A Monticello Park home with a storied history and some of the city's most striking interior decor is back on the market after a second price cut. After an initial listing last year for $750,000, and a subsequent $71,000 discount, the two-story property is now on the market for $640,800.
The house was built in 1938 for the Barshop family, best known for founding the La Quinta hotel chain. However, its eclectic — some might say"over-the-top" — interior has been the work of retired weather broadcaster Roy Galvan and City of San Antonio communication exec Di Galvan. The couple started with Spanish Eclectic, Art Moderne and Tudor Revival ingredients added by three separate builders, including the original developer of Olmos Park. Its terrazzo tile floors were even designed by Alameda Theater architect N. Strauss Nayfach.
Building on those components, the Galvans took the interior to the next level, adding mirrored mosaics in several rooms, a coat of arms and knight’s plumed helmet embedded above the kitchen's gas range and a backsplash with tiles fashioned to look like Loteria cards. The home's expansive ballroom even includes the festive touches of having its entire bar top tiled to resemble piano keys.