A.H. Beach House, Historical residence in Escondido, United States.
The A.H. Beach House is a single-family home built in 1896 with characteristic Queen Anne style features including wooden details, multiple gables, and fish scale shingles. The structure located on South Juniper Street demonstrates typical design elements from that architectural period in the 1890s.
The house was built in 1896 and passed through several owners including businessman Henry W. Putnam. Its listing on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993 secured its preservation for future generations.
The house shows how affluent families lived in Southern California during the late 1800s and what architectural choices they valued. The elaborate design with bay windows and ornamental details was a sign of wealth and taste during that era.
The house stands on a corner lot in the Stanley Heights Addition of Escondido, San Diego County, at coordinates 33.117778, -117.073611. It is a private residence, so visitors can only view the exterior from the street.
The house's fish scale siding and wood-and-shingle roof are details a passerby can spot from the street. The Bergmans, who bought the house in 1968, restored it with some modern updates before selling to art dealer Harry Parashis and his wife Letitia in 1997; the couple then spent several years bringing it back to its original Victorian ornate grandeur. In 2016 the property sold for $1,200,000.
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