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2018 San Diego Home/Garden Award: Home of the Year

Prairie Restoration, 1916

Joel L. Brown Spec. House No. 2, Designated as Historic Site #1267 in 2017 This two-story single-family residence was built in 1916 in the Prairie style by Master Architect Joel L. Brown. The building is of standard wood frame construction on a concrete foundation, sited on a west-facing, flat rectangular lot near the corner of […]

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San Diego Home/Garden Magazine (February 2018) – Home of the Year

A Master’s Work Restored: Turning back the clock on a historic home The charm and character that Davidde Burkhart and Jim Mazzola associate with historic houses shines through in every lovingly refurbished detail of the home that they share with their twin boys. Its Prairie-style origins are evident in strong horizontal lines emphasized by a […]

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