In 1919 this lot was sold to Mrs. Edith Lutz, a widow who had just been named vice president of Kerr's Dry Goods Store. She liked the Mediterranean look of stucco, balconets, Moorish dormers, and classical detailing. She remained in the home until 1937.

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For forty years, from 1940 to 1980, the home was occupied by the family of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hoffman. Hoffman, a banker and financier, sold the home to his neighbors, Mr. and Mrs. David L. Murphy, who began an extensive rehabilitation.

Deborah Watson and John Frick featured the home on the 1993 Home Tour. The stucco home has a gabled roof featuring stylized triangular dormer windows which are Moorish in style. Flanking the distinctive concrete entrance are a pair of elegant iron-clad urns. The cypress wood front doors are hung with hand-forged hinges in the Spanish style. Across the front of the house are French doors with iron balconets. At the east end of the house is a curved concrete balustrade which guards a small terrace off the loggia. The front doors open to a beautifully-proportioned entrance hall with wood parquet and green marble flooring. Ascending two stairs leads to Moorish oval arches, repeating those on the dormers, opening into the expansive living room to the east, and into the family quarters, an addition to the west. The library-paneled dado with foliate trim is particularly handsome.

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The living room, which extends along the front of the house, has three sets of French windows which provide abundant light for this room. The focal point is a Moorish stone fireplace. Papyrus leaf corbels support the mantle shelf. Other interesting points in this room are the oval arched doorway into the loggia, the cockleshell molding around the ceiling of the room, the luxuriously wide faceted baseboards, and the gracefully curving stairway which empties into the living room. An interesting note is the curious and primitive face, which is carved out of wood, and inserted into the wall by the stairwell.

The loggia at the east end of the living room has a Spanish tile floor, richly mullioned windows, and extends the full width of the home. The dining room has detailed moldings and beautifully balanced fenestration. The kitchen, completely remodeled, has exquisite marble countertops; and the adjoining breakfast room, as well as the kitchen, overlook the rear gardens.

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The second floor corridor has applied moldings on the walls, as well as the Spanish Crest carved into the newel post. A beautiful art deco chandelier hangs in the upstairs hall. There are three colorful bedrooms; a guest suite with a sitting room, bedroom and bath; and the master suite composed of an office, sitting room, bedroom and a new master bath.

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The third floor of this home was converted into a light and colorful children's playroom with windows on all four sides, and a ceiling which follows the exterior roofline of the house.