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I never posted this one, and I don't know how it faired through Ike, but it was one of the more impressive of Price's Galveston residences. Good news: The Lasher house on Timberwilde has been repaired, to the point that you can't tell there was any damage. This is the Houston residence with the porte-coche that was so badly damaged. Also, Houston Mod president Russell Howard has found a presentation drawing for a proposed, but unbuilt residence by Price. It was to have been at the corner of Shady River Road and Briar Dr.

I was going for a lot of stuff, but you're right about the fishpond.

God and weather permitting...

It won't be the first recent one...the Detering house at 1000 River Bend was torn down not too long ago. It was a Staub rancher.

I'm guessing Jenkins! (Willowisp knows why). Seriously, though, it's pretty hard to tell without a good exterior photo.

They finished it when I was there. Great effect. I remember the old library entrance, and the new one is much better.

Dr. F. Schudy House - 1957. http://search.har.com/engine/dispSearch.cf...mp;backButton=Y

The realtor told me that the original structure isn't that old. More like 1880's-1890's.

Two, actually. This is Vale's first independent work, additions to a house built in the 1800's: http://www.luxuryportfolio.com/property/bu...setting_lot.cfm I took forever to find since I didn't know what to look for.

LAWRENCE DAVID STARNES (Larry) of Katy, Texas, passed away August 21, 2008, at the age of 83. He was born October 2, 1924, in Corsicana, Texas, and was one of seven children. His family moved to the Heights in Houston Texas in 1938 when Larry was 14, and he attended Reagan High School, graduating in 1942. After entering the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1943, he attended Aviation Cadet Pilot Training, graduated as a pilot officer and served as a pilot until the end of World War II when he received an honorable discharge. Larry attended the University of Houston to study architecture and graduated in 1950 with a Bachelor of Science in Architecture. Larry became a registered architect, practicing architecture in Houston for 58 years. During this time he became a registered architect in other states including Louisiana, Missouri, Georgia, Florida, Kansas and Mississippi. He also held an NCARB certificate - a national certificate that "recommends him to all Registered Authorities for registration and license as an Architect." Larry was a member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) more than 45 years. Larry is preceded in death by his wife of 60 years, Ethel Lee Leverton STARNES. In November 2007 Larry wed Cora Smith Webb of Katy, Texas. Larry is survived by: his wife, Cora Smith Webb Starnes; his sister Martha Jo Clark of San Marcos, Texas; his son David Lawrence STARNES and his wife Laura Manville STARNES of San Antonio, Texas; his daughter Shelley STARNES Garner and her husband Christopher Hamilton Garner of Houston, Texas; and by four sweet and loving grandchildren, David Matthew STARNES and his wife Emily Schabert STARNES, Samantha Suzanne STARNES and Katie Lynn STARNES, all of San Antonio, Texas, and by many nieces, nephews and cousins. Larry is also survived by Cora's children: Linda Craft of Katy, Texas; Cathy Levandowski and her husband Edward Levandowski of Deer Park, Texas; Norma Fridley and her husband Craig Fridley of Austin, Texas; along with four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. A Memorial Service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, August 26, 2008, at First Baptist Church of Katy, 600 Pin Oak Road, Katy, Texas 77494. The family requests in lieu of flowers, remembrances can be made to M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, or First Baptist Church of Katy, Texas

That is so cool! Is that a Buick Wildcat in the background of the photo of 330 Elecktra?

Thought I'd update: On the day after Thanksgiving 2008, my girlfriend and I went down to Galveston to have a look around and see what was left. It appears that most of Price's work has survived unscathed. I didn't get around to everything, but as far as I can tell, only the Sterling house sustained heavy damage. The exteriors are in tact, but the interior looks to have been completely destroyed. The Yen house was hit pretty hard, but the owners were already well under way with rebuilding. Other than that, everything else seems fine. Even the Kelso camp survived (which came as a shock).

In the Memorial Examiner this morning: http://www.hcnonline.com/articles/2009/02/...e_horning_c.txt

22 Willowend is back in the Chronicle today, and in the Memorial Examiner, which has an interview with the owners. Chronicle: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/life/main/6246784.html The Chronicle's print version has more details on both Willowend and 12923 Memorial Drive. Memorial Examiner: http://www.hcnonline.com/articles/2009/02/..._hahnfeld_c.txt

Nope. I don't have any, at least. I don't know the address, or if its still there. The Katy houses are really great, and one of them has an owner who loves it, so its in good hands.

301 West Friar Tuck, the Lents house, was demolished in the past week.

Actually, the only way to get a halfway decent picture of the front of that house is to either be there at sunrise, or to use lighting. It faces north, so it's almost always in shadow. Either that, or photoshop the hell out of it (that's what I did, and it still doesn't look very good).

To the banquet? I'll be there.

Has anyone wondered why the 2007 awards were never listed on the ghpa website? The Mosbacher house and Willowisps' house got awards that year.

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I think so. I'm thinking of the Kempner family (Imperial Sugar, right?). Plus, Howard Barnstone did a Kempner house on Del Monte; probably the same family.

The University of Arkansas Special Collections have Stone's papers. Their curator tells me that they have two black & white photos of the house. I'll see what I can do about getting copies.

I've been trying to track that one down for a while. It evidently wasn't very opulent, not like the Dallas house. More like a ranch house.

It's kind of a BS term that Frank Lloyd Wright tried to coin for his architecture, although he never could define exactly what it was. Personally, I just use it because you can't really call what Goff or the others did Wrightian. I've heard organic expressionism used, but organic seems to work ok.