by Architectural Observer | Dec 2, 2018 | Blog, Observations
Double Feature! Today we’ll look at two structures which are recent recipients of altered fenestration… Recipient # 1 After a period of stagnation, work appears to have restarted on the second re-interpretation of a former church building in a nearby...
by Architectural Observer | Nov 25, 2018 | Blog, Observations
Who doesn’t love a good time capsule? This one, built in 1952 in Gladewater, Texas, has been on Zillow for about 10 days and is already generating lots of interest online; I ran across it when a reader shared it on the always mesmerizing Old House Dreams....
by Architectural Observer | Nov 18, 2018 | Blog, Observations
Dominated by large steel windows filled with green slag glass, this Masonic Temple in Oberlin, Kansas, was built in 1931. The buff brick facade is elaborated with glazed terra cotta ornament which enhances the Art Deco styling of the building. Although the ground...
by Architectural Observer | Nov 10, 2018 | Blog, Projects
It had been at least seven years since Jim first told friends of ours that he would straighten up their leaning barn. Unusual for its “T” shape, the antique barn was showing its age. Every passing year made the already obvious lean all the more evident....
by Architectural Observer | Nov 5, 2018 | Blog, Projects
It’s been over two weeks since I posted about a big old abandoned farmhouse that is destined to be demolished. Jim and I have been salvaging interior woodwork, doors and windows for use in a future project. The first floor has been salvaged, and we’re...
