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  1. BenH
    I'd love to know whose Caddy that was so I could get some more shots of it. My camera attracts great cars. The house was really interesting, but does need some TLC. The sauna was a nice touch too.
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    http://www.nationaltrust.org/magazine/arch...2007/120307.htm
  3. BenH
    From Stephen Fox: Ben, With the information on Poage, I was able to go to the American Architects Directory of 1970. Walter S. Poage III was a 1960 graduate of VPI. He worked for MacKie & Kamrath in 1964-65 and for Lenard Gabert in 65-66, starting his own firm in 1966. He listed as his principal works: House of New Dimension, Hou, 1966, consulting arch. for Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. Stephens House of Ideas, Houston, 1967, consulting arch. to Formica Co. and Stephens Co. Frank Turpin House, Baytown 1967 Award of merit from House & Garden 1966 for Gerald Grogan House.
  4. BenH
    Very interesting house, one of my favorites. Never been able to get a decent picture of it.
  5. BenH
    Yeah, that's the Schnitzer place. Neuhaus & Taylor designed it.
  6. BenH
    I hate to nitpick, but Keeland cannot legally be called an architect. He was never registered (a fact that alot of his students and collegues found humorous).
  7. BenH
    Willowisp knew about this, but I wanted to keep it quiet in case nothing came of it. A few weeks ago, I contacted Architectural Record's news editor on a whim, thinking they might be interested in the story. He responded and has one of his two Texas writers looking into it. Atomic Ranch has also expressed interest. I'm out of town, so I haven't been able to see the story in the paper, but I'm glad it was done. Definitely alot more puplicity than we can muster here.
  8. BenH
    Well, it would be in alot better shape now if Edgar Kauffman hadn't reenforced it with steel. That's one of the reasons it's sagging.
  9. BenH
    What a beautiful day. Wish I had been able to shoot it in the morning, but look at that sky!
  10. BenH
    I went by today and got some good shots. I'll try to post a few of them later. Some of them are way blown out, as I had to shoot almost directly into the sun. I still don't understand how they plan on tearing it down; the stacked stone walls look immovable.
  11. BenH
    Retarded question I know, but documenting the plans or the house? Depending on how much time we have, I can probably do the house at some point. I'd like to, at least.
  12. BenH
    Personally, it depends. If the house isn't in good enough condition to save, then it's not worth it. Hire an architect and build a new house. But how can you bulldoze something like the Caudell house? Yes, it had some roof issues, but it was (is?) in great shape when I saw it. I heard someone say that the flatter the roof, the more trailer-like it is. That pretty well sums things up, doesn't it? If you can save it, do it. If not, don't go bury yourself in dept trying to save something that can't be. All I can say is thank God for people with tons of money (like Dana Harper, the Mosbachers and the Menil Foundation) that can save the real masterpieces. The other thing you have to keep in mind about builder houses is that some people (not necessarily excluding myself) have no taste whatsoever, but that doesn't stop them from making the money to buy or build these things.
  13. BenH
    Here here! I don't feel sympathy for these people. Yes, everyone's got to make a living and they've got as much a right to do that as anyone, but it's not like these people just happen across a vacant lot and have unwittingly built a Mediteruscan piece of crap out of sheer ignorance. They are deliberately going into places like Memorial Bend, buying up great houses that are beautiful examples of 50's modern design and destroying them. I've actually heard some of them talk about it. Their goal is to make Memorial and any other piece of land they can like a master planned community or Cinco Ranch. It's a calculated effort. The only consolation is that sooner or later, they'll be gone, once the bottom falls out of the housing market.
  14. BenH
    Wanted to let y'all know that Martha Turner's in house magazine Properties has a page long article about Preston Bolton that's worth checking out. It's not up on their website yet, though.
  15. BenH
    Wow, the topic that brought me to this board has gone unsolved for this long, and I am pleased to announce that the architect for this house was a gentleman named Lawrence D. Starnes. He is evidently still alive too.
  16. BenH
    Definitely drive on Roseneath. It's basically a mod neighborhood. There's several by Bailey Swenson and Lucian Hood/Phil Willard/Lars Bang.
  17. BenH
    Crappy photo, but gets the job done. This house had been for sale for quite a while, and I thought was as good as gone. But the sign out front is gone, and it appears to be saved for the time being. You'll remember that this house was originally painted that dark red that typefies the work of Bailey Swenson, Len Gebhart and one Bolton & Barnstone house in Riverside Terrace. Hopefully they won't discover any problems with it.
  18. BenH
    I noticed the Flatow, Moore... house on South Macgregor in Riverside Terrace is for sale. Hopefully they won't tear that one down. It's in the Architecture guide.
  19. BenH
    Any chance of finding out who the architect was?
  20. BenH
    Correction: The address is 11439 Memorial Drive
  21. BenH
    http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r85/zoomanderson/DSC_0014copy.jpg I've seen this one for years but finally was able to go up and look at it. Has some interesting touches that I couldn't get clear shots of. Been vacant for some time.
  22. BenH
    3 actually; I contacted his office about a month and a half ago.
  23. BenH
    I know that Bob Griffin designed a house back there, but I don't know which one or what the address is. Tapley probably did one too.
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    http://search.har.com/engine/dispSearch.cf...mp;backButton=Y
  25. BenH
    http://www.luxuryportfolio.com/search/prop...08-7FBAC58E2746 Yours for more than 5 million.
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