After building the 24-room mansion now known as the art museum and the downtown tower, which was an impressive skyscraper at the time, the father-son duo moved on to a residential project at 222 Mary Louise Drive.
A home built by lauded father-son duo Atlee and Robert Ayres is on the market in Monticello Park.
Courtesy, Ismael RodriguezThe home was part of a Monticello Park project in the late 1920s that aimed to build an eclectic assortment of homes on the street. Architects went in alphabetical order, so the Ayres-built house was one of the first. By May 1928, the home was completed and served as a cornerstone for the rest of the street, according to San Antonio Express-News archives. It’s now part of a grand showcase of houses in Monticello Park. Express-News archives from the time called the development and converging of builders a “laboratory of ideas” and “architecturally perfect.”
A home built by lauded father-son duo Atlee and Robert Ayres is on the market in Monticello Park.
Courtesy, Ismael Rodriguez
Brian Hembling and Evelyn Pereira lived in the home for two years. During their time in the home, they worked to restore the design to its 1928 glory by giving the paint a refresh and restoring the floors. They say they used newspaper archives to see what the home looked like back then.
A home built by lauded father-son duo Atlee and Robert Ayres is on the market in Monticello Park.
Courtesy, Ismael Rodriguez
A home built by lauded father-son duo Atlee and Robert Ayres is on the market in Monticello Park.
Courtesy, Ismael Rodriguez
A home built by lauded father-son duo Atlee and Robert Ayres is on the market in Monticello Park.
Courtesy, Ismael Rodriguez
A home built by lauded father-son duo Atlee and Robert Ayres is on the market in Monticello Park.
Courtesy, Ismael Rodriguez
A home built by lauded father-son duo Atlee and Robert Ayres is on the market in Monticello Park.
Courtesy, Ismael RodriguezNearly a century later, the home is looking for a new owner. The piece of San Antonio history comes with 3,000-square-feet, luxurious amenities, and unique talking points with a price tag of $650,000.
Pereira, who is also the realtor for the home, says it’s easy to spot similarities between the McNay Art Museum and the home. She says with textured walls, colored tile flooring, and iron works, the Mary Louise house “mimics” the museum. At one point, the home also had ponds like the McNay, she says.
A home built by lauded father-son duo Atlee and Robert Ayres is on the market in Monticello Park.
Courtesy, Ismael Rodriguez“It’s like a smaller version of McNay,” Pereria says.
While the home is like living in a San Antonio history book, modern upgrades have been added, like a plush backyard oasis with palm tree shade and a heated pool surrounded by a flagstone patio. There’s also a detached “casita” on the property with a bedroom, kitchen, laundry, and full bathroom.
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A home built by lauded father-son duo Atlee and Robert Ayres is on the market in Monticello Park.
Courtesy, Ismael Rodriguez
Those interested in finding out more information about the unique piece of San Antonio real estate are invited to contact Pereira at [email protected].