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Tour to highlight distinctive architecture of six homes

bySignal Tribune
May 16, 2014
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The Devereaux House, which will be among those featured in the 2014 Great Homes Tour, was completed in 1925 and purchased by the current owner's parents in 1946. It features extensive use of gumwood, found in the molding, the front door, and in a stairway leading to the second floor. The office, originally a breakfast room, is called “the magic mirror room
The Devereaux House, which will be among those featured in the 2014 Great Homes Tour, was completed in 1925 and purchased by the current owner’s parents in 1946. It features extensive use of gumwood, found in the molding, the front door, and in a stairway leading to the second floor. The office, originally a breakfast room, is called “the magic mirror room” because of the use of mirrors to make the space appear bigger. The ceiling was lowered and the roof raised in order to add a room above. Edward Killingsworth, a nationally renowned architect and a professional acquaintance of the owner’s father, designed the desk in the office.
Once a year, the nonprofit Long Beach Heritage invites the public to view some of the unique homes that make up the city’s architectural history. For the 2014 Great Homes Tour on Sunday, June 1 from noon to 5pm, six homes of distinctive architectural character will take the spotlight. Docents will highlight the interior and exterior features and history of each home.
The homes presented this year are:
• A fully restored, turn-of-the-century manse with exceptional interiors once the home of Long Beach Mayor Ray C. Kealer. It is currently located in the historic Willmore district but originally constructed farther downtown.
• An Italian Renaissance home with original detailing circa 1927. The home has been with the same family for many years.
• A 1920s Spanish revival located in the beachside community of Bluff Park that is featured in the Showtime series Dexter.
• A suburban home built in 1956 that was designed by the architect Edward Killingsworth, for Mrs. Burt Galleher. Flanking wings add an uncommon detail that integrates the home’s interior and exterior.
• A Naples home representative of the canal lifestyle. This three-level home of 3,000 square feet was custom built with three bedrooms and four bathrooms. Posters by 20th-century contemporary artist Leonardo Cappiello and an array of glass pieces bring this home to life.
• A Naples Yacht Club contemporary that features multiple outdoor living spaces, sun-drenched living room and kitchen, and uncompromised views of the canal.

The tour allows a limited number of people. Tickets are $35 for members and $40 for non-members through PayPal (via lbheritage.org), or checks can be mailed to Long Beach Heritage, PO Box 92521, Long Beach, CA 90809 with a self-addressed, stamped envelope.
Tickets, maps and instructions will be mailed if the order is received by May 26. Thereafter, paid tickets will be held in will call, where they may be picked up between 11:30am and 2pm on Sunday, June 1.
Net proceeds from this event will benefit the historic Bembridge House.

More Information
lbheritage.org
(562) 493-7019
Source: LB Heritage

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