Mid-Century Modern (The Henry & Janice Wheeler Residence) by Richard Wheeler - Plumosa Park, Point Loma
The home: The Henry & Janice Wheeler Residence, a Mid-Century Modern design by notable San Diego architect, Richard Wheeler, and built by his brother, Henry Wheeler as his personal home.
Carefully crafted contemporary interior meets all the desires of modern living. Creating the ultimate indoor outdoor lifestyle with 2 walls of sliding glass doors that completely open up to a huge patio with fire pit, jacuzzi and spacious lounge area.
Designer renovated bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchen & separate en-suite studio with kitchenette. One of the few homes overlooking Plumosa Park with direct access to it. The front deck offers views from Downtown to Bankers Hill with the mountains behind.
The area: Plumosa Park is a small 1.4 acre Park situated within a cluster of homes bordered by Chatsworth Blvd., Plumosa Street and Hyacinth Drive.
As a part of the Loma Portal area of San Diego, the area is replete with charming and historical homes. In fact , Plumosa Park is surrounded by these early 1900's custom-built Craftsman, Tudor, or Spanish Colonial homes that are often part of historical and home-and-garden tours. The Park, itself is a lush swath of green grass with hedgerows along one side is almost triangular in shape.
It is a passive park that many dog walkers frequent. It is also popular for flying kites and playing football.
On Christmas Eve, the streets of the Park area are lit up and luminarias line the streets from 6-9 p.m. This is the annual Festival of Lights, which has been a tradition at Plumosa Park since it was started by neighbor Carol Settle in 1956; later around 1973, surrounding neighborhoods were included and they also set their luminarias out.
The architect: Richard George Wheeler was born the son of prominent San Diego architect William Henry Wheeler on June 30, 1917. Growing up on Guy Street in Mission Hills, the young boy attended Grant Elementary School, Roosevelt Jr. High and San Diego High School with his older brother Henry 'Hank' L. Wheeler.
Following his graduation from San Diego High School in 1935, Richard attended San Diego State College for “...three years before transferring to U.C. Berkeley, to further my architectural studies. I attended Berkeley for 3 years, graduating in June 1941 with a major in architecture...,” Wheeler wrote in 1989. (Source: Modern San Diego)
Listing courtesy of Jeff Walker at Agents of Architecture, Inc.