Pensacola: Seville Historic District:

529 East Government Street

Pensacola: Seville Historic District: 529 East Government Street

The Seville Historic District has held center stage in Pensacola History since the late 18th century. The driving forces in the area were the sea and the harbor. One of the oldest historic districts in the Southeast, the district contains a rare concentration of homes which date from the early to the late 19th century. The home is built on the simple floor plan of a shot-gun style with an elegant greek revival facade. The 3400 square foot home was built in 1996. It is divided into the main living area and a back apartment. Above the garage is an auxillary apartment and art studio. The ceramic fireplace facade was designed and installed by artist Peter King of the Stone House Studio.

The facade of the home shows a typical view of the shotgun style with a side opening door. The floor plan of such narrow houses usually are configured with a living area in the front room. The house is one room wide.
The door glass was etched with a fleur de lis motif to show the French heritage of Lucy Reser. The drawing on the right wall is entitled "Donkey" and was done by a friend of Lucy's who is an artist exhibiting in NYC and Washington, D.C.
The house has no downstairs closets except for under the stairwell access in the dining room. Cabinets, amoires and dressers provide the necessary storage space.
The mantel in the living room was designed by John King and installed on site during a workshop presented by Peter King for his architectural students. The oil pastel over the fireplace by Lucy Reser is entitled, "Appalachiacola Pelicans".
In the shotgun house plan the dining room is the second room on the first floor.
The kitchen can be seen through the pocket door.
The kitchen was built and designed around this dream stove. The large convection oven is used most often for baking bread while the small oven is reserved for daily use. The doors on each side of the stove lead to a laundry room and pantry respectively.
The versatile island cart can be pushed to chop and slice at any work station. The rubber elevator-style tiles in the kitchen are industrial grade.
The warehouse style ceiling lights were purchased after Lucy researched the origin of the same lights from a photograph in "House Beautiful".
The commercial refrigerator was found at an estate sale and refurbished by Phil Reser.
The bedrooms are located on the second floor.
The dresser wall unit is built into the bedroom.
There are pine hardwood floors throughout the downstairs living area.