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This property appears in the 1973 "Guide to Architecture in SF" (Gebhard, Winter et al, p 92). The description there may describe the original design:
House 1911; Louis Christian Mullgardt
226 Edgewood Ave.
"Edgewood is a charming brick-paved, tree-lined street with many interesting houses. The rear elevation of this one has a high battered stucco foundation surmounted by a glass gallery facing the view."
The remodel is certainly Wright-inspired, isn't it. One is reminded of the current thread(s) where confusion between Prairie and Usonian is discussed . . . !
SDR
Remodeled 1911 Mullgardt threatened in San Francisco
This is off-topic, but, since you mention Istanbul, Robert Winter once said in a lecture that the Turkish Pavilion at the Columbian Exposition was an inspiration for Winslow:
http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/ ... turkey.jpg
http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/ ... turkey.jpg
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Be careful when viewing that photo not to incorporate the fancy gable in the background into the Turkish Pavilion. There is a better photo in David Kopeny's book. It really does bear a remarkable likeness to Winslow.
As to the Mullgardt, pick your battles. Other than the fenestration, I don't see what's notable about this house as is; perhaps as it looked originally before the McMansionization it would have been worthy of a fight, but to me it just looks like a McMansionette.
As to the Mullgardt, pick your battles. Other than the fenestration, I don't see what's notable about this house as is; perhaps as it looked originally before the McMansionization it would have been worthy of a fight, but to me it just looks like a McMansionette.
Mullgardt images are rather thin on the ground, but here are a couple of houses that might explain my interest:
From "A Guide to San Francisco Architecture," 1973 ed.
From "The Buildings of Berkeley" ©1971 by Robert Bernhardi
And a bit of biographical information:
From "Building with Nature," L M Freudenheim & E Sussman, ©1974 by Peregrine Smith, Inc.
The unanswered questions about the Edgewood Ave house would be, (a) what did Mullgardt's design look like, and (b) who is responsible for the renovation, said to date from the '70s, with its unmistakble Wrightian influence (including inexplicable peek-aboo gable-end living room window) . . .
SDR
From "A Guide to San Francisco Architecture," 1973 ed.
From "The Buildings of Berkeley" ©1971 by Robert Bernhardi
And a bit of biographical information:
From "Building with Nature," L M Freudenheim & E Sussman, ©1974 by Peregrine Smith, Inc.
The unanswered questions about the Edgewood Ave house would be, (a) what did Mullgardt's design look like, and (b) who is responsible for the renovation, said to date from the '70s, with its unmistakble Wrightian influence (including inexplicable peek-aboo gable-end living room window) . . .
SDR
Mullgart's original design was basically a box in plan, with a side entrance, all deftly sited lower than the street, with a broad overhanging gently sloping Prairie roof. Window units are in the corners, opening up the rooms to the gracious site, one of the largest residential lots in San Francisco. There is redwood banding in the soffits, between windows, etc., comprising an understated Arts and Crafts, or Prairie, composition.
I was interested to see this house when it was last for sale, because the great "bird walk" a la Taliesin East is somewhat of a local landmark in the architectural community. The extension on the view side was by Eden and Eden architects, a local firm that is still extant, although not widely known. The details are very Wrightian - the sharply angled edges of the eaves, the low decks along the window wall, the redwood mullions in the windows and doors. As with the original house, the addition fits the topography brilliantly, and the landscaping is magnificent. While the original house was basically a box (in an era before most people focused on views), the addition opens to a low horizontal deck on the main floor and the perpendicular bird walk on the upper floor, with a spectacular view across a residential valley to downtown SF in the distance.
The interiors of the original house are unremarkable except for the existence of the corner windows, and the floor plan is muddled – it is clearly two different houses put together. That being said, the overall effect is gorgeous. As so often happens with great sites, they receive great buildings. Unfortunately, what also happens, is that every generation wants to build their new building on such great sites. The house and landscaping are in great maintenance, but the floor plan, arrangement of functions, and staircase need some rethinking to pull it all together as it deserves. Unfortunately, it appears this will likely not be the case.
I was interested to see this house when it was last for sale, because the great "bird walk" a la Taliesin East is somewhat of a local landmark in the architectural community. The extension on the view side was by Eden and Eden architects, a local firm that is still extant, although not widely known. The details are very Wrightian - the sharply angled edges of the eaves, the low decks along the window wall, the redwood mullions in the windows and doors. As with the original house, the addition fits the topography brilliantly, and the landscaping is magnificent. While the original house was basically a box (in an era before most people focused on views), the addition opens to a low horizontal deck on the main floor and the perpendicular bird walk on the upper floor, with a spectacular view across a residential valley to downtown SF in the distance.
The interiors of the original house are unremarkable except for the existence of the corner windows, and the floor plan is muddled – it is clearly two different houses put together. That being said, the overall effect is gorgeous. As so often happens with great sites, they receive great buildings. Unfortunately, what also happens, is that every generation wants to build their new building on such great sites. The house and landscaping are in great maintenance, but the floor plan, arrangement of functions, and staircase need some rethinking to pull it all together as it deserves. Unfortunately, it appears this will likely not be the case.
Yes the street elevation is original and the living room is part of the addition. What is not readily apparent in the photos is that the living room window with the diagonal mullion is also articulated in plan - it is a shallow V in plan, pointing out at the point of maximum glass, with the glass meeting in a vertical beveled joint without a mullion.
