Pegfair Estates Historic District - 1345 Carnarvon Drive

Silvia G. Montelongo _{on Google}

Jun 30th, 2019

1345 Carnarvon Drive, 1962
Primary Architectural Style: Modern Ranch
Architect: Wilfred H. Noble Jr. (Alfred H. Noble Jr.)
Builder: E.B. Hulsebus Company
Original Owner: R.L. Perry
Original Use: Single Family Residence
Recessed entry area linking this with garage that features a round window, and highlights the houses gable end clad in flagstone and rising to a flagstone chimney with exposed wood members that extend the framing of the roof and create a pergola effect.
Single story, complex plan Custom Ranch house done in the Contemporary Ranch style. Cladding includes stucco, flagstone and vertical board and batten. House is comprised of living and garage components. Both are side gabled and are attached by a smaller side gabled component that contains the recessed entry and a circular window. Living component has flagstone cladding upon the lower half of its large, south facing gable end. Rising up above this gable is a rectangular chimney of the same flagstone. Apex of this gable end is open and is glazed. Gable ends of the living component feature an exposed wood frame that echoes the roof line and creates a skylight affect. At its south elevation, large wood beams with a carved ends extend from beneath this gable. Stylized wood column supports the extended beam beneath the gables apex. Garage component of this house, including the garage door itself, is clad in vertical board. House is recessed upon its property and a highly manicured front yard is present. Stucco fence topped by a suspended running lintel is present just north of the front yard, the plantings in which are relatively recent.