Inside A New Fairmount Bungalow
January 23, 2009 at 8:00 am | General | Tags: Fairmount, Near Southside
Recently, I had the opportunity to finally take a thorough look inside one of the modern historic-style urban homes designed and built by builder Joe Frank in Fairmount, in the Near Southside. New homes in Fairmount must blend in with the historic structures around them, and Joe in particular has really gone to great lengths to make his homes feel like modern takes on the classic bungalow and foursquare designs of Fairmount’s past.
This particular home is at 1317 College Avenue (Map), just a few lots off the “Main Street” of the Near Southside, Magnolia Avenue. It’s less than a block down the street to Palermo’s and The Salon Upstairs, and a short walk down Magnolia to other places like Spiral Diner, Lili’s, Panther City Bicycles, Yucatan Taco Stand, The Fairmount, The Chat Room, Junsuree Thai, and others. Joe calls this design “The Whittington,” and it’s around 2,514 square feet when you include the space above the detached two-car garage. It’s American Foursquare in style and has three bedrooms and 3 1/2 bathrooms (counting the half-bath in the over-garage space).
Let’s start with a shot of the exterior:
Coming through the front door, you enter the living room, with a fireplace along the north wall, and a cased opening to the dining room beyond. The ground floor has a dark stained concrete floor with crosshatched scoring.
Looking through the cased opening to the dining room beyond. As in old bungalows and foursquares, built-in shelving abounds.
A closer look at the tiled fireplace and dark-stained concrete floor.
The dining area, as seen from the kitchen.
Part of the kitchen. I love the cabinetry, and that’s one heck of a sink.
The kitchen.
The kitchen closet under the stairwell.
More kitchen. The under-cabinet lighting is a nice touch.
Oven/stove and more cabinets.
Kitchen sink.
More cabinets.
Pantry.
Downstairs bathroom.
More downstairs bathroom.
Cabinets in downstairs hallway.
More downstairs hallway. I love the transom windows.
First floor office/study across from living room.
Office/study closet.
Now, let’s head upstairs to take a look at the bedrooms.
Door into the master bedroom. The second floor features hardwood floors, with hexagonal tile in the bathrooms.
Master bedroom.
Master bedroom, looking into the master bathroom, with master closet beyond.
Part of the master bathroom.
More master bathroom.
Shower in master bathroom.
Master closet. The window in the closet is a very vintage design touch – I’ve been in Fairmount bungalows with the same sort of detail.
More master closet.
More master closet. The other door leads into the utility room.
Utility room. This can be accessed from the master closet or the second floor hallway.
One last shot of the master bedroom.
Second floor hallway, with attic access.
Second bedroom.
Second bedroom closet.
Second upstairs bathroom.
Third bedroom. I love the exposed brick of the chimney here.
More third bedroom.
Third bedroom closet.
Back downstairs, looking into the kitchen from the dining room.
Looking into the dining room from the kitchen.
As we head up to the space over the two-car garage, here’s a shot of the rear of the house.
The space over the garage is configured as an entertainment room, with a built-in movie projection screen and pre-wiring for surround sound.
This space features a sink, small refrigerator, and cabinets along one wall.
Along the other wall is a half bath.
Shelving with A/V wiring.
An overall exterior shot of the detached two-car garage with second-floor entertainment space.
1317 College is currently available for $259,900. For more information, you can check out the JPF Homes Residential page, and get ahold of Joe at either joe@fortworthbungalow.com or 817-296-7600.