QUAIL HOLLOW: The House that Ken Built... |
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When I purchased my house way back in 1988, it wasn't the
house of my dreams-- what first house is? The first 6 months
were rocky. Finances were tight, a wedding-bound
relationship ran aground and a frustrated artist couldn't
find an outlet. By the start of the summer in 1989, I had a
vision. I needed a front porch swing. That would make it my
house-- only one problem... there was no front porch. The
house had been moved on to property from whereabouts unknown
in the mid 70's. It had been a ranch-style house and the
building mover thought adding the Tudor styling might help.
Tearing open walls it had even been something else before
the Ranch style-- but who knows what. The building dated
back at least to the 1940's from the framing style. I
decided since it had worn so many hats, it was my blank
canvas and I wanted to live in a Queen Anne-Victorian.
So I start brainstorming, looking at LA's Carrol Street, digging into books and my own sensibilities... and for the next 6 years it became my Winchester house... |
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The house back in 1988.
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The first scribbles
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Left: The change begins. Below: The front entrance is designed. Right: Ken's friends hang out on the front porch in progress. | ||||||||||
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