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LOCATION: HOLLY HILLS YEAR BUILT: 1929 ARCHITECT: UNKNOWN
In addition to the fairytale turret and brick-and-stone façade, this remarkably well-maintained historic home has a spectacular multihued slate roof. The owner, Steve Larsen, stays on top of things by having the roof inspected each year; he says that he typically needs to replace a couple of tiles. “I guess they don’t have as many of the red ones now, so as time goes on, you see less of the red.” The jumping horse weathervane atop the turret is also original to the home.
The narrow stone walk, an original feature of the home, leads from the corner of the property across the expansive lawn. Larsen has had some tuckpointing done on the walk, but otherwise it remains as it was when the house was built.
Larsen’s wife, Dorothy Larsen, an avid gardener, maintains the rosebushes that line the stone wall of the elevated front porch, as well as the ivy and other front landscaping. The couple loves to sit on the porch and watch the goings-on in Carondelet Park, which is across the street. A pair of lamb garden statues she ordered from a catalog “graze” on the ivy in a nod to the home’s Country French style.
LOCATION: SHAW NEIGHBORHOOD • YEAH BUILT: 1914 ARCHITECTS: RAYMOND E.
