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Mid Century Modern Home Builder Rummer Speaking at Rejuvenation Benefit
Rummer Home
Rejuvenation is hosting a benefit in conjunction with the Street of Eames – Portland’s Modern Home Tour on November 4th at 6pm. The special guest speaker is going to be local legend mid century modern builder Robert Rummer! Becca Cavell of THA Architecture Inc. will also speak, introduce and interview Mr. Rummer at the event.
Important Info:
You need to RSVP for this event and I was just notified that they will be at maximum capacity by this weekend. This means you need to sign up right now….here!
There is a suggested donation of $20 at the door that will benefit the Street of Eames after school programs for homeless youth.
There will be light refreshments served.
For a list of all of the Rummer homes for sale in the Portland area visit the Rummer page where I will update listings as they hit market.
Located at:
1100 SE Grand
Portland, OR
Street of Eames Goes to Work Tour – Portland’s Architecture Showcase
Bside6 building
Thursday, October 29th, 2009 from 5pm-8pm, a handful of Portland’s top architecture and design firms will open their doors to the public and show off their own creative workspace in a fundraising tour put together by the same people that bring you the “Street of Eames – Portland’s Modern Home Tour”.
The Street of Eames Goes to Work tour includes the offices of architecture firms such as:
- BOORA Architects
- Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects
- Holst Architecture
- Vallaster Corl Architects
The tour will also include the new BSide6 building, the new Mercy Corps headquarters, and creative firms NORTH and Ziba Design.
Tickets are $30 and are only available at the Street of Eames website. Proceeds benefit the Center for Architecture and two Portland after-school programs for homeless elementary school students. This self-guided tour begins at the AIA’s Center for Architecture, 403 NW 11th Ave, the tour runs from 5pm-8pm.
Oak Hills Neighborhood – Mid Century Homes
Oak Hills formal entrance
Oak Hills neighborhood map
mid century designed recreation center
The Oak Hills neighborhood is one of the areas that I keep tabs on listings in. There are 23 Rummer built homes in this neighborhood that periodically go on market as well as other well built mid century homes. The community is located in Beaverton and has it’s own recreation center (with pool), greenways with walking paths, sport fields, playground, tennis courts, and elementary school.
I had the opportunity to tour this Rummer (pictured below) a little while ago that is surprisingly still on market.
Oak Hills Rummer 15435 NW Perimeter Drive ~ $475k
atrium and living room
To view homes for sale in the Oak Hills neighborhood visit the listings page here.
For a list of all of the Rummer homes for sale in the Portland area visit the Rummer page where I will update listings as they hit market.
Photos courtesy of Mark McGinley
Rummer Mid Century Modern Home – Portland Oregon
Rummer Home 13770 SW Bonnie Brae ~ $479,900 (SOLD -$410K)
atrium in the Rummer home
kitchen living space
mid century modern globe lights
This mid century modern listing found it’s way to my inbox via repdx (thanks for the tip!), the photos were amazing so I had to head out and see it for myself. The company that is selling the home, Phoenix Redevelopment Inc., buys and refurbishes properties all over Portland. I have seen a lot of their listings and they typically renovate older homes, this is the first time that I have seen a mid century modern home in their line up (I could be wrong). Usually one cringes when they see the words “renovate” when paired with “mid century” because a lot of people upgrade to a newer look instead of restoring the original concept. Phoenix did a good job restoring this Rummer, they have kept as much original detail as possible i.e. sliding doors, floor to ceiling windows, exposed beam ceiling, cement floors, radiant heat and have paired it with tasteful modern fixes where preservation was not possible. Some of the upgrades include: new roof, newer bath fixtures (dual flush toilets), on demand water heater, exterior window upgrade, new cork floors, recycled glass kitchen counters (sparkly!), updated electric more details here. If you are wondering what is a Rummer (rhymes with summer)? Here is the answer.
P.S. if you love all things Rummer, stay tuned, we will be announcing some fun Rummer events coming up in the next couple of months!
For a list of all of the Rummer homes for sale in the Portland area visit the Rummer page where I will update listings as they hit market.
Here is a video tour of the home:
Here is a tour of the neighborhood, working on getting my full face in the shot:
Another after I turned the corner (more extreme close ups):
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