Houses made of stone and wood, first built over 100 years ago to protect its inhabitants from sub-zero temperatures, line the side of a mountain. A tile roof and bathroom fixtures were sourced from the Urshel mansion in San Antonio, while a spa-like couple’s bathroom was designed so the duo could step down into the tiled tub and “just bubble away.Ten kilometers from Kargil-an Indian border district that was once an outpost of the historic Silk Route-exists a tiny village that remained inaccessible to the general public until 2011. “We ended up with a tremendous number of friends, and we rocked and rolled a lot.”ĭesigned with plenty of bedrooms to hold the couple’s four children (Alex and Tina on Pam’s side and Liza and Quen on Monk’s), the completed house was finished with custom details and accents the Whites found at estate sales. It was the simple thing to do, and-needless to say-Pam wanted to show the house off,” Monk recalls. That’s when this house was being built, and that’s when we realized it was time to get married in the backyard. “We started dating, and we dated for five years. Divorced at the time, Pam agreed to join him for a burger, and the rest was history. Although the event wasn’t a financial success, he spotted “the most beautiful girl you’ve ever seen” in the crowd, persuading his friend to give him her number. And, if she loved something, I would never turn her down.”Īn investment broker at Morgan Stanley, Monk was a self-described “bad boy” when he met his future second wife at a concert he was underwriting in Paris, Texas. “She was a curator mentally in her head she just saw things and said, ‘This goes here.’ We went all over the world and grabbed things we loved. Cody Ulrich Though Pam passed away in 2021, a dining room chest serves as altar to her memory, covered by photographs, keepsakes, and her ashes. Each piece was sourced not for its value but for the enjoyment it gave the Whites to look upon it.Ĭrafted by contractor Cici Campbell, a longtime friend of Monk’s, the tiled tub for two was finished with faucets sourced from San Antonio’s Urshel House. The pair explored from Cuba and Mexico to Italy, France, and Spain, gathering rare treasures of mixed provenance along the way. Her quizzical mind and quick wit gave her a collector’s eye as the Whites traversed the globe. Hard Rock Cafe founder Isaac Tigrett designed the “Indian guru” in gilded tile that adorns the pool floor.īut Pam’s deft touch is what made the 5,200-square-foot house a home. Monk relied on friends like Cosmic Cowboy Bob “Daddy-O” Wade to help add accents like the ornate arches that divide the rooms. I don’t know why 40-something years ago I loved openness, but of course, today it’s everywhere.” I said I wanted thick walls and tile floors, and I wanted it to be completely open.
“I had to build on this slab, and Cici Campbell was the builder, and Nick Glazbrook was the architect. “When I bought the place, I was just buying the land and the footprint, and I was able to buy it because it was in a flood plain,” recalls the 80-year-old Monk. Initially purchased for under $300,000, he could only save one bathroom, a back bedroom, and the living room fireplace from the initial construction. When Monk first spotted the remains of a burned-out mansion, he couldn’t have imagined it would someday become such a reflection of the couple who resided in it. Walking into the beautifully landscaped entryway resembles nothing so much as a stroll through a Mexican village.
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