711 Chestnut

Offered for the first time in nearly fifty years the Dr James P Squires Home is a twostory Queen Anne built in 1889 and a 1978 Redlands Area Historical Society Heritage Award recipient Per the Historical Society the house was constructed of oneinch redwood for Dr Squires who arrived in Redlands in 1887 and opened the citys first recorders court in February 1889 as Judge and Justice of the Peace The architecture is textbook Queen Anne and remarkably intact steeply pitched cross gables textured fishscale shingles set against clapboard siding below fanandspindle ornament in the gable peaks paired upperstory windows and a covered porch with turned posts and railing running the full width of the front elevation The porch is deep enough for seated use and shaded by mature treesApproximately 1600 square feet with four bedrooms and two baths The formal living room is anchored by a bay window grouping and opens through cased passages to adjoining rooms flexible for dining study or den Period detail survives throughout tall rosette casings deep baseboards builtin shelving flanking the front rooms stained glass accents and an enclosed staircase to the upper level In keeping with its era the house was originally heated by cast iron stoves rather than fireplacesThe kitchen offers granite counters a doublebasin sink set beneath a window to the side yard oak flooring generous cabinetry a ceiling fan and a service door with glazed upper panelThe 6480 square foot lot is framed by mature hedging with a gated private drive running the depth of the property to a detached twocar garage at the rear Brickedged walkways and established landscaping complete the settingProperties of this vintage provenance and architectural integrity reach the market rarely and this one arrives with its documented history intactBuyer to verify all information including square footage permits lot dimensions and any applicable historic preservation requirements