Garlinghouse Plan #8160
Structure: Garlinghouse Plan #8160Location: Knoxville, TennesseeDate: 1957Tidbit: In the mid-century era, a house didn't have to be custom to be architect designed. You see, architects would often design and submit their house plans to house plan books / catalogues. Sometimes, the plan book companies would send employees out across the
Newton House by Robert Judd
Structure: Donald Newton houseLocation: Knoxville, TennesseeArchitect: Robert JuddDate: 1968Story: Today’s story starts (as many of them do) with a real estate listing. As I was perusing old Zillow listings, I came across a beautiful house made of glass, wood, and natural stone. Down below the photos, the listing contained this funny
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
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
McCarty Cabin by Bruce McCarty
Structure: McCarty Cabin / E.H. McCarty Summer HomeLocation: Gatlinburg, TennesseeArchitect: Bruce McCartyDate: 1952Story: If you’ve ever searched Google for Knoxville mid-century modern architecture, chances are pretty high you’ve seen work designed by legendary Knoxville architect Bruce McCarty. Not even this blog is immune to Bruce’s charm…as evidenced by our recent