by Architectural Observer | Mar 15, 2018 | Blog, Drag Queen Architecture, Observations
A modest 1 -1/2 story Nebraska house with gable front, built around 1880, was given a stylistic makeover in the mid-twentieth century. The new look, reminiscent of an eighteenth century saltbox, was created by adding a lean-to addition with fireplace to one side...
by Architectural Observer | Mar 11, 2018 | Blog, Observations
While driving through a sparsely populated area of southwestern Nebraska I encountered a depressing amount of Victorian-era houses (which had once been grand for their locale) in advanced stages of deterioration. Despite their weathered facades, these houses were...
by Architectural Observer | Mar 10, 2018 | Blog, Observations
I drove by a house today which is undergoing an unfortunate and all-too-common procedure: it is losing its architectural integrity and will be gaining lots of vinyl and other synthetic products. I caught the house mid-way though the process… replacement windows...
by Architectural Observer | Mar 10, 2018 | Blog, Observations
Today it was time once again for the Lions Clubs’ annual consignment auction… an event generally I think of as marking the near arrival of Spring. It was breezy outside, but at least it wasn’t snowing as it had last year. As there wasn’t...
by Architectural Observer | Mar 8, 2018 | Blog, Observations
I love looking at houses on Zillow.com – you never know what will turn up. I used to look only at old houses there (those built in the early twentieth century or earlier). But lately I find myself drawn to the clumsy and distorted newer houses which are...
by Architectural Observer | Mar 1, 2018 | Blog, Observations
Long before it became fashionable and trendy, living on a small scale was quite common. In most towns and cities, the earliest houses were built on a modest and utilitarian scale. Many such structures, particularly those of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries,...
