This is a home you don't want to miss...

I’m glad to be one of the hostesses with my friend Leah Holmes at 300 Yorkshire. This home is a beautiful white Colonial Revival at the corner of Yorkshire and Hampton Drive.  Hopefully you will be sure to travel to visit this home. There are so many great features to this house. It’s been lovingly renovated and has been photographed for several publications. In fact, on Friday before tour it will be filled with photographers for Birmingham Home and Garden Magazine.

While preparing for the tour, I spoke with the homeowner Ali Goodrich who talked of the history of the home. There are many features of the home that you will enjoy finding. In the front rooms, there are original hardwood floors complete with the wooden pins to construct the flooring. The side portico on the home- right off the dining room- was the green house of Mr. Crais who owned the home for over 60 years. The plants in the yard are from Mr. Crais’ greenhouse and are a living testament to a love of gardening and flowers. 

While touring this home, think of the placement of the house in the neighborhood. It’s located in the last area of Hollywood to be developed- in the 1950’s.  However, the Crais house was built circa 1925- when the first homes were developed in Hollywood- but this home is a good distance away. It was in an area by itself, away from everything else. It’s positioned at the top of a hill, and from the front porch you could see the Hollywood Country Club. Imagine this home standing all alone in the area- the first development over the mountain. 

The Goodrich family has a wonderful love for antiques and have filled the house with beautiful French antiques from New Orleans and Birmingham. Many of the pieces have a story with them- what it meant to Ali to purchase a first piece and to fall in love with antique shopping or to have pieces from a French church.  It is a pleasure to see Ali’s face as she tells these stories.

Please remember to come by 300 Yorkshire. It’s not in comfortable walking distance from the other tour homes, but I promise it will be worth the short drive to come see it!