I went to an open house today in the Crocker-Amazon today for a 1928 barrel front house- very typical for the area and indeed all over San Francisco:
http://www.redfin.com/CA/San-Francisco/297-Allison-St-94112/home/51691732
The exterior of the house is typical of houses built in the late 1920s in San Francisco. It still uses the barrel front Marina style architecture that was prevalent throughout San Francisco during that decade. But as "Meditteranean" style architecture became popular in San Francisco during this period, this house includes some token red clay roof tiling on the front façade.
The "defining" characteristic of this house are the beautiful wood inlay floors, with diamond and other shaped patterned borders around both the dining and living rooms. The floors look a bit faded, but it's relatively inexpensive to sand and refinish the floors.
Living room with nice 1920s brick fireplace and wood inlay floors:
Many of the original windows have been replaced, but here's a cute original window with muntins:
A close-up of the diamond patterning:
Looking from the dining room into the living room:
The house gets more light than typical row houses in the San Francisco because it sits on a corner. The rest of the house is less remarkable. There are partial brick walls in the garage floor, which can allow only one car because the space where the other tandem spot is has been built over with a stand-alone bonus room that was built roughly and not in great shape. The area around the house is also only okay; a lot of not well maintained houses in the area.
The exterior of the house is typical of houses built in the late 1920s in San Francisco. It still uses the barrel front Marina style architecture that was prevalent throughout San Francisco during that decade. But as "Meditteranean" style architecture became popular in San Francisco during this period, this house includes some token red clay roof tiling on the front façade.
The "defining" characteristic of this house are the beautiful wood inlay floors, with diamond and other shaped patterned borders around both the dining and living rooms. The floors look a bit faded, but it's relatively inexpensive to sand and refinish the floors.
Living room with nice 1920s brick fireplace and wood inlay floors:
Many of the original windows have been replaced, but here's a cute original window with muntins:
A close-up of the diamond patterning:
Looking from the dining room into the living room:
The house gets more light than typical row houses in the San Francisco because it sits on a corner. The rest of the house is less remarkable. There are partial brick walls in the garage floor, which can allow only one car because the space where the other tandem spot is has been built over with a stand-alone bonus room that was built roughly and not in great shape. The area around the house is also only okay; a lot of not well maintained houses in the area.
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