Posts by Andrew Villalobos
1927 Spanish Farmhouse Revival: Casa Amapola
3 BEDROOMS | 3 BATHROOMS | 2,134 SQUARE FEET | 19,602 SF LOT | BUILT 1927 | Offered at $1,295,000
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Hi I’m Andrew and it’s my pleasure and privilege to introduce you to Casa Amapola.
This …
Read More1949 Mediterranean Revival in the Mount Rubidoux Historic District
4 BEDROOMS | 4 BATHROOMS | 2800 SQUARE FEET | 8276 SF LOT | BUILT 1949 | Offered at $949,000
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Perched on the west facing slopes of Little Mount Rubidoux this Mediterranean inspired home will transport …
Read MoreAndalusian Farmhouses in Riverside and their inspiration: The “Cortijo”
Spring was upon us. Had we not been traveling according to season, the cherry Blossoms in Kyoto would have been unmistakable evidence that it was time to move to the hotter parts of the world. We had Andalucia, Marrakech and …
Read MoreEnglish Tudor Revival in Downtown Riverside
4 BEDROOMS | 3 BATHROOMS | 2658 SQUARE FEET | 11761 SF LOT | BUILT 1922 | Offered at $989,000
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This impressive English Tudor Revival was designed by local architect Welmer P. Lamar and built in 1922 …
Read MoreMuay Thai in the Jungle
“Nuhm. Sohm. Sahm. See. Haa. Ho. Ket. Baahd. Cow. Sip. Change” Qiyew would begin again with every warm up stretch quickly moving through the numbers and stretching routine as he has done since he was a child. I spent two
Unearthing an archive: The Peter and Clara Weber Honeymoon Story
Peter Weber is undoubtedly one of our city’s most important architects and when you consider commercial structures alone, is quite possibly the single most important
4450 Fourth Street, Colony Heights Craftsman, Sold
5 BEDROOMS | 2 BATHROOMS | 3328 SQUARE FEET | 7841 SF LOT | BUILT 1910 | Sold $894,000
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Welcome to this 1910 Craftsman home located in the Colony Heights Historic District of Downtown Riverside. This neighborhood …
Read MoreMount Rubidoux: Inland Chapparal with a historic flavor
I live in the Wood Streets neighborhood just south of Downtown Riverside. The foot of the mountain, by way of Tequesquite Park is just over 1 mile from my front door so I run the mountain several days a week …
Historic Home Ownership, A Life Changing Experience
I had the pleasure of sitting with Ryan and Annette in the living room of their stunning Robert Spurgeon designed Spanish Revival in Downtown Riverside’s historic district of North Hill. It has been just shy of 4 years since they …
Mount Rubidoux and Riverside as viewed by Tribune Photographer and Expert Automobile Special Writer
Every now and then I come across a piece of writing that I find interesting, this one came out of a Riverside Enterprise article from February 1913. I honestly can’t remember now where I found it but I had typed …
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