PHOTOS: Algiers Point home is filled with treasure
A ship's captain built a home in Algiers Point in 1871. Today that home belongs to Vinnie Pervel and Gregg Harris, but the captain might still feel at home there. The two have lavishly appointed it with Victorian-era antique furnishings and art, as well as eclectic personal collections, from miniature cars to antique weapons. Learn more about the striking home here.
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Gregg Harris, left, and Vinnie Pervel sit in their lush backyard.
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Twin gilded paster ceiling medallions in the front parlors were made in Paris. Pervel covered the ceilings in hand-screened robin’s egg blue Bradbury silk, the walls in a ruby version of the same.
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Pervel- Years of collecting, hunting and searching have filled the parlors with a variety of gems including the chandeliers from the Carolinas. ORG XMIT: No.pervel.io.052023
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The luxurious master bedroom is adorned with custom hand-cast plaster crown molding. The frieze beneath is Italian. The room spans the width of the home, with a gallery overlooking the neighborhood and Mississippi River.
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Pervel- Years of collecting, hunting and searching have filled the parlors with a variety of gems including the chandeliers from the Carolinas. ORG XMIT: No.pervel.io.052023
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A mounted buck oversees a lavish French Provincial dining suite acquired from the erstwhile Greg’s Antiques on Decatur Street. The space is also known as the War Room because of the collection of antique weapons and military artifacts adorning its walls. Pervel is a Navy veteran, and Harris’ father served in both Korea and Vietnam.
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An antique Parisian fireplace bellows, crafted the same year as the house, has been repurposed to serve as a cocktail table. On the wall behind it is a charcoal rubbing of a French tomb.
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Pervel- Years of collecting, hunting and searching have filled the parlors with a variety of gems including the chandeliers from the Carolinas. ORG XMIT: No.pervel.io.052023
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Pervel- Years of collecting, hunting and searching have filled the parlors with a variety of gems including the chandeliers from the Carolinas. ORG XMIT: No.pervel.io.052023
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The celestial mural on the ceiling in the guest bedroom is a reproduction of one originally painted by 18th century Italian artist Giovanni Cipriani.
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Pervel- Years of collecting, hunting and searching have filled the parlors with a variety of gems including the chandeliers from the Carolinas. ORG XMIT: No.pervel.io.052023
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The upstairs office was inspired by a German pub. Maple paneling and wainscoting crafted from salvaged antique doors cover the walls. The cabinet displaying Pervel’s collection of miniature cars and antique bottles was built using salvaged architectural pieces he collected over the years.
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The former porch became an Old World-style kitchen with antique cabinets, hutches, and buffets for storage. The island, topped in Ocean Flower granite, was fashioned from a burled mahogany buffet built in the 1850s.
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A sitting area off the kitchen boasts a stained-glass window and comfy leather seating.
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Stained-glass windows hang over the kitchen dining table.
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Pervel- Stained glass fills the hall the transoms and the bathroom window. ORG XMIT: No.pervel.io.052023
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Hand-carved lion heads adorn the parlor chairs.
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A lamp from a ship now hangs in the kitchen.
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Pervel- An antique piano in the main parlor is another find. ORG XMIT: No.pervel.io.052023
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An upstairs wall is filled with African masks.
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Pervel- The upstairs bathroom with antique lamp vanity and stained glass window. ORG XMIT: No.pervel.io.052023
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The rear staircase leading to the guest suite displays the craftsmanship of the home’s original builder and is engineered in a same space-saving fashion as stairways of centuries-old wooden ships.
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Pervel- Under the lesser stairs they have created a long bathroom. ORG XMIT: No.pervel.io.052023
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Pervel- A saddle for a camel has become an ottoman. ORG XMIT: No.pervel.io.052023
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Pervel- A Victorian rocker also in Vinnie’s office. ORG XMIT: No.pervel.io.052023
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Found treasures make artistic statements in the landscape.
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Statuary adds poetic touches to the yard.
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This gate separating the backyard from the front walk was one of Pervel and Harris' treasured finds.
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Pervel- A ship bell in the front yard a reminder that the original owner was a ship captain. ORG XMIT: No.pervel.io.052023