I grew up in the Old World, where it’s not uncommon to run into 1000-year-old churches and 300-year-old farmhouses, and after my folks bought a turn-of-the-20th-century home with 2-foot-thick stone walls and giant staircases, I was bitten by the big-old-house bug. Then I moved to the San Francisco Bay Area, which is crawling with gorgeous old Victorians, Tudor revivals and other old buildings, and I thought I’d share some of the architectural gems we have on the East Bay. Here are three of my current favorites, in celebrity-deathmatch style.
On the left: a lovely 1895 Vic that has Marcuse and Remmel’s fingerprints all over it (though I wasn’t able to ascertain who the architects were). Check out the lovely detailing. Current and past owners seem to have taken very good care of it.
On the right: an adorable early 20c Tudor revival with a pointy witch hat, brown britches and red suspenders:
In the center: a fantastic 1910 mansion on a huge lot that’s to die for:
I’m fortunate enough to see all these beauties every day on my way to work at Trulia. Beat the pants off McMansions, don’t they?
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October 3rd, 2006 at 11:45 am
1910 takes the deathmatch in my book.
October 3rd, 2006 at 12:11 pm
1910 and 4000 extra sqft maybe?
I’ve looked at that giant house in person and I must say it really is stunning.