Comments by "1931Spanish Eclectic" (@SpanishEclectic) on "What Style is This? - Touring 112 Year Old Mansion | This House Tours" video.

  1. For a house as 'late' as 1912, you can see elements of many previous styles. It's likely the painted woodwork was originally painted, as it's meant to represent the Neo-classical styles of the century before. The column capitals are indeed a mix of styles; ionic swirls with acanthus leaf. Interesting to see French doors rather than pocket doors, but it's possible the dining room would have been too dark with solid doors (my 1931 dining room has no exterior windows, and also has french doors on one side, and an open archway on the other). The entryway is stunning. I would guess the laundry room is above the addition; the hanging rack is attached to what were originally the outside windows, so those cabinets were probably put in in the 1920s, I would guess. The price made my eyes pop, but then I'm in CA, where a shack at the beach will run you $1.2 million. Thanks, Ken for sharing these places with the rest of the world; the industry of the American Heartland produced some wonderful craftsmanship, and it's nice to see how much of it has survived. Happy New Year!
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  2.  @chuckandmax7313  I believe it was $199,000. We bought our first house in uptown San Diego in 1991, and sold it in 2004. Bought this house in 2003. With 9 months of 4 mortgages and often working til midnight after a day at the office, we fixed up one 1931 Spanish style house enough to live in, and got the other ready to sell in a hot market. What's funny is these old 'kit' houses usually sold for between $2,000 and $5,000 when first built. My grandmother had photos of a 'new' housing development in Los Angeles where her sister bought a house in 1925; Spanish and 'storybook' houses, with unfinished driveways and no landscaping. It was crazy. We are here for the duration.
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