Pensacola: Seville Historic District:

BW Properties

Pensacola: Seville Historic District: BW Properties

The Warner house is located on Zaragoza Street and has a spectacular view of Escambia Bay. Ring a ship's bell from the Titanic on an 18th century church door from Germany. That's definitely a clue that you have come to an extraordinary home filled with unusual and delightful antiques and art works. Ms. Warner is a real estate investor, agent and entrepreneur. She operates B. W. Properties from her home office overlooking Escambia Bay. Many architectural pieces of the period have been incorporate into the building design. The kitchen double doors with etched glass panels came from a cafe in Paris. The hardwood floors and exterior gingerbread trim are from homes in New Orleans. The window on the landing came from a church in Mobile, Alabama. The kitchen lights are from a restaurant in Memphis. The large oak doors and brass hinges came from a mansion in Texas. These elements as well as the scale of the windows with sweeping views of the bay on the first and second floors give the house an extraordinary open feeling. As with many Victorian style homes, this one also incorporates wide porches as outside living areas. Ms. Warner's art collection shows a sensitivity to a lyrical realism, reflected in the work of Gregory Saunders whose representational style and subject matter fit the mood of the home. Reese Foret's border painting in the kitchen and powder room contrast with the 19th century. Local artist, Dana Falzone's angel mural in the living room accents a heavenly home on Escambia Bay.

The Victorian home is decorated for Christmas with thousands of twinkling lights placed in the trees and shrubbery.
The view of the downstairs porch shows the rich detail of the Victorian molding.
The upstairs balcony affords a spectacular view of Escambia Bay.
The front door of the Warner home was improted from an 18th century German church. The door bell is a replica of a ship's bell from the Titanic.
The view of the living room from the vantage point of the front door reveals the open floor plan of the house.
The free standing double-flue fireplace is similar to the ones at the Trawick house where walls were removed to reveal the chimney in the center of two rooms.
The floors were imported from a building in Mobile. After Hurricane Georges, parts of the flooring was replaced with planks from the Buggyworks Building on Intendencia that was demolished.
A small painting by artist, Reese Foret, sits on the countertop in the kitchen. This is the same artist who painted the ceiling borders.
An original 1901 hand-crank wall phone still functions and is used as the kitchen phone.
A border of casual leaves and flowers accents the kitchen molding by artist Reese Foret.
The etched glass double doors lead out onto the back patio. They were imported from a cafe in Paris.
Bob Quigley, tour-of-homes chairman supervises the event from his golf cart.
There is a table set up by the front door to facilitate check-in at the tour of homes.