Kone House on Belvin Street - San Marcos, TX
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vhasler
N 29° 52.720 W 097° 57.096
14R E 601241 N 3305802
Striking pink Victorian home in Belvin Street historic district
Waymark Code: WMKC6K
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 03/18/2014
Views: 4
From the NRHP application, this site is described as:
18. 903 Belvin Street - Sam R. Kone, Jr., House. Built 1886, S.B. McBride, builder. Contributing. Two-story, asymmetrical, frame, Victorian house with cross-gable roof system enclosing mansardic tower. Has widow's walk, metal roof cresting, tin roof. Two-story entrance porch on scrolled brackets and chamfered posts; second floor of porch enclosed in 1967. 2/2 sash windows under wooden segmental arches, with shutters. Separate doors into parlor and hall. Original spring-wound bell in stenciled glass panel door under transoms. Central brick chimney serves four fireplaces. Interior has beaded wainscoting, 5-inch pine floors, fleur de lis carvings applied to risers on curving staircase with 3 landings. Hexagon shaped garage and connecting wing added in 1972 to the rear, 1900, gable wing. Original 1886 carriage house and servants' quarters at rear of property. Alterations include burglar bars, brick porch flooring.
Public/Private: Private
Tours Available?: Only if part of historical weekend
Year Built: 1886
Web Address: Not listed
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