July 2, 2009
For Some Reason The Façade Just Seemed Fitting...

Like there's any way we could resist the Colonial styled facade of 120 Santa Ana Avenue leading up to a long 4th of July weekend. But don't worry, we're not there quite yet...
∙ Listing: 120 Santa Ana Avenue (5/6) - $2,995,000 [MLS]
First Published: July 2, 2009 4:00 PM
Comments from "Plugged In" Readers
I'm not too familiar with the colonial style, do they usually have bay windows or is that just 'colonial san francisco'?
Posted by: Rillion at July 2, 2009 5:00 PM
Also it is obvious they are not really trying to sell this place but just wasting everyone's time. I mean not even ONE chopped pillow? Posers.
Posted by: Rillion at July 2, 2009 5:03 PM
This is a Colonial Revival style... not strictly "Colonial". Therefore a 20th century interpretation of 18th and 19th century styles. From a website:
"The Colonial Revival style is based loosely on Federal and Georgian house styles, and a clear reaction against excessively elaborate Victorian Queen Anne architecture. Colonial Revival houses have many of these features:
Symmetrical façade
Rectangular
2 to 3 stories
Brick or wood siding
Simple, classical detailing
Gable roof
Pillars and columns
Multi-pane, double-hung windows with shutters
Dormers
Temple-like entrance: porticos topped by pediment
Paneled doors with sidelights and topped with rectangular transoms or fanlights
Center entry-hall floor plan
Living areas on the first floor and bedrooms on the upper floors
Fireplaces
This house has a lot, though not all of those features.
Posted by: curmudgeon at July 2, 2009 5:28 PM
Bay windows are quite common on Colonial Revival houses. Stucco cladding and string courses are not. Curiously, one characteristic that is practically a requirement for the style, fake shutters, is almost never included on any of these lists.
Posted by: salarywoman at July 3, 2009 8:53 AM
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