A historic house and former church parsonage in Monte Vista has hit the marketplace for $749,000, and it comes with a variety of historical past and greater than only a recent coat of paint.
“It’s one of many oldest on that block,” actual property agent Jennifer Elegant with eXp Realty mentioned about the home and its coveted north-of-downtown historic neighborhood.
Although the two-story residence is formally listed as being constructed in 1910, Elegant says it might be older. Certainly, authentic paperwork counsel the property might date again to 1897.
As a plaque from the San Antonio Workplace of Historic Preservation on the entrance porch signifies, the dwelling is acknowledged on each the Nationwide Register of Historic Locations and the Metropolis of San Antonio Historic Registry.
At one level, the property was used because the parsonage for the Laurel Heights Methodist Church throughout the road. The home was one in all 4 properties on the block beneath the church’s possession.
Based on historic paperwork, Victor A. Raymond resided in one other of the homes and somebody named VP Brown resided on this one. Although little is understood about VP Brown, Victor Raymond was a socialite who hosted occasions together with profit teas on the property, a 1909 newspaper clipping from the San Antonio Gentle signifies.
When the church acquired the property, it was painted salmon pink and remained that colour till 2024.
The historic construction was solely painted cream white when the present homeowners performed a lot of different updates.
These included restoring the eye-catching double-decker entrance porch, together with changing all of the wooden. The property additionally bought a brand new basis, new plumbing, refinished hardwood flooring and new home windows.
Moreover, the homeowners opened up a screened-in again porch. This entailed shifting a water heater and tearing down the display screen partitions.
Like several nice century house, the property additionally has pocket doorways, which have additionally been restored to their authentic glory.
“They actually tried to maintain it so it nonetheless seems like a historic house,” Elegant mentioned. “Some individuals, after they restore these homes, they find yourself wanting actually trendy. This one, they actually tried to protect the historical past.”
This house is listed by Jennifer Elegant with eXp Realty.All images and itemizing information by way of Realtor.com.
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