was that Naglee Park was the premier subdivision of its day The neighborhood lost some of its luster in the decades immediately following World War II, but with its eclectic mix of intact Cratisman, Colonial, Prairie, and Tudor style homes, it attracted old·home enthusiasts in the 19805 and 19905, Careful home res- roration and community activism has returned Na· glce Park to its place as one of the most desirable neighborhoods in San Jose. The building boom in the first years of the twen- tieth century added to the housing stock throughout San jose, and many Wolfe & McKenzie homes from this period remain throughout the downtown neigh. borhoods, --heSantaClaraValleyhasalwaysbeenhometo an elhnically and culturally diverse population. Wolib & Mckenzie achieved such a high level of suc- cess because they developed an architectural lan- guage. in both plan and elevation, that resonated with a broad range of their fellow citizens. Their attempts to give people what they wanted led to the eclectic collection of designs for which they became known. Wolfe & Mckenzie wrote in the preface of the origi- INTRODUCTION nal Book of Designs, '71 has always been our chief aim, in planning our clients' homes to follow their ideas as nearly as possible, helping them as much as we can by suggesting, illustrating, etc., and not holding ourselves to one idea or design; we have thereby ob- tained a large number of dihrent designs.' Starting around 1899, the use of stucco wall fin- ishes, Tuscan columns, arabesque windows, and deep roof overhangs with exposed rafter tails displayed the influence of the Mission Revival on the firm's work. Soon, all of their intluences coalesced into a dis· tinctly personal architectural language. The Wolfe & McKenzie style can be seen in their use of hipped or hipped-gable roof forms with small centrally located dormers. Overhangs were typically deep and boxed in, although on their less tormal designs rafter tails were often left exposed and sometimes curved. A fa- vorite device, seen on 22 of the houses in the Book Of Designs, was the cantilevered corner window box that included tightly spaced carved brackets below Win- dows were typically double-hung or picture windows with simple leaded patterns at their tops. Second- floor roof decks or balconies were common, some times functional and other times purely decorative. E-,8 t'•f.V#' I | LTI U,-r,In,1! &.471.-€.0, L. ...:I - Fa -0 ;4 - B .41Q 4 tr --- t. - 11 . 1 k 14 -1 1- 1, '1" -j. 2 L' /--B Above: Floorplanjor the 1904 residence of Charles ami Edwi,ia McKeitzie (Sce Plait No. 86). Right: Floor plans-for the 1905 resitience of Charles and Mary Williams (See Plan No. 31). JG-i- ·.......Ill/-.:9-0...... 4 , OCR Text: was that Naglee Park was the premier subdivision of its day The neighborhood lost some of its luster in the decades immediately following World War II, but with its eclectic mix of intact Cratisman, Colonial, Prairie, and Tudor style homes, it attracted old·home enthusiasts in the 19805 and 19905, Careful home res- roration and community activism has returned Na· glce Park to its place as one of the most desirable neighborhoods in San Jose. The building boom in the first years of the twen- tieth century added to the housing stock throughout San jose, and many Wolfe & McKenzie homes from this period remain throughout the downtown neigh. borhoods, --heSantaClaraValleyhasalwaysbeenhometo an elhnically and culturally diverse population. Wolib & Mckenzie achieved such a high level of suc- cess because they developed an architectural lan- guage. in both plan and elevation, that resonated with a broad range of their fellow citizens. Their attempts to give people what they wanted led to the eclectic collection of designs for which they became known. Wolfe & Mckenzie wrote in the preface of the origi- INTRODUCTION nal Book of Designs, '71 has always been our chief aim, in planning our clients' homes to follow their ideas as nearly as possible, helping them as much as we can by suggesting, illustrating, etc., and not holding ourselves to one idea or design; we have thereby ob- tained a large number of dihrent designs.' Starting around 1899, the use of stucco wall fin- ishes, Tuscan columns, arabesque windows, and deep roof overhangs with exposed rafter tails displayed the influence of the Mission Revival on the firm's work. Soon, all of their intluences coalesced into a dis· tinctly personal architectural language. The Wolfe & McKenzie style can be seen in their use of hipped or hipped-gable roof forms with small centrally located dormers. Overhangs were typically deep and boxed in, although on their less tormal designs rafter tails were often left exposed and sometimes curved. A fa- vorite device, seen on 22 of the houses in the Book Of Designs, was the cantilevered corner window box that included tightly spaced carved brackets below Win- dows were typically double-hung or picture windows with simple leaded patterns at their tops. Second- floor roof decks or balconies were common, some times functional and other times purely decorative. E-,8 t'•f.V#' I | LTI U,-r,In,1! &.471.-€.0, L. ...:I - Fa -0 ;4 - B .41Q 4 tr --- t. - 11 . 1 k 14 -1 1- 1, '1" -j. 2 L' /--B Above: Floorplanjor the 1904 residence of Charles ami Edwi,ia McKeitzie (Sce Plait No. 86). Right: Floor plans-for the 1905 resitience of Charles and Mary Williams (See Plan No. 31). JG-i- ·.......Ill/-.:9-0...... 4 , Heritage Society of Pacific Grove,Historical Collections,Names of People about town,V through Z File names,Wolfe and McKenzie History,WOLFE, F _ MCKENZIE, C - 468 PINE ST_004.pdf,WOLFE, F _ MCKENZIE, C - 468 PINE ST_004.pdf 1 Page 1, Tags: C - 468 PINE ST_004.PDF,F _ MCKENZIE,WOLFE, WOLFE, F _ MCKENZIE, C - 468 PINE ST_004.pdf 1 Page 1