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THE HISTORIC HOUSTON HEIGHTS
2008 SPRING HOME & GARDEN
TOUR
Candlelight Dinner
+ Auction
Click for more info
Friday, April 4th
8pm to 11pm |
Home
+ Garden Tour
Saturday + Sunday,
April 5th + 6th
Noon to 6pm |
Buy tickets online!
Watercolor by Yu Cha Pak
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$17 Advance Tour Tickets
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$20 Day-of-Tour Tickets |
$5 Single-Home Tickets |
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Purchase tickets in
advance online
until 6 p.m. on Friday, April 4!
Or at any one of
these local
Advance Ticket Sales Locations until 6 p.m. on Friday, April 4.
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Harolds in the Heights—350 W.
19th |
Eclectic Home—345 W. 19th |
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The Artful Corner—3423 White
Oak Dr |
Another Place in Time—421 W. 11th |
Buchanan’s Native Plants—611 E.
11th
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Jubilee—321 W. 19th |
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Karen Derr + Associates Realty 1545 Heights Blvd |
Ticket
Includes Admittance to
Six Extraordinary Homes + Gardens
Third Annual HHA Youth Art Show
Luxury Bus Shuttle between Tour Locations
(Park at Heights Fire Station, 107 W. 12th at Yale)
For
more information, call us at 713-861-4002, option 3,
or email the home tour committee at
springtour@houstonheights.org
for questions or more information on this exciting event.
Photos
by John Henry Childs Photography
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“Rejuvenated Centenarian”
Vandewalker
Home
2035 Rutland Street
Celebrating its centennial, the “Lamar
Home” was originally built in 1908 for $3,250 by American Home Builders Co.
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When the Vandewalkers purchased the home in 1992, they were only the third
owners of this Victorian two-story square floor plan. They gave
it the loving facelift it desperately needed by modernizing the
living essentials (the house had been vacant for seven years) and
extending the size of the home via the kitchen and the addition of
two porches. This home is rich with history and Heights
nostalgia.
The historic nature of this Colonial Revival with its
wraparound front porch is reflected inside with needlepoint pillows, antique
European furniture, art, chandeliers, and stained glass pieces. A 1934
Kohler bathtub with sledding was refinished and nearly all of the wood
floors are original.
The homeowners themselves created and tend to an eclectic
garden with antique roses, 70+ year old trees, a fountain and winding
walkways made of bricks that are original to the home. Their backyard sanctuary
provides peace and tranquility from the busy “downtown Heights”.
This delightfully renovated treasure
is on the National Register of Historic Places (1983), the State of Texas
Historical Register (1983), and it has been designated as a City of Houston
Historic Landmark since 1998.
HEAD DOCENTS: Kelley Burhans + Trish
Schmid
FLORALS: Darlene’s Flowers
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“Outside Is In”
Newberry Home
705 East 19th
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Built in the late 1930s, this gem of a bungalow has been
through two renovations to grow with the homeowner’s needs all while
maintaining the styling of the original structure.Mr. Newberry purchased
the home in 1988 and took it through its final renovation in 2005, which
more than doubled the size of the home by adding a great room with a
kitchen, butler’s pantry, master bedroom and courtyard.
The great room’s wide glass doors open to the bricked
courtyard to create one space from interior to exterior. A garage with
guest cottage forms the back boundary of the property.
The homeowner is the architect and designed the space for
casual, elegant and elaborate entertaining--from quaint dinner parties with
seating in the courtyard to casino style New Year’s Eve parties. His love
for the eclectic and antique is showcased in his collection of Venetian
masks and marionettes and many “one of a kind” antiques from Europe and South America.
The front landscape was designed for low maintenance with
beds for seasonal planting while the courtyard is encircled by a large hedge
of wax myrtles creating a romantic setting where pots abound with color.
HEAD DOCENT: Bill Baldwin
FLORALS: The Empty Vase
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“Live, Work + Play”
Standridge Home
1509 Oxford
Street
This brick Greek Revival home was a novel addition to the
Heights when it was designed and built for the homeowners by Creole Design
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While this
classic piece is new, its style has a history—modeled after a State Street
residence in New Orleans’ Garden District.
In order to enhance the Victorian feel, the homeowners used
salvage period items in the architecture of the home, including the newel
post and balusters of the staircase, several doors and a period stained
glass window on the second floor. The home also features a collection of
oriental rugs and functional furniture art. The homeowner’s passion for
photography—created in the home’s custom darkroom—is apparent throughout the
home.
While it is the pride and joy of only one family, many have
already seen the interior of the home. Due in part to high ceilings, open
room arrangements, and the use of many colors in the decorating, this home
has been a set for a number of commercials and photo shoots including Sears,
Luby’s, Discovery Toys, Randall’s and Garden Ridge Pottery. But it is the
third floor where the homeowners have a private area all their own. A
project by Broman Design and Construction in 2005 finished out the attic,
added a large office, exercise area and a cozy and impressive home theater.
HEAD DOCENTS: Anne Rodgers + Katrina Stilwell
FLORALS: Jana’s Flowers
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“Green + Simple”
Dawson Home
1021 Harvard Street
What do you get when you use cool green building techniques
in a renovated bungalow? The fabulous minimal design of the Dawson home, of course.
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The
homeowners purchased this adorable 1920 bungalow in 2003 and expanded their
own vision into the previously initiated renovation. Now a
kitchen, master bedroom and bath and a garage incorporating the
home’s second floor have helped fill the large lot on Harvard
Street.
As a surface and furniture designer, Mr. Dawson literally
brings his work home with him. His passion for simplistic beauty and the
environment is reflected in nearly every corner of the home. Sustainable
material creations like bamboo cabinets and Richlite countertops, which are
composed of paper fiber and resin, highlight the clean and natural feeling
found throughout the home.
Cool zinc countertops in the bathrooms and a contemporary
staircase truly reflect the homeowners’ inspiration, while providing a
comfortable setting for their everyday life. The minimalist outdoor
landscaping maintains great backyard space for their children to enjoy as
they grow.
HEAD DOCENTS: Katy Bomar + Judi Freedman
FLORALS: Central Market
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“Artfully Yours”
Thayer-Gayle Home
533 Cortlandt Street
Soft contemporary styling meets classic craftsman in this new
construction home, designed by the homeowners and Allegro Builders in 2006.
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The objective was to build a
graciously scaled, comfortable home to showcase the homeowners’
eclectic and colorful art collection. High ceilings, large
windows, and an open floor plan create a bright and generous space,
while still maintaining a warm atmosphere for entertaining.
The unique custom kitchen and unusual stone selections for
countertops throughout the home add to the whimsical character of
the space.
Timber bamboo protects the privacy of an elegant pool and spa
in the backyard. A detached garage sits behind, framed for a future second
floor studio.
HEAD DOCENTS: Rosina Chevalier + Ed Sabo
FLORALS: Webwood Flowers
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“Through the Looking Glass”
Schooley Home
807 Rutland Street
A truly modern addition was envisioned from the outset for an
architect/designer couple when they bought what they termed “a fairly scary
bungalow” in 1992. |
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For the Schooleys, the preservation of the modest 1925
house was also quite a challenge. A renovation at that time was done with
the eventual addition scheme in mind, although it took 13 years to
commence. The new addition connects to the original bungalow via a
glass-walled passage that is now the site of their spacious, light-filled
dining room.
Designed around two shady sycamores and lots of outdoor
living and garden spaces, the home manages to incorporate basic passive
solar, natural ventilation, and sustainable design principles while
respecting the original scale and fabric of the Heights. It is thus
comfortable in its neighborhood, demonstrating that modern sensibilities
relative to space, light, materials, and energy efficiency can become a
positive, sympathetic part of an historic place.
The pool and patio in the back of the house feel secure and
secluded from the rest of the world, yet a goal of dipping your toes in the
water is easily achieved through several doors within the home. The
wonderful rooftop terrace gives the family a birds-eye view of their home,
and provides the perfect perch for watching a sunset.
HEAD DOCENT: Kerry Anne Mooney
FLORALS: Another Place in Time + Southern Floral |
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