California Bungalow Estate For Sale in Miami
by: Ines.Hegedus-Garcia on June 28, 2007 20:34:28 7 comments »
Every once in a while I have the pleasure of telling you about historically significant homes that are on the market for sale. This time, there is a California Bungalow Estate located in The Shorecrest subdivision of Miami’s Upper East Side. It is the original estate of the Renuart Family, owners of Renuart Lumber.
This particular home is very unique because of many different factors. First, it sits on an acre lot which is a commodity in this area of Miami. Second, its architectural style is not common for South Florida and third, it has been exquisitely restored.
The home sits on one side of the acre property and is surrounded by a gated masonry wall with balustrades. The main house has 5 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms and has a separate 1 bedroom / 1 bathroom cottage with a 2 car garage. Its tropical landscaping includes a Sapodilla Tree, an Avocado tree, as well as Protected Florida Mangroves on the canal side of the property.
This home reflects its California Bungalow style because of the typical projecting bay on its front façade, pedestal type tapered columns, and L-shaped veranda with a transitional planter which incorporates the land to the home. The interior is full of great surprises including beautifully patterned oak floors, built-ins and prominent hearth.
Lastly, the meticulous restoration is something to see. The owners of this estate painstakingly restored every corner of this home, from the ceiling fresco in the living room, to all the millwork, doors, frames and baseboards including door hinges and door hardware. At the same time the house was modernized with new electrical and plumbing, new bathrooms to accentuate the home’s architectural style, and new cabinetry in the kitchen and bathrooms which reflect the home’s arts and crafts influence.
The features that jumped out at me when I visited the home were:
- the scale of the interior spaces
- the millwork found throughout and the 9” baseboards
- the red oak floor pattern
- the restored honeycomb shaped mosaic tile in the bathrooms
- the beautiful stained glass in the secondary dining room
- the second floor terrace overlooking the front of the property
- the bordered Terrazzo floors in the veranda
The owner of the estate does not have an easy task at hand, to find the perfect owner that appreciates the uniqueness of the home as well as its grandeur, but the fact is that it is an impressive property worthy of a loving owner.
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· http://chadhanna.miamire.comGood morning,
What a wonderful editorial to bring the home alive, as if the reader is on their own tour. A challenge to sell, true, yet any viewer with the income for the property will not be able to pass it up. The challenge is the exposure, not necessarily the sale.
You have written beautifully, doing Illuminata great justice!
Permalink June 29, 2007 07:34:01 · http://www.miamism.com/
Thank you Chad - I am sure Illuminata will find its rightful owner very soon.Permalink June 29, 2007 09:31:26 How wonderful to see Grandpere's home so wonderfully restored. It brings back many Happy Memories!
Lillian
Permalink August 16, 2007 08:25:57 · http://www.miamism.com/Lilian - what an honor for you to visit our blog and I am so glad you were able to reminisce about your grandfather's home. You would be happy to know that Joanne Renuart-Yagle, who happens to live in Miami Shores, visited the home and shared the beautiful memories with us.Permalink August 16, 2007 09:07:03 How wonderful to see my grandfather's home so beautifully restored. I have many pictures taken on the varanda or in the grounds. We gathered there every Sunday when I was little.
Permalink August 17, 2007 13:33:34 Ines,
You an only imagine my surprise when I opened a forwarded email (from one of my mother's many cousins) to find an article on my great grandfathers home. As a child growing up in Coral Gables Florida, I heard many stories of the cousins visits at Grandpa's. Eventhough your intention was not to reminisce for the Renuarts, I thank you as I now have another piece of the past for our family archives.
(I am the daughter of Cecile Renuart, daughter of Amedee & Blanche)
Permalink August 17, 2007 15:08:27 · http://www.miamism.com/You have no idea how happy it makes me to see the original family members of this beautiful estate making a visit to our blog - it really gives life to the history of the home which the seller has taken so much care to preserve.
Janet - the seller has a couple of pictures of the family gatherings at the house. When Joanne visited, she even told us a little bit about each.
Teri - my intention was to feature a great historical property and there is no better way to do that than with real live people that can share their experiences. I am honored to be able to provide memories to you are your family.
Please take a look at this follow up article written after Joanne visited the home - California Bungalow Estate UPDATE, it even has a picture of the family.
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