{"id":220,"date":"2013-06-25T22:10:34","date_gmt":"2013-06-25T22:10:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/waltonsons.com\/wp\/?p=220"},"modified":"2014-10-04T01:24:36","modified_gmt":"2014-10-04T01:24:36","slug":"grandview-ranch-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/waltonsons.com\/?p=220","title":{"rendered":"Grandview Architectural"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Since the late sixties, art collector, Donald Head, has invested in the 25-acre rehabilitation of the old and neglected Pike Estate in Saratoga.\u00a0 Today, Old Grandview Ranch is also known as Hearst Castle North.\u00a0 Set in the wooded foothills of Saratoga, Dr. Head has developed a French Renaissance showcase estate that includes a rejuvenated 22-room mansion, two art galleries, a studio, two swimming pools, a pool house, gardens and orchards.\u00a0 Walton &amp; Sons Masonry, Inc. set granite and marble stone for the landscape and buildings on the estate.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Architectural:\u00a0 Set white marble stone with veining with polished and flamed finishes, all in the Loggia, for ceiling cladding, pilasters, walls, fluted columns and entablatures.\u00a0 Cut 4x4x16 concrete block down to 4&#215;12 and laid it as veneer for the art gallery in 1998.\u00a0 It was later faux painted to match the brick on the residence.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-220 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/waltonsons.com\/?attachment_id=225'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"210\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/waltonsons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/WebGrandviewRanch1-210x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Materials: Marble, Finished Granite\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-225\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-225'>\n\t\t\t\tFountain &#038; Loggia: Marble sculpture fountain set in pool in front of marble columns of Loggia.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/waltonsons.com\/?attachment_id=510'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"210\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/waltonsons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Grandview-Architectural-122-210x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Material: Carved Marble, Carved Granite\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-510\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-510'>\n\t\t\t\tStair Landing of Finished Granite: Hardscape of granite benches and pedestals with carved granite balustrades by a carved marble pillar.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/waltonsons.com\/?attachment_id=511'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"210\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/waltonsons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Grandview-Architectural-123-210x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Materials: Carved granite balustrades, dimensional cut granite cladding\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-511\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-511'>\n\t\t\t\tStaircase Wall: Wall is clad with granite dimensional stone &#038; set with marble sculptures.  Stairs are set with carved granite balustrades.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/waltonsons.com\/?attachment_id=512'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"210\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/waltonsons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Grandview-Architectural-125-210x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Materials: Marble, Granite\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-512\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-512'>\n\t\t\t\tDetail Stone Ceiling: Ceiling of Loggia is set with marble cladding.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/waltonsons.com\/?attachment_id=513'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"210\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/waltonsons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Grandview-Architectural-126-210x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Material: Marble\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-513\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-513'>\n\t\t\t\tMarble Niche &#038; Sculpture: Marble Stone Niche in Loggia is set with a sculpture.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/waltonsons.com\/?attachment_id=514'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"210\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/waltonsons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Grandview-Architectural-127-210x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Materials: Marble, Granite\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-514\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-514'>\n\t\t\t\tLoggia &#038; Fountain: Marble fountain in front of Loggia with marble columns.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/waltonsons.com\/?attachment_id=515'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"210\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/waltonsons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Grandview-Architectural-128-210x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Materials: Granite\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-515\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-515'>\n\t\t\t\tCarved Granite Balustrades: Stairs with granite balustrades and granite treads &#038; risers.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/waltonsons.com\/?attachment_id=516'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"210\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/waltonsons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Grandview-Architectural-130-210x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Materials: Marble\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-516\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-516'>\n\t\t\t\tCarved Marble Pillar: Pillar is topped with a bronze sculpture.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/waltonsons.com\/?attachment_id=517'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"210\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/waltonsons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Grandview-Architectural-132-210x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Materials: marble, granite\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-517\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-517'>\n\t\t\t\tGranite Walkways by Fountain Pool: Marble Fountain is set in a pool with a marble floor and is surrounded by a walkway of polished granite pavers. \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/waltonsons.com\/?attachment_id=518'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"210\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/waltonsons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Grandview-Architectural-138-210x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Materials: granite, marble\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-518\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-518'>\n\t\t\t\tMarble Sculpture on Pedestal: Stone planter, steps &#038; paving below a granite clad pedestal that supports a marble lion.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/waltonsons.com\/?attachment_id=519'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"210\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/waltonsons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Grandview-Architectural-144-210x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Materials: Finished Granite\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-519\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-519'>\n\t\t\t\tDimensional Stone Paving:  Paving of polished &#038; flamed granite with pedestals clad in granite.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/waltonsons.com\/?attachment_id=520'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"210\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/waltonsons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Grandview-Architectural-145-210x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Materials: Marble, Granite\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-520\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-520'>\n\t\t\t\tMarble Columns &#038; Entablature:  Loggia has marble lintels &#038; entablature topped with granite balustrades.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/waltonsons.com\/?attachment_id=521'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"210\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/waltonsons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Grandview-Architectural-146-210x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Materials: Granite\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-521\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-521'>\n\t\t\t\tGranite Cladding &#038; Paving:  The stair wall behind the fountain is clad with granite dimensional stone.  The stairs are topped with carved granite balustrades.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/waltonsons.com\/?attachment_id=522'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"210\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/waltonsons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Grandview-Architectural-147-210x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Materials: Marble\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-522\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-522'>\n\t\t\t\tMarble Paving in Loggia: The paving in the loggia is set with marble tile.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since the late sixties, art collector, Donald Head, has invested in the 25-acre rehabilitation of the old and neglected Pike Estate in Saratoga.\u00a0 Today, Old Grandview Ranch is also known as Hearst Castle North.\u00a0 Set in the wooded foothills of Saratoga, Dr. Head has developed a French Renaissance showcase estate that includes a rejuvenated 22-room &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/waltonsons.com\/?p=220\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Grandview Architectural&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":225,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31,32,33,34],"tags":[154,155,156,157,153,148,149],"class_list":["post-220","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-antiquing","category-arches","category-art","category-balustrade-systems","tag-carved-marble-pillar","tag-finished-granite","tag-granite-balustrades","tag-granite-cladding","tag-marble-paving","tag-polished-black-granite","tag-polished-white-granite"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/waltonsons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/waltonsons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/waltonsons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/waltonsons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/waltonsons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=220"}],"version-history":[{"count":29,"href":"https:\/\/waltonsons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":222,"href":"https:\/\/waltonsons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220\/revisions\/222"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/waltonsons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/225"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/waltonsons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=220"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/waltonsons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=220"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/waltonsons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=220"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}