George Cuyler Preston and his wife Margaret T. Preston built their substantial Queen Anne Style house on Faithway Street, facing Palace Avenue, in 1886. The Preston house is one of many fashionable homes constructed in the neighborhood off East Palace Avenue. It represents a time in local history when styles and settlers from the East and Midwest influenced residential life and the local built environment. The Prestons came to Santa Fe in the 1880s and became prominent members of the community. Attorney George Cuyler Preston opened a law firm with partner Charles H. Gildersleeve, a land speculator who chaired the Democratic Party’s Central Committee in New Mexico. The Prestons also dabbled in real estate, using their Santa Fe home as collateral in several land purchases. Today, the George Cuyler Preston House is maintained and operated as a bed-and-breakfast.
From Old Santa Fe Today, 5th edition by Audra Bellmore with photographs by Simone Frances.