RECORD HOUSES OF 1958
Architectural Record Mid-May 1958
The Staff of Architectural Record: RECORD HOUSES OF 1958. NYC: F.W. Dodge Corporation, 1958. First edition (Architectural Record Mid-May 1958). A very good or better perfect-bound magazine in lightly-worn wrappers. Interior unmarked and very clean. Out-of-print.8.625 x 11.5 perfect-bound magazine with 226 pages devoted to "20 of the Year's Finest Architect-Designed Houses Shown in 308 Photographs, Plans and Drawings, Plus Products for the House." Generously illustrated in b&w (some color) photographs, floor plans, elevations and drawings of construction details; index of designers & firms in the issue accompanied by small portrait photos of each contributor and their address. Advertisements of the day throughout - primarily for home building materials and supplies.
In 1956, Architectural Record began an annual tradition of a special "Mid-May" issue: RECORD HOUSES -- a practice still in place today. Each issue was devoted to showcasing twenty "exceptionally fine houses", newly built that year. This publication is the third of these special issues.
The Twenty Houses of 1958, their designers, the clients and the locations:
- Philip Hiss:Designer And Owner, Sarasota, FL
- John E. Pekruhn:Foster Residence, Pittsburgh, PA
- Victor Lundy:Herron Residence, Venice, FL
- George T. Rockrise: Carpenter Residence, Medford, OR
- Ulrich Franzen:Beattie Residence, Rye, NY
- Aeck Associates:Callaway Residence, Callaway Gardens, GA
- Knorr-Elliot Associates:Hilmer Residence, Atherton, CA
- Lawrence, Saunders Calongne:Freedman Residence, New Orleans, LA
- Keck And Keck:Gray Residence, Olympia Fields, IL
- Robert B. Browne:McClave Residence, Key Biscayne, FL
- Paul A. Thiry:Wanamaker Residence, Seattle, WA
- Chard F. Webb:Owner And Architect, Pheonixville, PA
- Nelson And Chadwick:Kirkpatrick Residence, Kalamazoo, MI
- Killingsworth-Brady-Smith:Opdahl Residence, Long Beach, CA
- Neuhaus And Taylor:Taylor Residence, Houston, TX
- William Fletcher: Architect And Owner, Portland, OR
- John Johansen:Residence In Connecticut
- Richard E. Baringer:Gamm Residence, Highland Park, Il
- Burk, Lebreton And Lamantia:Hale Residence, Lake Charles, LA
- Marcel Breuer: Starkey Residence, Duluth, MN
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