In terms of the proportion of houses of different dates available, 1940s
does seem old. Our SF house was built in 1941 and it's kind of scary to
think that was 74 years ago.
Anyway, we are really glad to get this house. It is so much better than
anything we could possibly buy for that price anywhere in the SF Bay
Area, even the far fringes. Even for Sacramento, getting two acres in an
urban area, close to lots of shopping, is pretty unusual. It was a
divorce sale. When the couple finally quit fighting about the house,
they knocked the price way down to sell it and we bid soon after that.
We are liking the Sacramento climate. It doesn't feel as hot as we
expected and it's not foggy like the Sunset in SF. One good thing about
an older house is that it does not have wall-to-wall windows, which are
trendy but not what I want in a hot, sunny climate.
Fran
Lavolta Press
www.lavoltapress.com
On 8/31/2015 12:10 PM, Ginni Morgan wrote:
Ummm, 1940s isn't old for Northern California considering Sacramento has been
around since 1849/50 and the Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys were pretty
much completely settled and being farmed by the 1860s through 1880s. And a lot
of the other towns in the Valley are of similar age.
However, a 1940s house certainly can be considered to be of late middle age. It's
just not really a senior citizen in comparison to a lot of others houses around
town. ;>)
Congratulations on your new home and welcome to Sacramento!
Ginni
(Sacramento almost native since 1957)
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We're not going to take care of the garden ourselves. The previous owner had a
team of two gardeners who come once a week and we kept them on.
Yes, there are many large, mature trees. Also an incredibly prolific Meyer
lemon tree. A lot of rose bushes but all white. It's more like a landscaped
park than a flower garden. It even has an outdoor lighting system for night use.
The previous owner didn't obey any water restrictions and the Sacramento water
department asked us to cut down, so we cut down 50%. Things are a little droopy
now, but would be better if the arrangement of the sprinkler system were more
effective. We're going to get some landscaping people to look at the garden
once we move in, move the sprinklers or install a drip system, prune some
trees, and maybe we'll change gardeners. But that's not our first priority. I
want to plant a mandarin orange tree, which should flourish considering how
well the lemon tree is doing.
I will look into the Sacramento heritage housing for information. 1940s is old
for northern California, after all. Thanks for the suggestion.
Currently what information we have on remodels is from long-time neighbors.
Fran
Lavolta Press
www.lavoltapress.com
On 8/30/2015 2:16 PM, Patricia Dunham wrote:
Sounds MARVELOUS! We've been following American Bungalow magazine and the other
major Arts-n-Crafts-houses one (which I can never remember the name of!) for
quite a while now.
Since it's only the 40's, that's probably too recent for any Sacramento
heritage-housing organization to be interested in??? Such a group MIGHT have
info about the early days of your house. The Rehab Addict gal (HGTV) often
finds wonderful pictures of early days of her houses that way.
Hope you have some medium or bigger, drought-resistant trees to help with
microclimates and passive cooling! We have several maples and hazelnut trees
that help our (VERY) little 50s rancher a LOT that way. Also, 2-acre garden,
oy!
Best wishes!
chimene the envious, 8-)
On Aug 30, 2015, at 12:30 PM, Lavolta Press <f...@lavoltapress.com> wrote:
The seller did a lot of work to prepare for the sale, including a new roof,
and we now have estimates for all the indoor work we want to do. So I don't
think there will be any more expensive surprises.
The other surprises are kind of fun. The house is almost 5,000 square feet
(plus garage) and was built in the 40s as a Colonial Revival style. I grew up
in an area where there were plenty of real Colonial houses and see little
resemblance, unless you count wide hallways, and wide doorways to all the
public rooms. It could as easily be Mission, which is more the look we're
aiming at. Anyway, there have been a number of owners and each one has
remodeled the property in some significant way. We're not even sure how much
of the house is original and what was added on or when. We keep discovering
things. The other day a painting contractor who came to give an estimate
examined the drywall on the living room ceiling. He pointed out there were long
patches indicating that the ceiling once had ornamental Mission style beams
across it. I'd rather like to put beams in there now, but my husband refuses.
There is a family room next to it with an entirely wooden ceiling, massive (p!
r!
o!
bably) nonsupportive beams and all, so I suppose that will have to do.
We hadn't even really examined the grounds closely till recently. There are a
number of benches and things we may have to do something about at some point.
Fran
Lavolta Press
www.lavoltapress.com
On 8/30/2015 12:02 PM, WorkroomButtons.com wrote:
... BTW, for the few who are left in h-costume, I just wanted to say my
husband and I are cashing in our SF house, which we've owned for
over 30 years, to take advantage of the local real estate boom. And
we already bought our dream house in the Sacramento area! We don't
expect to move in till sometime in the fall. We're having the house
painted in Arts & Crafts colors, oak flooring put into the few rooms
that don't already have it, and remodeling the kitchen with custom
"mission" cabinets. And some fixups here and there. There is a
gorgeous garden (almost 2 acres), but we recently discovered the
sprinkler system needs to be moved and part of the fence needs to be
replaced . . . My sewing room is a huge master bedroom with a
separate large room (formerly an indoor swimming pool, according to
the neighbors), for use as a closet. There are two other bedrooms
plus a guest suite, so we don't need to sleep in it, anyway for a bedroom it's
absurdly large. So we are really excited.
We also need to buy more furniture, preferably antique, late
19th/early 20th century. Especially more bookcases. So if anyone
knows of any great antique stores in that area, email me!
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