Listing of the Day
Location: Houston, Texas
Price: $4.499 Million
In Houston, the serene, tree-lined River Oaks community houses many fantastic properties, not the least of which is this proud two-story southern colonial style home, previously owned for over five decades by famed heart surgeon Denton Cooley and his family. In keeping with the community’s finest properties, the home’s white façade features neoclassical elements, such as its four grand, Doric columns supporting a triangular gable, alongside more homely features, like the two rows of welcoming six-by-six windows framed by dark shutters. Inside, the home maintains this elegant old-world charm with perfectly proportioned rooms for all occasions.
It’s fitting that the late Cooley, founder of the Texas Heart Institute and the first American surgeon to successfully perform a human and artificial heart transplant, occupied the home and neighborhood for so long. "River Oaks is the most prestigious part of Houston," said listing agent Mary Craddock of John Daugherty Realtors, adding, "many prominent Houstonians live there."
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In addition to the neighborhood’s long heritage of community leaders, its prime central Houston location means it’s near to all the city has to offer. Adding to the home’s beneficial location, Ms.Craddock says, "right around the corner is Bayou Bend," the vast property once owned by Ima Hogg that now functions as the American decorative arts and paintings wing of Houston’s Museum of Fine Arts.
Stats
The nearly 7,000 square-foot home includes five to seven configurable bedrooms and five-and-a-half bathrooms.
Design Pedigree
Originally built in 1948 by C.C. Rouse, the home underwent later renovations and additions by noted architect John F. Staub, known for designing many of the finest River Oaks properties. Undoubtedly, the height of his achievement is the nearby Bayou Bend mansion, built in 1927 for oil heiress and philanthropist Ima Hogg, who later donated it and its many acres to Houston’s Museum of Fine Arts. Today, Bayou Bend offers both the River Oaks and greater Houston community the perfect environment in which to reflect and socialize.
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Neighborhood Notes
Just down the street from the property stands the exclusive River Oaks Country Club. Home to the U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship, the club features elegant tennis courts, in addition to a golf course, swimming pool and more.
Agent: Mary Craddock, John Daugherty Realtors.
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