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CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE Why now, and why Auburn? “It seemed like it’s ready – Auburn is ready for this,” said Cunningham, whose background is in software sales and recruiting. “This is an expensive side project,” she said with a pained smile. Cunningham and Hales, whose background is in real estate, said city officials have been encouraging and cooperative with the development. “Working with Auburn is three times better than working with some other (cities),” Cunningham said. Hales and Cunningham closed the sale on the property just before Christmas, paying about $1.1 million for the 2,600-square-foot residence and the 1,200-square-foot carriage house, which is adjacent to the main house. Cunningham’s brother, Kyle Faber, will be the innkeeper-in-residence, living in the carriage house and ensuring that guests’ experiences meet their highest expectations. Making over a house with the pedigree of the Park Victorian is no small feat. In addition to redoing the electrical, plumbing, heating and air conditioning, there’s the furnishings to consider. No detail has been overlooked, and Hales and Cunningham are trying to use local contractors and crafts people to refurbish and, where necessary, to rebuild. The large kitchen – spacious enough to serve as a catering kitchen – has all new surfaces. Cabinets are being done by a company in Georgetown. The high ceilings and solid workmanship are evident even in the most cursory glance. Every wall was either painted, resurfaced or touched up. In one guest room, they used black paint over existing textured wallpaper to create a visually stunning effect. One can’t help but touch the walls. Another room features the original glass doorknobs that everyone remembers from Grandma’s house. Beds and bedding, procured from Tucked In in Old Town, are topquality. The bedding is all natural. “Every room will have either a king or a Cal king bed,” Hales said. Almost all the guest rooms still have the glass window panes dating back to the early 20 th century – when glass panes were handmade, rippling with slight, wavy imperfections. Looking out one of the second-floor bedrooms, through the wavy glass, to the courthouse atop the hill, one gets Above Clockwise: Beds purchased locally at Tucked In, Great stained glass touches throughout the propoerty, Sam Hales, Kelly Cunnigham and Kayle Faber. Stella+Parker Revival owner Deb Arbogast designed this special mug for the Park Victorian. Photos by Jeremy Burke, Auburn Magazine
a sense of what a visitor to Auburn might have seen in Old Town’s yesteryear. In addition to gorgeous views from every guest room, the interiors make you want to look, touch and explore the whole house. Antiques abound – Hales’ father is a collector and helped the partners procure many of the house’s dressers, vanities, end tables, chairs and mirrors. Many surfaces are made with, or enhanced by, reclaimed wood, procured by Loomis artisan David Besler, who makes such things as tables and barn doors from the old wood so coveted in new custom construction. Much of the home’s “swag” comes from Stella + Parker, also in Auburn. The crews are working mostly from the inside out, redoing all the interior surfaces before the landscaping work, which will come later. The potential is clear to see – the grounds abound in old trees, shrubs, planters and grassy lawn areas. Here and there, small clearings are set with concrete and stone. A little grooming and the place would be picture-perfect as the site for a wedding. But special events are expected to be only part of the business. Hales and Cunningham envision the Park Victorian as a perfect weekend getaway for people from Sacramento or San Francisco, or as a very pleasant overnight waystation for coastal travelers to Lake Tahoe. To that end, the partners are teaming up with Carpe Vino, Old Town’s fourstar wine restaurant, to provide guests with an impeccable meal to nourish and entertain them while staying over in town. Gary and Drew Moffat, the father- Above Clockwise: Beds purchased locally at Tucked In, Great stained glass touches throughout the propoerty, Sam Hales, Kelly Cunnigham and Kayle Faber. Stella+Parker Revival owner Deb Arbogast designed this special mug for the Park Victorian. Photos by Jeremy Burke, Auburn Magazine
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