Smith House I & II by Carl Maples
R.C. Smith Jr was a young city councilman. So young, in fact, that when he ran (at the age of 26) the local paper ran a piece discussing just how young he actually was. After being elected as a councilman, he was appointed as Knoxville’s law director. His particular area
2 Houses by Alfred Clauss & Jane West Clauss
Alright. Where to even start. Alfred Clauss was a German architect. Born in 1906 (in Munich), he started his architectural career working for Karl Schneider. Alfred then did a short stint in Ludwig Mies van der Rohe’s studio (helping to design the German Pavilion for the 1929 Barcelona Exposition). He
Neuhoff House
Structure: Henry Neuhoff HouseLocation: Nashville, TennesseeArchitect: UnknownDate: 1939Tidbit: We haven’t yet featured a house where the architect is unknown, but I suppose there’s a first time for everything. Out in Nashville, Tennessee sits this striking house. More International Style than traditional mid-century, the house was designed for Henry Neuhoff. Neuhoff
2 All-Gas Homes
In the mid-century era, there were a lot of partnerships between homebuilders wanting to sell houses and companies wanting to sell products. Often, a homebuilder would come up with a gimmick (kitchen cabinets that opened with the wave of a hand, a car that "talked" to you in the driveway,
2 Late Modern Houses by TVA architects
We’re stepping outside the mid-century modern period to detail two really unique houses designed by TVA architects. Sometimes, you’ve just gotta live on the edge, you know? Speaking of living on the edge… Structure: Marvin Johnston residenceLocation: Knoxville, TennesseeArchitect: Marvin JohnstonDate: 1985Tidbit: In the mid 1980s, there existed a small, triangular lot
Levi’s Manufacturing Facility by Howard Friedman
Structure: Levi Strauss & Company, Manufacturing and Administration FacilityLocation: Powell, TennesseeArchitect: Howard A. FriedmanDate: 1977Story: Levi’s was looking for architectural modernity. The famous clothier had made a name for itself designing jeans, now it wanted to take its design and build facilities which reflected the impact they were making in
Knoxville Baptist Tabernacle by Margaret Pinkston
Structure: Knoxville Baptist TabernacleLocation: Knoxville, TennesseeArchitect: Margaret PinkstonDate: 1967Tidbit: Margaret Pinkston was not your ordinary architect. For starters, she was maybe one of the smartest minds in Knoxville. She studied at the International Correspondence School in Scranton, PA, and graduated with four diplomas (one was in architecture, one was in
House by (and for) Walk C. Jones III
Structure: Walk C. Jones III ResidenceLocation: Memphis, TennesseeArchitect: Walk C. Jones IIIDate: 1969Tidbit: Can architectural ability be passed down from father to son? In the case of the Jones family, it appears that it can. Walk Claridge Jones Sr (born 1875) was a noted architect in Memphis who started his
Knickerbocker House by Edgar Shelton
Structure: Dr. Kenneth Knickerbocker HouseLocation: Knoxville, TennesseeArchitect: Edgar SheltonDate: 1955Tidbit: In 1946, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville hired an English professor named Dr. Kenneth Knickerbocker. Whilst Dr. Knickerbocker was traipsing about the campus (dressed in a tweed jacket and horn-rimmed spectacles, I’d imagine), Dr. Knickerbocker met an associate professor of