April 01, 2016

1571 35th Ave, Central Sunset, The Rousseau Series


1,851 square foot 2 bedroom 1 bath French Provincial style Rousseau designed home built in 1932. Sold for $385K in 1989. Last sold for $455K in 1998. Current estimates value the property at $1.4 million.

Defining features of French Provincial style 1930-1950
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*Mansard roof form
*Symmetrical building features
*Smooth stucco exterior cladding
*Elegant, slender, ogee arched wood-sash windows with upper divided sash
*Metal balconettes with elegant patterned metal railing
*Quoins at the corners and scored stucco at the ground story
*Applied ornament including rows of dentils, finials, cartouches, shields, robust brackets, urns and widow's walk

The Architectural Turf of Oliver Rousseau (The Outer Sunset 2009)

1571 35th Ave in pink
1571 35th Ave in gray