The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 149, Ed. 1 Friday, April 24, 1987 Page: 8 of 20
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Friday, April 24, 1987
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the May 2-3 home tour sponsored own business in 1895, Alfred herited so many belongings, the «*,
by the Bay Area Heritage Socie- Olson Co. of Chicago, 111. He family needed a larger home. Y
traveled throughout the United “Most people buy furniture to fit 1
The home is furnished with States in his work including their home; we bought our home "
family heirlooms passed from Galveston, Fort Worth and other to fit our furniture,” she said. .
generation to generation of Texas cities. “This house seemed to fit our ^
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ly. The two-story home was Her paternal grandparents The formal living room and .
decorated by Mrs. Maxwell, a came from Germany.an^[ow"ed dining room have a 24-foot ceil- *
free-lance interior designer, in a moving comPany in Chicago, ing xh§ rooms reflect a feeling
colors of mauve, ivory and dark 111 ^ of family pride and hospitality,
blue. - ' Furniture, glassware and The Queen Anne table and
Mrs. Maxwell’s flair for in- china collected and owned by chairs, buffet, china cabinet and
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the late Alfred Olson. A master late Mabel Olson, were be- glass stemware and Mrs. Olson •
painter (a professional who queathed to MrS. Maxwell’s did the needlework on the chairs.
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over the dining room table and 39
ji the sofa and love seat. Mrs. Max- 9|
at* well refinished the three mid- |fl
Victorian bookcases made of
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and family artifacts. u mB
One wall in the living rbom 9|
contains a collage of paintings 9|
by Maxwell’s uncle, Paul Max- 9|
weir, well-known artist; oil pain- 9|
tings by Mrs. Maxwell- and 9|
several other family treasures. 9|
A favorite chair of Mrs. Olson’s v ipfl
approximately 100-years-old, is 9|
placed in the corner of the room.
An oak banister stairway
leads to the second floor of the
home. Mrs. Maxwell said the Hp
builder told them the rounded
banister is the only one of its
kind in Baytown and was soaked
in Cedar Bayou Stream for
several weeks to achieve the
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, The breakfast room is bright
and airy with light oak antique
furniture and brass ornaments.
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THE HOME of David and Genie Maxwell, above, Is located at 3402
Winter and Is one of five homes on the Bay Area Heritage Society’s
1987 Tour of Homes. Pictured below is a view of the living room and refinished by Mrs. Maxwell;
dining room from the balcony of the second floor showing the round- jeebox, drop-front desk and
ed banister of the oak stairway. bookcases, made into display
case, all inherited from her
family. The bookcases and kit-
chen cabinet display Havilarid,
Blue Willow and Bavarian china
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the second floor of the home. 3
The master bedroom is I
decorated with white antique 3
wicker furniture and lamps. A I
framed antique tapestry, qld silk I
paintings and antique cut-out I
pictures trimmed in human hair, I
material and flowers are I
displayed on one of the walls. I
French doors with balloon I
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hoL^reVide ibJ^Fs ‘mS? THE LIVING ROOM, top photo, of the MaxweU silk flowers, arranged by Mrs. MaxweU, brass and
Li' h home displays a collection of family heirloom anti- copper accessories and antique furniture and
wanted somethine she learned 1ues> a coUa8e of paintings by Mrs. MaxweU and china. The master bedroom, bottom photo, con-
hnw tn Ho it from hanoina her husband’s uncle, Paul Maxwell, and variety of tains white antique wicker furniture and lamps,
wallnaner to makine her own iamUy artifacts. A bright and airy breakfast room, antique cut-out prints, an old tapestry and silk
clothing 8 middie photo, is decorated with large baskets of painting.
is a Texas Ranger and has been ~ ~”1 1987 Heritage tour includes
with the Department of Public 4
Safety for 14 years. Mrs. Max- v - «. r. i • o j.
well was an interior designer - ^ .. TIV6 hOITIGS Ifl DOVTOWn QT6Q
with Sears for five years and js bun STOTT 7
currently training to be a dispat-
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Department. „ pllOtOS Dy
According to Mrs. Maxwell,
decorating and designing her Annie* Rrnnnw
home was a major challenge. c U,U^CY^
“You take what you have and do
the most with it,” Mrs. MaxweU
said. “Every piece in my home
is set in a certain place for a
specific reason. Because that’s
where it loolcs the best.” .
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The Bay Area Heritage Society’s 1987 Tour of Homes is scheduled
from 1 to 6 p.m. May 2 and 3.
Tickets are $5 for a complete tour and $2 for tours of individual
homes.
Five homes wUl be included in the 1987’tour. They are the homes
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THE DREAM IS HAPPENING?
•Mr. and Mrs. J.L. Davison, 13224 Bay Place
•Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Mqgouirk, 400 South Burnet
•Mr. and Mrs. Jay M. Eshbach, 3701 Del Oro
•Mr. and Mrs. David N. MaxweU, 3402 Winter
•Mr. and Mrs. Dan M. Mundinger, 150 North Burnet
The tour wUl also include the Wooster School House at the Republic
of Texas Plaza on North Main and a visit to the Baytown Historical
Museum at its new location, 220 W. Defee St. WhUe at the museum,
refreshments wUl be served and vistors can view the display of Jim
Beam bottles and purchase material from the bargain fabric sale.
Proceeds from the tour go to the Baytown Historical Museum.
Tickets are avaUable at the museum or Chamber of Commerce or by
calling 427-8768.
A NEW AWARENESS OF BEAUTY.
WOULD YOU LIKE A RENEWED,
HEALTHY SELF ESTEEM? THE DREAM
IS HAPPENING WITH ‘•d’SAISON”, A
COSMETIC AND COLOR ANALYSIS TO
HELP A CAREER, OR JUST MAKE YOU
MORE BEAUTIFUL.
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SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 10:00 AM to
6:00 PM
FIRST DEMONSTRATION 11:00 AM
REFRESHMENTS AND GIFT CERTIFICATES
FOR ALL GUESTS. FREE COLOR ANALYSIS
WITH ‘10.00 PURCHASE. WE WILL HAVE
MAKE OVERS AND COLOR ANALYSIS ALL
DAY. COME BY AND ENJOY.
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Brown, Leon. The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 149, Ed. 1 Friday, April 24, 1987, newspaper, April 24, 1987; Baytown, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1154517/m1/8/?rotate=270: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Sterling Municipal Library.