A couple recently purchased a beautiful Hacienda-style home on my street. They want to tear it down and replace it with a soulless, bland, aggressively imposing mini-McMansion. Luckily, I live in a really special city with an incredibly strict design review committee. What can I do to fight them?
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posted by acidic
on Jan 29, 2013 -
30 answers
What architectural style is
this house? Or what style was it originally? It's located in the Midwest and was built in 1941. I've tried
this neat tool, but nothing seems to fit. Maybe the place is just a mutt.
posted by scottatdrake
on Jan 25, 2013 -
19 answers
Family legend states that my grandparents had their 1950's, smalltown Ohio house built from (adapted) blueprints they obtained by writing in to a television show. Is this possible? If so, which tv show, and is there any way I can get a copy of the blueprints?
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posted by unknowncommand
on Oct 4, 2011 -
4 answers
Recently, I've become a die-hard fan of the comic book series Locke & Key. This, for various reasons, has made me want to design my future house full of strange wonders and mysteries...
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posted by DisreputableDog
on Sep 25, 2011 -
17 answers
We're buying a house built in Boston in 1915 and are trying to find out the style (i.e. Folk Victorian) of the house.
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posted by jdl
on Aug 1, 2011 -
17 answers
Is there a specific name for the style of roof/eaves on
these houses? Does this fit into a specific architectural style such as period revival?
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posted by thisjax
on Feb 13, 2010 -
12 answers
My dad wants to know the name of an architect he saw on television. Details are fuzzy except that he wears an eyepatch and that he designed a house overlooking the California coast.
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posted by drea
on Nov 6, 2008 -
6 answers
How can I find houses by interesting architects in my area? It seems like every couple of months I come across a story about someone who bought a house that was designed by a frank lloyd wright 3rd gen second cousin disciple.
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posted by striker
on Jun 5, 2008 -
6 answers
What US neighborhoods are best known for interesting examples of Craftsman homes? I know about the various bay area neighborhoods - the Maybecks of the Berkeley hills, Westwood Park in SF, etc.; I'm familiar with Pasadena and its Bungalow Heaven, as well as Santa Barbara's many restored bungalows - and I'm familiar with similar neighborhoods here in Sacramento, where I live now. What I'm mainly looking for are out of the way, underrated or less-known neighborhoods with interesting historical and architectural character, specifically expressed in homes built in the Craftsman aesthetic - from the conservative late Victorian through the Prairie and Mission revival.
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posted by luriete
on Jun 7, 2006 -
21 answers
