by Architectural Observer | Apr 17, 2023 | Blog, Observations
Currently listed on Zillow yet scheduled to be auctioned on May 12, 2023, the twelve-sided Adams house in Vinita, Oklahoma, remains surprisingly intact thanks to the fact that it has been in the same family for the past 56 years. Vinita judge John Quincy Adams...
by Architectural Observer | Mar 23, 2023 | Blog, Observations
Between the 21st and 23rd days of March in 1913, an extensive tornado outbreak spanning numerous states wreaked havoc in many areas. Omaha, Nebraska, was particularly hard-hit. Over 241 deaths were recorded, with injuries also in the hundreds. The tornado did not...
by Architectural Observer | Nov 17, 2022 | Blog, Observations
As a former work-in-progress for over thirty years which combined multiple architectural influences and which is frequently described as “eclectic”, Woodland Palace is much more than eclectic; it’s downright eccentric — and happily so. While...
by Architectural Observer | Apr 29, 2022 | Blog, Projects
Progress at the Keys House has been slow recently, and the things that have been accomplished have been primarily of a maintenance-oriented nature. Boring stuff which itself necessitates further work to mitigate the damage done in the process of fixing other stuff....
by Architectural Observer | Oct 24, 2021 | Blog, Observations
In recent years we’ve looked at the stone carver’s art as Halloween approaches — both tombstones and mausoleums. This year we’ll look at something much, much, creepier… Just over forty years ago, a large monument comprised of giant...
