, so this BIG 3-2 home is going to make some very lucky person happy. Considering the craftsmanship and materials that have gone into this home, someone is going to get a great deal. Call us if you find this home interesting! Beacon Hill 2-story Folk Victorian 3 bedrooms and 2 baths - $150,000 Amazing Hardwood floors 1,946 Square Feet Convenient to Montessori Designer Touches Throughout Extensive, Expensive Renovation including: Installed new Extensive Roof System Extensive Landscaping Raised & Stabilized Foundation Replaced Porch Columns and Trim Complete 200-Amp Rewire Installed 5-ton high-efficiency central air Gourmet Kitchen Remodel (Sweet!) Complete Master Bath Remodel & Expansion New Utility Room Installation Repainted & so much more... The Map The Lifestyle Travis & Jennifer share what they will miss about 1127 W. Craig: 1. Transforming this house over the past few years to become our home has been been immensely rewarding. Our baby girl's first steps, first words, and first everythings were set against this backdrop. We will miss it. 2. Zoysia grass under bare feet feels fabulous. It was more expensive than St. Augustine, but our little girl loves to toddle around & flop down in it. So do we... 3. Neighborhood strolls are the perfect way to unwind after work. Nearly every house has something architecturally interesting or something going on in the yard. Plus, there's always neighbors out on porches or working outside. 4. We hosted our first family Christmas last year and our home couldn't have been better suited for it. We were a total of 12 , some of whom stayed overnight. The wide open, flexible bottom floor arrangement allows for easy entertaining & conversation. 5. The best tacos al carbon in the entire city are across the street. No kidding. And just past that is a nice little bakery. We usually cook fresh & healthy at home in the remodeled kitchen, but there are always those weekend mornings when we didn't feel up to cooking and cleaning. Plus those fresh tortillas are so good... 6. We can all be in the big master bath at the same time, even with the baby scattering toys. Everyone has plenty of space and privacy as needed. The oversized tub is a luxury, of course, and the windows let in amazing light. 7. My wife just asked me, "Do you remember that first night after our central air had been installed? It was last summer..." I do remember. It works very, very well. Plus the programmable thermostat keeps the bills low without having to fiddle with it. 8. The second-story veranda offers a phenomenal view of the 4th of July fireworks at Woodlawn Lake, which is roughly 2 miles to the west. The downstairs porch swing is great for breezy fall nights, or when storms are rolling in. The upstairs is more secluded - you have a great view of everything going on, but nobody notices us... Please don't hesitate to respond to this email or call me or my team for more information (745-0892). 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