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Thanks to all who made the 2010
Houston Heights Association
Holiday Home Tour a great success!
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HOLIDAY GREETINGS FROM
THE HOUSTON HEIGHTS
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2010
Holiday Home Tour Chair:
Elizabeth
Poirrier
2010
Holiday Home Tour
Patron
Party Co-Chairs:
Marianne
Sulser | Trudy Nelson
2010 Home
Tour Committee:
Rita
Blanchard | Amy Brooks | Mary & Paul Carr |
Susan
Deiderich | Honi Knowles | Eleanor Lane |
Dan &
Kelly Mathena | Eryn Myers | Michelle
Scheffler |
Carol &
Angelos Sofianopolous
2010 Head
Docents:
Donna
Bennett | Kathy Butler | Neva Dupuis | Diane
Easley |
Gilbert
Perez | Julie Pettit | Kara Salton | Anne
Sloan |
Sandy
Steitz
2010
Florals & Designers:
Art
Attack: Event Planning (729 Rutland)
Leyendecker Landscape (729 Rutland)
Events in
Bloom (1222 Allston)
Behind the
Garden Gate (1432 Tulane)
Killion’s
Milam Florist (1629 Cortlandt)
Darlene’s
Flower & Gift Shop (1439 & 1445 Harvard)
The
Houston Heights Women’s Club
Thank you
for producing the fabulous Victorian Holiday
Market for our viewing and Holiday shopping
pleasure!
Special
Thanks to:
Benjy’s on
Washington | Berryhill in the Heights | Big
Mamou |
Bill
Baldwin & Joe Gonzalez | El Tiempo Cantina |
Glass Wall |
Ibiza |
Jus’ Mac | Kelly Simmons | Kristal Kirksey &
Jubilee |
Lauriel
Hindman | My Fit Foods | Pizzatola’s |
Rainbow Lodge |
Saint
Arnold’s Brewery | Susan Love Fitts
Communications |
Tony
Mandola’s Gulf Coast Kitchen | Ulrich
Diederich Design |
Whole
Foods
A big
thanks to our 2010-11 HHA Winter Sponsors:
PLATINUM
Republic Services | KBR | San Jacinto Stone
Co.
SILVER
Fiesta Mart
BRONZE
Boulevard Realty | Jubilee in the Heights |
Grogan Building Supply
And the
real stars of the show are our generous
Homeowners and their beautiful Houston
Heights homes—
2010
Holiday Home Tour Featured Homes:
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Sam J. Blackman Home
729
Rutland
Jay Wehnert and Victoria Harrison
purchased this historic 1897 Queen
Anne farmhouse known in the Heights
as the Sam J. Blackman home. Mr.
Blackman, a blacksmith, expanded
this original 2 room house in the
1920’s and used beveled glass doors
and fine quarter sewn oak floors to
suit his wife’s tastes.
The Blackman
house is home to many family
antiques and extensive collections
of art and hand-made objects that
spill from every wall to the yard
and garden.
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The Modern Craftsman
1222 Allston
This newly constructed Craftsman
style home was built in 2008 by
Allegro Builders and 2Scale
Architects. The seaside-inspired
décor is fresh and relaxing the
moment you walk through the door.
The bright and happy kitchen is the
perfect centerpiece of the home.
With an oversized fireplace to cozy
up to as well as a large wrap-around
porch, the homeowners are set for
all seasons.
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Wade Home
1432 Tulane
Modeled after a home in the Garden
District of New Orleans, this
Colonial-style bungalow offers an
amazing unobstructed view through
the entire length of the home.
Prior to 2003, the home had rightly
earned the nickname “la casa de los
pichones” as the only
homeowners
were dozens of wayward pigeons!
After a major clean-up, the
homeowner had a blank slate to work
with and achieved a truly stunning
transformation.
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The Classic Queen Anne
1629 Cortlandt
This classic 1915 Queen Anne cottage
received a complete makeover in
2009. With the help of Bungalow
Revival, a Heights-based renovation
team, it was restored with
architectural and period details
befitting the age and beauty of this
home. Period antiques were
carefully selected for the
renovation. The homeowner’s love of
“all things Christmas” will be
reflected throughout the home in
celebration of the Season.
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The Batterson Home
1439 Harvard
Built in 2003, this warm and
spacious home was designed by Walter
Murphy with Murphy/Mears Architects,
and built by John Galvin. The
Texas-inspired décor accentuates the
wonderful open-floor plan. Because
the homeowner had grown up in the
Heights, the house was designed with
the spirit of this special
neighborhood in mind and to
accommodate a massive oak tree that
you have to see to believe!
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Batterson-Drouin Home
1445 Harvard
This home was built in 1903 in the
Dutch Colonial style and was the
Emil Linderberg Home until 1933 when
it was purchased by Clarence and
Gladys Batterson. For the past 77
years, this Heights gem has remained
in the Batterson family. Today the
house exemplifies modern day comfort
and eclectic style, yet still
maintains its original footprint,
floors and windows. The home is also
listed on the National Register of
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Believe it or not, plans are already
underway for next year’s Holiday Home Tour.
If you would like to volunteer for this fun
and exciting fundraising event, please
e-mail
holidaytour@houstonheights.org
or call 713.861.4002.
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