Tucked away in the Monticello neighborhood of west Fort Worth is Hamilton Avenue. It’s a beautiful street in a beautiful and historic neighborhood. Home after home, the street is lined with jaw-dropping homes in a variety of architectural styles and genres.
One such home on Hamilton Avenue is now on the market and needs to be seen. Completed in 2013, this home of 7,316 square feet is influenced by early Colonial architectural styles — more specifically Georgian and Federal architecture.
The Federalist Era
Federal-style architecture first came into prominence in the United States in the late 1700s. With a new government being formed in a new country — and a population explosion to go with it — the Federal style of architecture grew westward in popularity. The style pays homage to Greek and Roman motifs.
Many towns and homes mimicked Georgian Colonial architecture, which features balanced and symmetrically designed homes. Such is the case with this incredible Monticello home on Hamilton Avenue.
Other characteristics of Federal-style architecture include specifically defined rooms, such as a formal dining room or living room. Original Federal homes put most of the bedrooms on the second floor. That, however, is not the case with our subject, as the primary bedroom is found on the first floor. A smaller bedroom is also on the first floor with three more secondary bedrooms on the second floor. All bedrooms are en suite — something the early Americans of the late 1700s certainly didn’t enjoy.
The Rooms Where it Happens
With 7,000-plus square feet of living space, there are plenty of fun rooms and spaces to enjoy. While the style of the home calls for a traditional floor plan and layout, this well-designed recent construction does a great job of merging historic style with today’s open floor plan, which remains popular.
Past the formal entry, which has an amazing winding staircase that is a great focal point — the family-dining-kitchen area is open and flowing. Of course, the finishes in this area spare no expense and fit well with the Federal-style design of the home.
The home is warm and inviting in these spaces, which is good as this is where you’ll spend the majority of your time at home. Not to worry — for those who want to get away from where everyone might be congregated, there are other areas to enjoy.
And of course, let’s not forget the value of having every bedroom with an en suite bathroom. Do you think they had that back in the days of Washington, Adams, and Jefferson?
What’d I Miss?
Certainly don’t miss the outdoor living experience as you tour this beautiful property. The expansive covered patio offers the opportunity to relax and enjoy while the outdoor kitchen allows the chef to stay outside while all the fun is going on.
Corrine Hyman-Quast of Williams Trew Real Estate has listed 3719 Hamilton Avenue for $2.995 million.
