A San Antonio home for sale designed by renowned architect Atlee Ayres has been on the market for the better part of a year but recently received a $25,000 price cut.
The property, now listed for $1,225,000, was designed by Ayres, who’s known for his work on San Antonio landmarks including Municipal Auditorium, Smith Tower and the mansion that became the McNay Art Museum, which he designed with his son Robert.
Built in 1917, the impressive 5,183-square-foot house sits on a corner lot in an upscale residential neighborhood. Designed in the Colonial style, the house exudes grandeur from the curb, with Grecian columns, arched windows and dual porticos.
The grandeur continues inside with more columns, soaring 10-foot ceilings, ornate molding and other original architectural details.
Rooms are generously proportioned and seem as though they were originally designed for hosting extravagant balls.
French doors open to wraparound patios, and upstairs balconies add more outdoor access. Multiple covered outdoor living areas and mature trees surround the home.
Upstairs, the primary suite has French doors that open onto a private sitting room or office. Bathed in natural light from walls of windows, the room seems equally suited to relaxation and getting work done.
The primary suite also comes with a massive walk-in closet that feels more like a department store or bridal shop.
A long parlor on the first floor has a counterpart upstairs, and surely at least one has hosted a fête or two in its day. Perhaps the next buyer will bring the dance floor back — or at least the mingling and hors d’oeuvres.
This home is listed by Caroline Dechard with Phyllis Browning International Realty.
All photos and listing info via Realtor.com.
