by Lynne Rostochil. photos courtesy of Googlemaps, Oklahoma History Center, and Lynne Rostochil. A few days ago, Terri started a great discussion on the Okie Mod Squad Facebook page about several modest mod carported homes located on N. Miller between NW 47th and NW 50th. Here are a couple of examples: And a couple with […]
by Lynne Rostochil. Photos identified in captions. Resting atop a 25-foot bluff overlooking a rural granite quarry, the octagonal-shaped Joyce House looms large amid ancient boulders and expansive farmland outside of Snyder. (Julius Shulman) It took four tries for John and Evelyn Joyce to realize the house of their dreams. Three different times they consulted […]
text by Lynne Rostochil. Photos of house for sale by Lynne Rostochil; all others credited below Although mid-century modern is my favorite style, I have to say that my heart skips a beat or two every time I drive by a house that looks like it came straight out of a Grimms’ fairy tale. These […]
by Lynne Rostochil. Each year since 1956, Architectural Record (AR) has compiled the best house designs throughout the country into one fabulous “Houses of (year)” issue. In 1968, the dramatic Sorey House in the heart of Belle Isle was among “twenty of the finest new architect-designed houses” that year. The 3,800 sf home was […]
by Lynne Rostochil. Photos by Tim Moses of Tour Factory. Last week, real estate photographer Tim Moses toured a home that sits right on Lake Overholser and looks like a real gem — address is 2220 Overholser Dr. He has graciously let me share his photos of the house with the Mod Squad in hopes that someone […]
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by Lynne Rostochil When local orthodontist, Dr. Earl Cunningham, and his wife, Martha, decided to build their dream house in the newly-platted golf course neighborhood, Quail Creek, in the far northwestern stretches of Oklahoma City, they turned to OU architecture professor Herb Greene, who was wrapping up his six-year career in Norman before moving on […]