Hugo V. Neuhaus, Jr. Masterpiece- Palestine

[SpaceAge]

The Wood House, designed by Hugo V. Neuhaus, Jr., one of Houston's most prominent and talented architects, is now listed for sale. The owners are moving to New York. This house is featured in Houston Mod's most recent publication, Hugo V. Neuhaus, Jr., Residential Architecture, 1948-1966. The house was also featured in a Houston Mod exhibit at the AIA Architecture Center in Houston. Original photographs, the floor plan, elevation drawings, and the landscape plan (by landscape architect Naud Burnett II of Dallas), and a descriptive text are featured in the publication. The following text is from the listing:

WELL KNOWN AND IMPORTANT HOUSTON ARCHITECT, HUGO V. NEUHAUS, JR., DESIGNED THIS MID-CENTURY MODERN HOME IN 1964 FOR INDEPENDENT OIL OPERATOR, ROBERT WOOD AND HIS WIFE MARY. FEW AND FAR BETWEEN, THIS HOUSE IS CONSIDERED CLASSIC MODERN DESIGN WORTHY OF LANDMARK PROTECTION. ALTHOUGH BUILT OVER 40 YEARS AGO, THIS HOME STILL RETAINS ITS FRESHNESS TODAY. AT THE TIME, THE HOUSE FEATURED CUTTING EDGE TECHNOLOGY AND PRODUCTS. THE DESIGN FEATURES FLOOR TO CEILING "WALLS OF GLASS" ON THE FRONT AND BACK ELEVATIONS AND A CENTRAL GLASS WALLED COURTYARD. INFLUENCED BY WORLD-RENOWNED ARCHITECT MIES VAN DER ROHE, NEuHAUS INTERPRETED THE INTERNATIONAL STYLE IN HIS OWN MANNER SUITED FOR EAST TEXAS LIVING. THIS STYLE IS ALSO KNOWN AS "MIESIAN". THE HOUSE IS UNIQUE IN THAT IT DOES NOT FACE THE STREET. THE APPROACH IS QUIETLY UNDERSTATED YET EXTREMELY POWERFUL IN AN ELEGANT MANNER. ALTHOUGH MODERN, THE ARCHITECTURE REMAINS WARM BY USING MATERIALS SUCH AS NATURAL WOOD CEILINGS. ONE OF THE BEST FEATURES OF THE HOUSE IS THE CENTRALLY LOCATED ATRIUM, VIEWABLE FROM MOST AREAS OF THE HOUSE, WHICH BOASTS MANY OF THE ORIGINAL PLANTS. THE CURRENT OWNER RECENTLY PAINTED THE HOUSE INSIDE AND OUT AND INSTALLED LOVELY TILE FLOORING, MUCH OF WHICH HAS A WOOD-LIKE APPEARANCE. THIS HOME IS PERFECT FOR ENTERTAINING, BOTH INSIDE AND OUT. THE OPEN, FLOWING, FLOOR PLAN CREATES CONSTANT MOVEMENT IN ITS SPACE. THE LOVELY GUNNITE POOL WITH ITS AESTHETIC WATERFALL, TRELLISSED-COVERED DINING AREA, AND POOL HOUSE CREATE THE PERFECT PLACE FOR A FUN-FILLED PARTY! UPON ENTERING THE PROPERTY, ONE IS IMMEDIATELY IMPRESSED BY THE BEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPE, WHICH WAS DESIGNED BY DALLAS' FOREMOST LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT, NAUD BURNETT. BEFORE ENTERING THE HOME, A RELAXING FISH POND GREETS THE VISITOR. STEPPING INTO ANY ONE OF OF THE THREE ENTRY DOORS, A SENSE OF "SOMETHING SPECIAL" IS QUICKLY OBVIOUS! LOOKING DOWN THE TILED HALL, ON THE LEFT ARE TWO OF THE BEDROOMS AND BATHS, EACH WITH GREAT VIEWS OF THE GORGEOUS LANDSCAPING. TO THE RIGHT IS THE FORMAL DINING AREA. WALK PAST THE ATRIUM INTO THE MEDIA AREA AND FAMILY ROOM, TURNING A CORNER INTO THE GAMEROOM. ENJOY THE VIEWS OF THE WOOD DECK, SLOPING LAWN, AND EAST TEXAS WOODS. ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ATRIUM, ENTER THE MASTER BEDROOM AND BATH AREA, ALSO WITH LOVELY VIEWS. THE MASTER BATH BOASTS A LARGE DOUBLE HEADED WALK-IN SHOWER, ORIGINAL BATHTUB, AND ORIGINAL MARBLE COVERED VANITY. THERE IS A SEPARATE ENTRANCE FROM THE BATH AREA TO THE POOL. CONTINUING THE TOUR, STEP BACK OUT INTO THE HALL AND WALK INTO THE FORMAL DINING AREA, WITH ITS ORIGINAL MARBLE BUFFET. STEP INTO THE BREAKFAST AND GOURMET KITCHEN WITH ITS BREAKFAST BAR, PANTRIES, AND VIEW OF THE FISH POND. FROM THERE ENTER THE UTILITY AND POWDER ROOM AREA. IN TOURING THE HOME, FROM MOST ALL LOCATIONS, ONE CAN ENJOY THE BEAUTY OF THE ATRIUM OR STEP INTO IT TO ENJOY IT FIRST HAND! AN ADDED FEATURE OF THIS PROPERTY IS THAT IT IS SURROUNDED BY 1.659 ACRES, GIVING IT A COUNTRY ATMOSPHERE WHILE BEING LOCATED IN THE CITY. HOUSTON MOD, A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO THE PRESERVATION AND EDUCATION OF MODERN DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURE IN HOUSTON AND TEXAS RECENTLY FEATURED THIS IMPORTANT HOUSE IN THE EXHIBIT "HUGO V. NEUHAUS, JR., RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE, 1948-1966." A CATALOGUE WAS ALSO PUBLISHED UNDER THE SAME TITLE. THE EXHIBIT WAS HELD AT ARCHITECTURE CENTER HOUSTON IN 2007 AND WAS MET WITH GREAT ENTHUSIASM. AMENITIES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING: NEWLY TILED FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE HOUSE NATURAL WOOD CEILINGS FRESH PAINT INSIDE AND OUT CULTURED STONE WOODBURNING FIREPLACE ORIGINAL MARBLED COUNTERTOPS IN TWO AREAS CENTER ATRIUM GOURMET KITCHEN WITH BREAKFAST BAR AND TWO WARMING OVENS IN ADDITION TO STANDARD APPLIANCES SLATE ROOF (PITCHED ROOF ADDED OVER ORIGINAL FLAT ROOF WHICH GIVES DOUBLE INSULATION) POOL WITH WATERFALL AND POOL HOUSE DETACHED DOUBLE CARPORT WITH CIRCULAR DRIVEWAY GREENHOUSE, STORAGE BUILDING PATIO AREAS, WOOD DECK, FISH POND EXCEPTIONAL LANDSCAPING WITH HUGE OAK TREES AND DOGWOODS ON OVER AN ACRE OF LAND AND WOODS. APPROXIMATE ROOM SIZES: THIS IS AN EXCEPTIONAL PROPERTY WITH A VAST AMOUNT OF BEAUTY, GRACE, AND WARMTH; A PERFECT AND WONDERFUL PLACE TO CALL "HOME" AND INVITE FAMILY AND FRIENDS! ALL OF THIS WONDER AND TO TOP IT OFF IT IS LOCATED IN ONE OF THE BEST PLACES IN THE WORLD TO LIVE: PALESTINE, TEXAS!

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[Willowisp]

I can't tell you how tempted I am to move to the country!

[NenaE]

Thanks for the post, SpaceAge, it's beautiful. Love the atrium, front view w/steps to pond, pool area, bedroom view to the woods. Very tastefully done, can see the Nuehaus signature style. He's one of my favorite architects from that period. Looks like it sits in the middle of Houston's Tanglewood area. Hope the buyers don't alter it too much.