Summit Ave.

Summit Ave. Reflection

The first house we visited was the James J. Hill house, and that's also where we started the tour.  There was very intricate detail on this old home, and we learned lots of information about James J. Hill, and his family from our tour guide.  This picture is a side view of the house, pointing out the Gable Dormer on the roof.

Luckily on our tour, one of the guides let us into the Stuart-Driscoll House.  I got to snap some pictures of the living room, dining room, and staircase.  

There were also many other homes I snapped pictures of, that show features of what we've been learning about the past couple weeks in Interior Design.

This home was to the right of the James J. Hill house if you're standing on Summit Ave.  It shows a Gambrel roof towards the back.

I liked this house because it had beautiful columns surrounding the front door.

Lastly I chose this photo because of the turret, that sits on the top left corner of this Queen Anne style home.  There was a portico as the front of the homes entrance style with a pediment on top.  This house also has a dormer on the top left part of it, and bay windows under the turret.

The tour of Summit Avenue was a great way to learn about the owners and history of these historic homes.  it was fun to see how much of the features we discussed in class were actually incorporated in these homes.  Many people including myself, have gone up and down Summit Ave. countless times, but have never taken the time to stop and admire how detailed and beautiful the architecture of these homes are.  It was very nice that our Interior Design class got the chance to.