ferns

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  This area of the park is forested in long-leaf pines. The forest is maintained by burn-off so that there is no secondary growth. A carpet of bracken fern is the dominant flora of the ground cover in the pine forest.
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  There is a patio terrace on the back of the home.
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  The stepping stones lead to the boardwalk that descends 60 feet to the bay.
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  A brick bond consisting of all stretchers is a clue that the brick is veneer.
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  A circular driveway is a central feature of the front yard.
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  A boxwood hedge lines the curb.
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  A distinctive feture of a French chateau is the archer dormer.
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  The formal arched entrance is an elegant feature.
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  The front porch is flanked by guardian lions.
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  The exterior color scheme was based on reserch on the Gamble House in Pasadena designed by the Greene brothers.
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  Rough and irregular brickwork is distinctive of the craftsman style. Clinker-bricks were originally discarded because they were discolored or distorted. Around 1920, they were discovered by Craftsman architects to be usable, distinctive and charming! The name "clinker-brick" comes from the sound that they would make when banged together, being heavier than regular bricks. Click here to see other examples of clinker bricks.
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  The home is an example of the 'late Cracker' four-square Georgian with classic principles of symmetry, formality and elegance. The building tradition was passed down from the earliest single-pen examples built in the country. The four-square is the town house version of the style.
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  The term four-square refers to a floor plan with a broad central hallway with two rooms to either side. The rooms were large and square in proportion. Two back-to back fireplaces and a common chimney separated each pair of rooms. Porches were part of the social tradition in the days before air conditioning like an outside parlor. Along the streetscape, porches are aligned like one long room.
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  A complete view of the neighborhood is seen from the front porch from Florida Blanca Street on the right to Cleland Antique Shop on the far left.
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  A wrought-iron arch spans the entrance to the cemetery.