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		<title>Frank Lloyd Wright Usonian Home In Forest Hill (One San Marcos)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[We were fans at Usonian, but if you must&#8230;the whip cream on top: Polished concrete floors; radiant heating; chef&#8217;s kitchen; custom walnut cabinetry; multiroom sound system; remodeled bath with handcrafted Heath tile; Sub-Zero refrigerator with glass front; Viking convection oven; Miele range; 2,344 sqare feet all on one level; two car side-by-side garage. Some history [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We were fans at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usonia">Usonian</a>, but if you must&#8230;the whip cream on top: </p>
<p><img src="http://thefrontsteps.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/onesanmarcosside1.jpg" alt="onesanmarcosside1" title="onesanmarcosside1" width="505" height="335" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-5075" /></p>
<p>Polished concrete floors; radiant heating; chef&#8217;s kitchen; custom walnut cabinetry; multiroom sound system; remodeled bath with handcrafted Heath tile; Sub-Zero refrigerator with glass front; Viking convection oven; Miele range; 2,344 sqare feet all on one level; two car side-by-side garage.</p>
<p><img src="http://thefrontsteps.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/onesanmarcoslr1.jpg" alt="onesanmarcoslr1" title="onesanmarcoslr1" width="505" height="335" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-5073" /></p>
<p>Some <a href="http://xroads.virginia.edu/~CLASS/am483_95/projects/wright/uson.html">history on Usonian</a>, and what you need to know from Wikipedia: </p>
<blockquote><p>&#8216;Usonian&#8217; is a term usually referring to a group of approximately fifty middle-income family homes designed by Frank Lloyd Wright beginning in 1936 with the Jacobs House.[2] The &#8220;Usonian Homes&#8221; were typically small, single-story dwellings without a garage or much storage, L-shaped to fit around a garden terrace on odd (and cheap) lots, and environmentally conscious with native materials, flat roofs and large cantilevered overhangs for passive solar heating and natural cooling, natural lighting with clerestory windows, and radiant-floor heating. A strong visual connection between the interior and exterior spaces is an important characteristic of all Usonian homes. The word carport was coined by Wright to describe an overhang for a vehicle to park under.  Variants of the Jacobs House design are still in existence today and do not look overly dated. The Usonian design is considered among the aesthetic origins of the popular &#8220;ranch&#8221; tract home popular in the American west of the 1950s</p></blockquote>
<p><img src="http://thefrontsteps.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/onesanmarcosbath1.jpg" alt="onesanmarcosbath1" title="onesanmarcosbath1" width="505" height="335" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-5074" /></p>
<p>Let&#8217;s not forget the price and link to more Usonian property picture porn: <a href="http://www.onesanmarcos.com/">One San Marcos, $1,590,000</a>.  </p>
<p>We look forward to your first fireside chat (we promise to wear our best mid-century ski sweater, and mix some tasty margaritas!) </p>
<p>-<a href="http://www.onesanmarcos.com/">OneSanMarcos.com</a> [property website]</p>
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		<title>Glen Park, Charles Warren Callister Designed Mid-Century Drooler</title>
		<link>http://thefrontsteps.com/2009/05/19/glen-park-charles-warren-callister-designed-mid-century-drooler/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 12:55:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You know we often get stuck on the mid-century homes in and around the San Francisco Bay Area, and if you&#8217;re gonna spam us, it better be good (or at least mention mid-century or modern.) This home at 66 Everson surely fits the bill of good &#038; mid-century. A little bit heavy on the dark [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://thefrontsteps.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/66eversonlr11.jpg" alt="ooh la la!" title="ooh la la!" width="500" height="334" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4987" /></p>
<p>You know we often get stuck on the mid-century homes in and around the San Francisco Bay Area, and if you&#8217;re gonna spam us, it better be good (or at least mention mid-century or modern.)  This home at <a href="http://www.openhomesphotography.com/66Everson/"target="_blank">66 Everson</a> surely fits the bill of good &#038; mid-century.  A little bit heavy on the dark wood side of the scale than what we desire (makes us feel like we&#8217;re in a Sauna with the Squirrel and Silvia from the movie &#8220;Hot Dog&#8221;), but an awesome home nonetheless, and someplace we&#8217;d love to come party, so let&#8217;s get you in it!  </p>
<p><img src="http://thefrontsteps.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/66eversonkit1.jpg" alt="66eversonkit1" title="66eversonkit1" width="500" height="334" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4988" /></p>
<p>Designed by renowned Bay Area architect, Charles Warren Callister, and built in 1963, the home is detached, and situated on a wide lot with unobstructed views of downtown.  The home is 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, plus a large office.  Landscape design by Casey Kawamoto, asking $1,849,000, and not yet on MLS.  But of course you&#8217;re connected (as are we), so you&#8217;ll be happy to know there is a <strong>&#8220;pre-MLS tour&#8221; this week on May 21 from 4-6pm</strong>.  </p>
<p><img src="http://thefrontsteps.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/66eversonbed1.jpg" alt="66eversonbed1" title="66eversonbed1" width="500" height="334" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4994" /></p>
<p>Go ahead.  Crash the party, suck back some beverages, and sample some hors d&#8217;oeuvres.  Just don&#8217;t forget to take a look at the home while you&#8217;re there, and please don&#8217;t get lost in the garden. </p>
<p><img src="http://thefrontsteps.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/66eversonyard.jpg" alt="66eversonyard" title="66eversonyard" width="500" height="333" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4990" /></p>
<p>Or the shed.  (Yes&#8230;too many good photos to just pick one.  Deal with it!.)</p>
<p><img src="http://thefrontsteps.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/66eversonshed1.jpg" alt="66eversonshed1" title="66eversonshed1" width="500" height="335" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4991" /></p>
<p>Don&#8217;t forget our invitation to the housewarming.  We make a mean fresh lime margarita that would go well with that kitchen.   </p>
<p>-<a href="http://www.openhomesphotography.com/66Everson/"target="_blank">66 Everson</a> [Property Details: 3 bed, 2.5 bath, $1,849,000]</p>
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