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peterm
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Location: Chicago, Il.---Oskaloosa, Ia.

Ranchonian in Oskaloosa, Ia.

Post by peterm »

With a little help, this could be turned into something. First, try to at least picture it with some other furnishings...

http://hotpads.com/search/listing/mobil ... 11e6bn6uc8

It's on a large lot, good street, right next to the golf course...
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RA
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Post by RA »

Odd entry in to what appears to be a shower and not a tub...

The furniture is perfect!

Some potential. The large dark overhead beams are a bit oppressive.
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DavidC
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Post by DavidC »

I can already visualize it - PeterM, Oskaloosa Real Estate Magnate!


David
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DRN
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Post by DRN »

It would be interesting to know how this house came about in 1959. Did the owners or builders have a connection to the Lamberson and Alsop houses? Were the owners among the multitude of people who toured the Wright houses soon after their completion?
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peterm
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Post by peterm »

Over 9,000 people walked through the Lamberson and Alsop houses after they were built in 1951. The town has an unusually high concentration of mid century modern houses for such a small town. (The population now is eleven thousand). And these are not tract houses, most are unique, and some are very well designed by architects.

The two Wright houses had a big impact at the time... This house might be one which is mentioned in the House and Home article which is referenced in Sergeant's Usonian book...

It would just be nice to have some fellow Chatters in "Osky". :wink:
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Paul Ringstrom
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Post by Paul Ringstrom »

This would be a perfect example of:

Less is More
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