uilt: 1936.
Historic use: Residential. Current use: Residential/Commercial.
Architectural Style: Mediterranean/Spanish Revival
Original owner(s): R.P. Porter.
Other name(s): Mirari Fine Art Consulting.
Robert P. Porter was a well-known business man in Las Cruces, as he was the owner of an important lumber company. This attractive house in Picacho Avenue was one of the three opulent houses he had in the city and was designed by Gustavus Trost, a close friend and the brother of the prominent designer Henry Trost. R.P. Porter’s company “Porter Lumber Co.” ($50,000 capital) became later “Robert Porter & Sons, Inc.” The latter had building materials, lumber, zenith radios, furniture, American kitchens and general electric appliances.
Although the tall stone fence and rich greenery blocks most of this beautiful building view from the street, it is worth it to get closer and get a look of this luxurious Mediterranean style home in Las Cruces. A well-preserved stuccoed structure with thick walls, if features a tall square tower, and a low-pitched roof with red Spanish tile roofing. The facade facing Picacho Avenue presents a geometric pattern carved on the wall, and a large rectangular window with ornamental quoin blocks and an undulated sunk relief design that serves as a lintel. A simple 9-light window with plain, built-in sill and an arched porch, structure the left facade, while two colonial-style barred windows are placed on the right side. The lot is encircled by a stone fence with iron entryway doors and a red wooden gate (parking entrance) with scalloped top.
Historic use: Residential. Current use: Residential/Commercial.
Architectural Style: Mediterranean/Spanish Revival
Original owner(s): R.P. Porter.
Other name(s): Mirari Fine Art Consulting.
Robert P. Porter was a well-known business man in Las Cruces, as he was the owner of an important lumber company. This attractive house in Picacho Avenue was one of the three opulent houses he had in the city and was designed by Gustavus Trost, a close friend and the brother of the prominent designer Henry Trost. R.P. Porter’s company “Porter Lumber Co.” ($50,000 capital) became later “Robert Porter & Sons, Inc.” The latter had building materials, lumber, zenith radios, furniture, American kitchens and general electric appliances.
Although the tall stone fence and rich greenery blocks most of this beautiful building view from the street, it is worth it to get closer and get a look of this luxurious Mediterranean style home in Las Cruces. A well-preserved stuccoed structure with thick walls, if features a tall square tower, and a low-pitched roof with red Spanish tile roofing. The facade facing Picacho Avenue presents a geometric pattern carved on the wall, and a large rectangular window with ornamental quoin blocks and an undulated sunk relief design that serves as a lintel. A simple 9-light window with plain, built-in sill and an arched porch, structure the left facade, while two colonial-style barred windows are placed on the right side. The lot is encircled by a stone fence with iron entryway doors and a red wooden gate (parking entrance) with scalloped top.
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