Mystery
House #9
A Touch of Spain
We are just in the process of purchasing this 1924 house in Miami Springs. This was the fourth house built in Miami Springs, which was founded by aviation pioneer Glenn Curtiss. Curtiss loved the houses out west and as a result most of the early homes in the area are exclusively Pueblo Revival -- Flat roofed, very plain square windows, etc. However, this particular house is a one-of-a-kind home in the area. It is a total diamond-in-the-rough fixer-upper with 80% of original details from 1924 still left. (Original windows, original bathrooms, most of the original lighting fixtures, etc.) We are extremely excited and looking forward to restoring the house back to its former glory. We love the style of the house and are curious as to what exactly it would be categorized as architecturally.
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This 2400-square-foot home is spacious and airy. The house interior features ten-foot ceilings, arched hallways and eight sets of double French doors. Walls and ceilings are coated with heavy stucco. An oversized fireplace mantle is topped by a three-foot wide relief image of a ship. The house also has deep front and rear porches with decorative mosaic tile flooring. At one time, the front porch was sheltered by a large canvas awning. The porch roof shown above was added in the 1950s. Just off the back porch is a swimming pool which dates from 1925. A spitting frog fountain sits on a lilly pad on the raised pool wall. On a lower terrace beyond the deep end, a "face of the wind" or "lion-man" fountain spits into a semicircular basin. Another lovely fountain may be found in the walled courtyard at the front of the house. A stylized girl rides the back of a spurting fish which rises up from five-foot wide circular tiers. Or... At least that's the way the fountain will look after Kim repairs the broken pieces. All three fountains are original to the house. |
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