by Architectural Observer | Nov 8, 2016 | Blog, Drag Queen Architecture
This house was built as a modest example of Tudor Revival, probably in the late 1920’s or early 1930’s. If it weren’t for the few surviving identifying characteristics typical of the style (projecting gabled brick entry with arched door and first...
by Architectural Observer | Nov 7, 2016 | Blog, Observations
One doesn’t expect to see Victorian-era row houses anywhere in Kansas, but especially not in the less-populated western half. There just wasn’t much need for a dense, urban, housing type on the wide-open prairie. Imagine my surprise when, 15 or 20...
by Architectural Observer | Nov 6, 2016 | Blog, Observations
The passage of time manifests itself differently on some buildings than on others. This place really intrigues me and, because it’s still standing, there is still hope. One of Stockton, Kansas’ most architecturally significant early houses, this Second...
by Architectural Observer | Nov 5, 2016 | Blog, Drag Queen Architecture, Observations
I’m so used to seeing real history destroyed or covered up that it kind of shocks me when I see the reverse happen. This stone storefront is a good example. When I first noticed this building in Hays, Kansas, I was puzzled by the clapboard fake front (complete...
by Architectural Observer | Nov 5, 2016 | Blog, Observations
Every once in a while I run across one of those increasingly rare houses which still maintains a true-to-the-period or original paint scheme. When I do, I have to photograph it because I know that at some point in the future that particular look will not be valued....
by Architectural Observer | Nov 3, 2016 | Blog, Drag Queen Architecture, Observations
The insanity never ends… these fake quoins go one step further than most in demonstrating their superficiality. Originally a wood-frame house of conventional construction, this place was given a makeover in an effort to elevate its common origins, including a...
