JLWM8609 Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 Just some photos of some mods in Riverside Terrace that I really like. This one here's on N. Roseneath, built in 1947. And this one is on S. Parkwood, built in 1950. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flipper Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 I'd love to live in the one on Parkwood, or any house on that block of Parkwood across from the park.flipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jm1fd Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 Is this the house on Parkwood shown above? http://search.har.com/engine/dispSearch.cfm?mlnum=2020988 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkultra25 Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 Is this the house on Parkwood shown above? http://search.har.com/engine/dispSearch.cfm?mlnum=2020988I've been watching that one on HAR for a while. Wish I could afford it. Thought about going to the open house last weekend, but I wound up getting sick and didn't make it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenH Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 That house in the listing isn't the second photo. That one is on a corner lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceAge Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 Just some photos of some mods in Riverside Terrace that I really like.This one here's on N. Roseneath, built in 1947. Lars Bang said this house was designed by Lucian Hood. Lars was designing the house for Sammy Finger (Parkwood at Del Rio) at the same time. At the time, both Hood and Bang were working for architect Philip G. Willard while still students at the University of Houston. Willard made them partners in the firm before they graduated. Lars Bang said he and Hood were allowed to oversee their own projects exclusively since Willard spent all his time marketing his ceramic construction building method. Bang has a story about the construction of the house across the street from 4511 North Roseneath. It may have been designed by them too and it seems like it was a speculative house by the same builder but I will have to check my notes. Bang said he and Hood and several other classmates that worked for Willard had designed more buildings while students than some of their professors in their entire careers. Bang said he would often be hired to design modern buildings for older established architects who were having trouble with modern design. Bang would moonlight some nights and weekends to get the preliminary plans completed and the architect was usually successful at finally getting a design approved by his clients. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flipper Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 Lars Bang said this house was designed by Lucian Hood. Lars was designing the house for Sammy Finger (Parkwood at Del Rio) at the same time. At the time, both Hood and Bang were working for architect Philip G. Willard while still students at the University of Houston. Willard made them partners in the firm before they graduated. Lars Bang said he and Hood were allowed to oversee their own projects exclusively since Willard spent all his time marketing his ceramic construction building method. Bang has a story about the construction of the house across the street from 4511 North Roseneath. It may have been designed by them too and it seems like it was a speculative house by the same builder but I will have to check my notes. Bang said he and Hood and several other classmates that worked for Willard had designed more buildings while students than some of their professors in their entire careers. Bang said he would often be hired to design modern buildings for older established architects who were having trouble with modern design. Bang would moonlight some nights and weekends to get the preliminary plans completed and the architect was usually successful at finally getting a design approved by his clients.Great info, thanks!flipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceAge Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 (edited) The architect of 3602 Parkwood was Lenard Gabert, if I remember correctly. The house is in fair original condition but has had water damage from a leaking roof. Outstanding features of the house include: the foyer with spiral stairway, the living room mantel, the West entrance, and the upstairs East bedroom window detail. The plans show the downstairs master bedroom was added where a patio originally existed. HAR shows option pending, but they still scheduled an open house. Can it be demolished and redeveloped as smaller houses like the one nearby is reportedly doing? Lenard Gabert was shown to have been among the first class to resister at Rice Institute about 1912 and was from Houston. He must be among the first group of Houston trained architects. Other sites state he was a Jewish architect and designed several synagogues including those at Baytown, Wharton and Houston. The following is about the Houston synagogue: Mackie and Kamrath and Lenard Gabert were selected as architects. The Fretz Construction Company was awarded the building contract. The dedication of the building was held on September 9, 1949, when the congregation had 722 members. The original building comprised 65,000 square feet with a sanctuary seating 855 persons and Feld Hall seating an additional 1,800 persons for religious services. At that time these areas formed one of the largest spaces in the world under a cantilever roof, two-thirds of an acre without pillars. It appears Lenard Gabert has a son who is an engineer and a partner in an architecture firm in Houston. Edited June 1, 2007 by SpaceAge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonmacbro Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 I've been watching that one on HAR for a while. Wish I could afford it. Thought about going to the open house last weekend, but I wound up getting sick and didn't make it.Man, are those homes going for that now? Wow ... any pix of the insides? I love that period of architecture and know they would look incredible with some updates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLWM8609 Posted May 30, 2007 Author Share Posted May 30, 2007 It's not uncommon to see homes go for over $600k, or even $1M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonmacbro Posted May 31, 2007 Share Posted May 31, 2007 It's not uncommon to see homes go for over $600k, or even $1M.Well damn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NenaE Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 Riverside Mods (Magazine article): http://www.foursquaredesignstudio.com/arti...sideterrace.pdf Attn Moderators: Maybe some of these riverside mod links can be combined. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willowisp Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 Thanks for this! I've never seen that article. Reminds me I should scan some things in... Someday.JasonRiverside Mods (Magazine article): http://www.foursquaredesignstudio.com/arti...sideterrace.pdf Attn Moderators: Maybe some of these riverside mod links can be combined. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLWM8609 Posted March 13, 2009 Author Share Posted March 13, 2009 That article makes me wish my Riverside dwelling was a mod. This house was built during the time that the other mods were sprouting up, yet, I guess the owners wanted something a bit more traditional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NenaE Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 (edited) That article makes me wish my Riverside dwelling was a mod. This house was built during the time that the other mods were sprouting up, yet, I guess the owners wanted something a bit more traditional.Mod or traditional, I'm impressed by both types. I even appreciate the smaller homes closer to Hwy 288. Nice patterns in the brickwork.I, too, hope the lofts & mcmansions don't encroach on it too much, especially the smaller homes by the Hwy. There are some with those really old patterned tin-looking roofs. Can't believe how much the hoods close to downtown have changed. Found that article interesting because it listed the name of the original Riverside developer, Clarence Malone. Edited March 13, 2009 by NenaE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NenaE Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 (edited) HAR link: http://search.har.com/engine/dispSearch.cf...mp;backButton=YThis one is actually in MacGregor Park, but close to Riverside Terrace. Hmmm...interesting. Like the glass tile. address: 5718 Grace Ln. (noticed there's a st. named Weingarten nearby). Edited March 24, 2009 by NenaE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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