2521 Garnet St.
Spanish Colonial Revival/Mission

Building lots on Garnet St. are shallower, but wider than elsewhere in the Estate, so the house plans were adjusted accordingly. Most notably, the open porch is set into the body of the house. Unlike the numbered streets through the Estate, which were laid out by the city, Garnet and several other streets were plotted by the planners of Girard Estate to create more frontages for houses. Because it is so much narrower than city streets, Garnet creates a feeling of intimacy. Typical of the Mission style, this house is stuccoed and includes other characteristic features including the segmental arch over the first-floor window, the brick window surrounds and the window boxes on robust brackets.

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