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  1. sdmarc
    Back in danger of demolition again. The contractors have come to do the asbestos removal. The site is re-fenced, portacans and job trailers in place. Demolition next?
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    Mr. Lee worked for MacKie and Kamrath for a brief 3-4 year period. This house exhibits many of the details he would have learned while in their employ. It's remarkable how many of the details carried over, considering this house was designed some 20+ years later. Lee went on to be an architect of primarily reinforced concrete warehosue structures.
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    Too bad they covered all of the terrazzo with that wood plank floor. It was beautiful. The exterior matches the "Frank Lloyd Wright inspired" text in the listing, the interior... not so much.
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    Lewis S. Maguire also designed Sam Rayburn High School in Pasadena, a Wright-influenced building with lots of horizontal lines, in 1964. The 1962 AIA directory lists his principal works as elementary schools: Pomeroy, Jackson (Jr High) and Williams in Pasadena. Hambrick Jr High in Houston.
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    Today.
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    The windows are now partially boarded. (looks like they are trying to leave openings to vent moisture) The top of the tower had the brick facing peeled away from the concrete block underneath. This building is once again in danger.
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    Lisa Gray's article on the Formica House http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ent/ar...ay/5918346.html Aside from the interesting topic, her writing is fantastic as always.
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    Historic "Formica House" Wins Preservation Support Grant from Formica Corporation Could Aid New Owner in Restoration The Formica Corporation and Houston Mod announce a joint effort to assist in the preservation of Houston's historic "Formica House". In partnership with Houston Mod, the Formica Corporation has generously offered to donate up to $5,000 in laminate materials to a new owner that commits to an appropriate restoration of the house. "With an increased interest in mid-century architecture and design, the Formica Corporation is seeing renewed appreciation for the creative uses of laminate surfaces" said Ren
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    Article on the Formica House http://www.hcnonline.com/site/news.cfm?new...35587&rfi=6
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    Drove by the house with the grand piano pool and noticed that it had been flattened. A new building is going up in its place.
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    Cool house. Appears the original owner was a local physician. From the web: Dr. Gildenberg practices Neurosurgery in Houston, Texas. Dr. Gildenberg graduated from the Temple University School Of Med Philadelphia with an MD and has been in the profession for 48 years.
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    The story I heard was O'Quinn bought this house for the use of one of his employees, the caretaker of his car collection. There used to be nice cars parked out front frequently. The guy lived in the house until it was discovered that he was embezzling money from O'Quinn's coffers. There was a messy trial, etc. Sometime after the guy went to jail and while the house sat empty, the roof failed. Apparently the failure was in many areas and went un-noticed for months. By then, the damage was done. It will be really sad to see this one go. It's truly a phenomenal house.
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    The house is already gone, nothing but dirt and a couple of trees on the lot. Houston loses another piece of its history.
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    The grand piano pool sits behind a dentist's office. I believe the dentist lived in the big house and had his office adjacent in the building immediately above the pool. Maybe he was a Liberace fan? I think both the office and the house are currently vacant. The whole parcel was listed for sale recently, perhaps for multi-family development like townhomes or condos.
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    New to Houston and looking for great restaurants that a single guy with a limited budget should check out. I'm not a good cook and fast food is getting old. I'm in Meyerland. Thanks!
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