Every once in a while I have the pleasure of telling you about historically significant homes that are on the market for sale. This time, there is a California Bungalow Estate located in The Shorecrest subdivision of Miami’s Upper East Side. It is the original estate of the Renuart Family, owners of Renuart Lumber.
This particular home is very unique because of many different factors. First, it sits on an acre lot which is a commodity in this area of Miami. Second, its architectural style is not common for South Florida and third, it has been exquisitely restored.
The home sits on one side of the acre property and is surrounded by a gated masonry wall with balustrades. The main house has 5 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms and has a separate 1 bedroom / 1 bathroom cottage with a 2 car garage. Its tropical landscaping includes a Sapodilla Tree, an Avocado tree, as well as Protected Florida Mangroves on the canal side of the property.
This home reflects its California Bungalow style because of the typical projecting bay on its front façade, pedestal type tapered columns, and L-shaped veranda with a transitional planter which incorporates the land to the home. The interior is full of great surprises including beautifully patterned oak floors, built-ins and prominent hearth.
Lastly, the meticulous restoration is something to see. The owners of this estate painstakingly restored every corner of this home, from the ceiling fresco in the living room, to all the millwork, doors, frames and baseboards including door hinges and door hardware. At the same time the house was modernized with new electrical and plumbing, new bathrooms to accentuate the home’s architectural style, and new cabinetry in the kitchen and bathrooms which reflect the home’s arts and crafts influence.
The features that jumped out at me when I visited the home were:
The owner of the estate does not have an easy task at hand, to find the perfect owner that appreciates the uniqueness of the home as well as its grandeur, but the fact is that it is an impressive property worthy of a loving owner.
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Wow!! What a beautiful home...I love the historic photos vs. today! Sounds like a beauty!
Amazing description of the post and great links to understand better! Fantastic post!
Susie - I even have some photos of the original family - here is one:
Leah - thanks so much - it's a fun house!
Ines,
How cool all that history and I Love the old picture.
Thanks Monika - they were 16 children!!! can you believe that?
Ines, that is a beautiful house and I loved your description of it. It is easy to see through your write-up that you really got into this one.
George - these historic houses get the blood running through my veins! I'm glad you liked it.
WOW Ines, this place looks Amazing!!!! and an acre of land in or around Miami is far and few in between.. is it not?
Katrina - an acre of land if very rare, that's true. The house is definitely one of a kind.
Ines - things here have been crazy good this week - just popping over to catch up :-) Love learning about this truly one of a kind Miami home
Cyndee - same here, isn't it great? I'm glad you stopped by and have a great weekend!
That's an amazing house! I love it... I'll take 2
David - it's listed for $2.7M
Joanne - What an honor for you to find this article! The little I have read about your family is truly amazing, your grandparents were truly incredible people. If you are interested in taking a look inside the home, please let me know, it would be great to show you and to get your perspective. Feel free to contact me at your convenience, the original blog post is in our website at: California Bungalow Estate For Sale in Miami
As always, the passion you have for architecture, homes and your listings, shows through. How wonderful that one of the children read your blog! Good luck in selling it - to someone who truly appreciates its history.
Sharon - you have no idea what your comments mean to me - anytime I do a historical or architectural post, I wait for your comment because you make it "worth while". I actually contacted the curator of the local historical society to see if he could tell me more about this house, but getting the history from one of the family members would be even better. The listing agent to this property offered to co-list with me - I know the right buyer will come along without a doubt.
Thank you for offering to let us see the interior of my Grandfather's home.
I would like nothing better than seeing the restoration, and improvements. My husband, and I are both retired, so we would be happy to meet with you, at your convenience, and that of the homeowner. Just leave a message if we are not at home, and we will return your call.
Thank you again, we really appreciate this consideration.
Joanne - I will make the arrangements and will call you - I took the liberty of removing your home number from here since it is a public forum. Have a wonderful 4th of July!
Ines - how do you always know the right things to say? I'm humbled and grateful that you care about - and wait for - my comments. So sorry I was in Colorado when you were in Orlando - but then, I wouldn't want to have shared you with everyone else anyway. We'll have to get together when we can spend time with each other. Again, thank you for all your research, your histories and lessons, your sharing and yourself!
Ines, here in CA we do have a lot of homes with those features but I always thought they were called Craftsman homes. (What do I know? You are the architect.)
This place looks very, very inviting. Thank you for sharing!
Mary - the Bungalow style does have influences from the Arts and Crafts period - so you are not totally wrong. I think the major identifying feature is the front gable massing with the tapered columns.
Sharon - we will definitely have to get together soon - and I hope your Colorado trip was great.
Ines, I love the ceiling in the living / main room picture. Looks like no detail went unattended.
Dena - sorry for missing this comment (where was I?) - the living room fresco was completely restored and the story is that they are portraits of the 4 daughters.
I have very exciting news for everyone - I had the pleasure of meeting Mrs. Joanne Renuart Yagle, granddaughter of the original founder of this beautiful estate at the house yesterday. She gave us a great tour of the property.
Read about it here:
California Bungalow Estate UPDATEThe property is beautiful, the home, the land and its rich history. Thank you for sharing!
Joy - it's always my pleasure to write about gems like this one. Thanks for checking it out!