The house is still there, but it's a little difficult to see because of the thick hedge around it. It is on the Northeast corner of Kirby and Brentwood.
I met the now-deceased owner of the house in St Petersburgh, Russia in 1997; on a subsequent trip to Houston he and his partner invited me over for drinks and a tour of the house at that time redone.
Much had been moved around according to the book descriptions: a new staircase installed, the horse sculpture at the front door moved to the breakfast room; a tiny swimming pool squeezed into an outside corner; bedrooms on the second and third floor were very luxurious, and the music room had remained the same--way too large for the house and not too impressive even with beautiful furniture, although I'm sure the accoustics were wonderful. Just a large, semi-ornate room which seemed out-of-place. The house is oversized for the lot but nothing detracts from the cachet of "the murder house".
I just had to write something--that was a once in a lifetime occurrence: running into the owner, and seeing the house. Thanks for listening.
PS--we knew the embarrassed sister of Ann Kurth; and had even met her before her 15 min. of notoriety--histrionic. I don't think he tried to kill her although I'm sure there were many who wanted to do so.
The Murder Of Joan Robinson Hill
in Historic Houston
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I met the now-deceased owner of the house in St Petersburgh, Russia in 1997; on a subsequent trip to Houston he and his partner invited me over for drinks and a tour of the house at that time redone.
Much had been moved around according to the book descriptions: a new staircase installed, the horse sculpture at the front door moved to the breakfast room; a tiny swimming pool squeezed into an outside corner; bedrooms on the second and third floor were very luxurious, and the music room had remained the same--way too large for the house and not too impressive even with beautiful furniture, although I'm sure the accoustics were wonderful. Just a large, semi-ornate room which seemed out-of-place. The house is oversized for the lot but nothing detracts from the cachet of "the murder house".
I just had to write something--that was a once in a lifetime occurrence: running into the owner, and seeing the house. Thanks for listening.
PS--we knew the embarrassed sister of Ann Kurth; and had even met her before her 15 min. of notoriety--histrionic. I don't think he tried to kill her although I'm sure there were many who wanted to do so.