For Sale - $319k - Allandale
Updated mid-century modern home in Allandale. I love that ceiling.
Thanks to Brooke (one of the owners) and Phil (a reader) for bringing it my attention.
2 comments November 10th, 2006
Posts filed under 'Mid-Century Modern'
For Sale - $465 - Mid-century modern (updated)
I really wish there were better picture to give you. MCM in Area 1B.
updated: Realtor Listing which also has a few more pictures.
second update: new price.
1 comment October 9th, 2006
For Sale - $409k - MCM in Barton Hills.
For the Realtor:
This Atomic Ranch home is located at 2804 Rae Dell Avenue, nestled hillside in lush Barton Hills. It offers three bedroom, two bath home that features a living and dining great-room combination, a huge limestone and Philippine mahogany kitchen with new appliances and a breakfast dining area. The house is 1,676 square feet per appraisal and its tree covered lot is 0.26 acres, which features a huge front yard and a park-like back yard.
It should be listed in the MLS tomorrow.
Realtor contact:
Jeff Mikeska of Jacobs & Mikeska, Keller Williams Realty, 512-462-1866.
Add comment August 23rd, 2006
For Sale - $1.1MM
I am trying to figure out what happened with this Fehr and Granger home. Was it simply not modern to begin with or was it a badly botched remodel?
They are one of the more lasting / prominant firms of the mid-century era in Austin, but I am only famaliar with their modern designs.
Add comment August 17th, 2006
For Sale - $349k - Area 1B
From the owner:
The original owner was Thomas Lemon or Lemons, and the homebuilder was Nelson Puett. I have spoken with Mr. Worthington at Nelson Puett and he said that the original contract stated that the “buyer would provide the plans”. Mr. Worthington and I believe that Mr. Lemon may have designed the home, and was influenced by the architects of the time. Thomas Lemon worked for John Linn Scott, architect in 1955 and in 1958 was listed as working for Fehr and Granger.
At any rate the original contract was signed in June 1954 by Nelson Puett and Mr. Lemon. The building permit was obtained October 5, 1954 by Rhea Merritt, a superintendant with Nelson Puett. The home was completed in January 1955 and closed in February 1955 for $12, 200.00. It was 1346 square feet originally and in April 1975, then owner, Harold Jones added on 276 square feet in a master bedroom and bath.
The original wood beams on the 21′ high vaulted ceiling and wood paneling in the living room are intact, and much as they were when the home was built. A window above the back door in the living room held the first air conditioning unit prior to installation of central air. The main bathroom has the original tiles and bathtub fixtures.
The kitchen was remodeled in 1995-96, and the cabinets were removed and installed in the utility room/mud room/pantry.
The master bedroom and bath (added in 1975) were remodeled this year and are very modern.
It is almost half an acre if someone is interested in expanding. Shoal Creek is the eastern border of our property, and is fantastic during “extreme weather”.
Add comment August 16th, 2006
Fun with SketchUp
I’ve been playing around with Google Sketch, a free 3D design tool. It is lots of fun to use it to design home layouts. Today I created an A. Quincy Jones / Eichler inspired atrium home. I didn’t get so detailed as to add things like kitchen and bath elements or fixtures though most of the interior walls and closets are blocked out.
The hardest part was getting used to some of the rules when I created the angled roof. I think I did it wrong as it broke the relationships of the anchors and so it took me some time to extend the walls and beams back where they needed to be.
I need to make or find a texture library for things like polygal (this model uses horizontal ‘mini-blind’ textures for the polygal sections), standing seam roof, among others.
If you want to play with the model yourself in SketchUp, here is the original file:
SketchUp model file.
For extra fun you can import models into Google Earth and see how it will look on that lot you covet.
Add comment July 16th, 2006
For Sale - $395k - AD Stenger, Barton Hills
Update: Inital buyer had to back out so this house is back on the market.
Realtor website listing.
Corner of Rabb and Rundell. Estimated 1600-1800 square feet.
Original Stenger from his early period. This is likely a unique design though it does clearly share elements of homes on Rundel and Blue Bonnet.
Not to sound like a real estate agent, but this won’t last long at all.
I don’t have contact info for agent, so you may have to visit the house get that.
3 comments June 3rd, 2006
For Sale - $399k - AD Stenger - Rollingwood
Later period AD Stenger on Brady Lane in Rollingwood. Looks like it needs a bit work. The one listed earlier this week has already been sold.
1 comment May 6th, 2006
For Sale - $379k - AD Stenger - Rollingwood.
update: House sold already and the realtor site isn’t resolving so I removed the pictures.
Classic Stenger home on Brady Lane in Rollingwood. Looks pretty reasonably cared for, though not a 100% kept in the period architecture through the years.
Realtor website listing.
More pictures of Stenger homes on Brady Lane and surrounding area can be found in this photo set.
1 comment May 2nd, 2006
(relisting) For Sale - $610k - Emerson Fehr in Area 1B
This is a well cared for Emerson Fehr mid-century home available in the Tarrytown area of Austin. Sadly, Fehr and Granger and Emerson Fehr homes have been slowly disappearing from Austin as they are torn down to be replace by less interesting homes.
Add comment April 16th, 2006