Docent Rusty Cannaday welcomes Home Tour visitors to the Shropshire Home.
Author: Daily Record photos by John Clark
The Heritage Association of San Marcos gave guests the chance to stroll around historic San Marcos on a perfect spring Saturday and enjoy the historic styles and eclectic collections that make the city such a wonderful place to explore.
Home tour participants got the chance to check out the outside of the Remme House at 1132 Belvin Street.
After checking in and getting the options for a free morning cocktail from Palmer’s Restaurant in front of the Remme House at 1132 Belvin, the next stop on the tour was the Taylor Family home at 130 North Mitchell. Owner Jamie Ruth welcomed guests and gave them an overview of her decor and artworks.
Jamie Ruth, owner of the Taylor Family home at 130 North Mitchell Ave., which now includes her studio as well as her artwork displayed throughout the house.
Next stop was the Shropshire Home at 802 San Antonio, now host to a diverse collection of antiques courtesy of co-owner Stephanie Shropshire, who built up much of her collection through her work with the Austin-based store Uncommon Objects. Her husband Paul was on hand to chat with visitors and answer their questions about the striking variety of antiques, all artfully arranged around the house. The Cafe Cortado coffee cart provided Home Tour participants with free coffee at the Shropshire Home.
The Shropshire House is host to many of the collections which owner Stephanie accumulated during her work at the Uncommon Objects store.
Other stops on the tour, billed as the “Heritage Home: Americana Experience,” by the HASM included The Scrutchin-Ault home at 816 Belvin, which included front yard displays of a 1790s Texas ranch bedroom and a 1970s-era Boy Scout camp.
The docents and the homeowner of the Scrutchin-Ault Home at 816 Belvin St. welcomed Home tour visitors to the furniture display of a 1790s Texas ranch bedroom.
Also on Belvin, Home Tour participants could take part in a champagne toast at the Talmadge House (802 Belvin), where owners opened up the pool area and backyard garden area to visitors.
The pool area and backyard garden at the Talmadge House were featured in the Home Tour.
The final stop on the tour was Moore Manor at 545 West Hopkins St., where the Spoke Hollow String Band played as guests enjoyed picnic dinners at painted picnic tables which would later be auctioned off.
Moore House docents Cathy Northcutt and Lea Rice.
The tables were constructed by the San Marcos High School Wood Shop, and each was uniquely painted by one of eight local artists: Bubba Ward, Darin Wood, Jamie Bernard, Thom Rogers, Yellow Dog Studios, the SMHS Art Department, Josh Garza and Donna Gamble.
Margaret Falletta, docent at the Shropshire Home, poses beside one of her favorite antiques at the house, one of Cinderella’s step-sisters discovered at a Houston jewelry store.Paul Shropshire was on hand during the Home Tour to give viewers an overview of the history of the house.Donna Gamble, docent at Taylor Family Home, now the Jamie Ruth gallery.Boy scouts from the San Marcos-based Troop 18 show off a recreation of the 1977 national jamboree campsite in the front yard of the Scrutchin-Ault House.A champagne toast at 802 Belvin Street was part of the festivities for the Home Tour.The Spoke Hollow String Band perform at Moore Manor.Jamie Ruth, owner of the Taylor Family home at 130 North Mitchell Ave., talks with Home Tour guests. The Shropshire House is host to many of the collections which owner Stephanie accumulated during her work at the Uncommon Objects store. The Shropshire House is host to many of the collections which owner Stephanie accumulated during her work at the Uncommon Objects store.The pool area and backyard garden at the Talmadge House were featured in the Home Tour.Moore ManorShropshire HouseTaylor Family homeTaylor Family homeTaylor Family home
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