The Hunter House by E. Fay Jones
Structure: Dr. Sam Hunter HouseLocation: Memphis, TennesseeArchitect: E. Fay JonesDate: 1964Story: In Memphis, Tennessee there lived a couple, Dr. Sam Hunter and his wife Jody. "Hunter" seems an ironic name for a doctor, one would think he'd be a park ranger or something, but I digress. In the late 1950's, Jody was
Fiser House by Hubert Bebb
Structure: Fiser HouseLocation: Knoxville, TennesseeArchitect: Hubert BebbDate: 1961Tidbit: In the early 1960s, Knoxville, Tennessee had a prominent home builder named John Fiser. Joe had always wanted a lake house, so when the time came, he turned to notable Gatlinburg architect Hubert Bebb and had him design a gargantuan 4,600, tri-level, hexagonal-shaped house
The ALCOA Care-Free Home by Charles M. Goodman
Structure: ALCOA Care-Free HomeLocation: Maryville, TennesseeArchitect: Charles M. GoodmanDate: 1957Story: The year is 1957, and ALCOA (the Aluminum Company of America, now called Arconic) decided that more people should live in homes made out of aluminum. It was as much of a sales pitch as anything else…but it be quite the experiment. ALCOA hired architect
Cabin by (and for) Gerhardt Nimmer
Structure: Gerhardt Nimmer CabinLocation: Gatlinburg, TennesseeArchitect: Gerhardt NimmerDate: 1960Story: Are you ready for a story of travel, love, and architecture? In 1908, Gerhardt Nimmer was born in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin to August and Ida Nimmer. August, Gerhardt's father, was a carpenter and a house builder. In 1934, Gerhardt fell in love
The Modernism of Maryville College
Maryville College was founded in 1819 as a Presbyterian school geared towards training local ministers. But by the 1940s, the college was growing more diverse, and the old buildings were growing crowded. When a fire burned down the chapel where music classes were being held, the school began an ambitious
Residence by (and for) Joseph Goodstein
Structure: Joseph Goodstein ResidenceLocation: Knoxville, TennesseeArchitect: Joseph S. GoodsteinDate: 1964Tidbit: The Sequoyah Hills neighborhood of Knoxville, Tennessee is known for large traditional style houses. But peppered in among them are a handful of interesting mid-century modern style residences. This, is one of those houses. The strikingly modern home was designed by architect Joseph
Fairhill by Cliff May
Structure: Stewart Henslee House (called "Fairhill")Location: Knoxville, TennesseeArchitect: Cliff MayDate: 1949Story: In the early 1940s, a Knoxville, Tennessee furniture salesman (Stewart Henslee) joined up with the Navy. He was stationed at Naval Base Coronado (NBC), a base that sits on the island of Coronado, California (an island just off the coast of San Diego,