by Architectural Observer | Oct 28, 2018 | Blog, Mail Order and Kit Houses
Marketed as a “model bungalow of the California type,” house plan No. 1000 was a big seller for the Harris Brothers Company of Chicago. Its popularity is evidenced by the fact that the façade graced the cover of the kit house manufacturer’s 1918...
by Architectural Observer | Oct 20, 2018 | Blog, Observations
Long abandoned, this c. 1905 Folk Victorian farmhouse has unusually nice detailing for its geographic location, even if those details aren’t all stylistically consistent! Though re-sided in the mid-twentieth century, enough of the siding has fallen off to...
by Architectural Observer | Oct 8, 2018 | Blog, Observations
When is a Bruce Goff house not a Bruce Goff house? When the architect and his protégé client have a dispute. Such is the case with the semi-circular “Round House” in Dallas, Texas. Built over a course of nearly six years beginning in 1957 by importer...
by Architectural Observer | Oct 4, 2018 | Blog, Drag Queen Architecture
The “pyramidal house” seen here is a vernacular example of a popular national house form (single story, square plan with four rooms and a pyramidal roof). Similar houses were built throughout the nation from roughly 1890 to 1930. Their practical form...
by Architectural Observer | Sep 30, 2018 | Blog, Observations
Likely built in the 1920’s, this former Craftsman style bungalow had been given a stylish makeover in the mid-twentieth century in a presumed effort to make the house look more like a contemporary ranch style. While the jaunty lines of the carport were at odds...
