by Marisa | May 23, 2011 | Architectural Features, Mid Century Modern, Modern Homes
One of the first blog posts that I wrote here on the Modern Homes Portland site was a visit to a home that was on market designed by architect Frank Shell for his personal residence. Frank and his wife lived in this house until he passed away in 2003. The Shell house...
by Marisa | May 20, 2011 | Architectural Features, Mid Century Modern, Modern Homes
Photo slideshow of the Frank Shell house vacant prior to it’s most recent purchase and renovation. [slideshow id=23] More posts on the architect Frank Shell: Frank Shell Mid Century Modern Design Frank Shells Personal Home – Mid Century Modern...
by Marisa | May 19, 2011 | Mid Century Modern, Modern Homes, Rummers
There are 2 Rummer home events coming up in the next week. First, the Oak Hills Rummer tour is this Saturday. Presented by the Historic Preservation League of Oregon, the tour will include 8 Rummer built homes in Oak Hills and a presentation on mid century...
by Marisa | May 5, 2011 | Architectural Features, Atomic Living, Mid Century Modern, Modern Homes
The Bureau of Planning and Sustainability recently completed a historic building survey in East Portland neighborhoods, as part of a small grant from the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO). The focus was on “Mid-Century” residential areas developed from...
by Marisa | Apr 6, 2011 | Architectural Features, Modern Homes
This months issue of Portland Monthly magazine features the 10 greatest homes in Portland (per a panel of judges). One of them being the Watzek House that was designed by John Yeon. Portland Monthly and the University of Oregon are hosting a first time ever public...
by Marisa | Mar 30, 2011 | Mid Century Modern, Modern Homes
This is the 13th year for the Architectural Heritage Center’s Kitchen Revival Tour. It is exciting to see that there are more than a couple either intact original kitchens or painstakingly restored to their original glory kitchens in Portland. This year there...
by Marisa | Mar 2, 2011 | Architectural Features, Modern Homes
The Oregon Historical Society is hosting a lecture on John Yeons speculative house designs. RSVP to get a spot to what will be a fascinating lecture. More details below from the OHS website: “The Speculative Houses of Portland Architectural Designer John Yeon”...
by Marisa | Feb 17, 2011 | Mid Century Home Furnishing, Mid Century Modern, Modern Homes
I had the pleasure of attending a special MCML event a couple of weeks ago hosted by the The Good Mod. I was especially excited to attend because while I have seen all of the inventory on The Good Mods website and have seen some of it staging the Milepost 5 Condos, I...
by Marisa | Feb 17, 2011 | Mid Century Modern, Modern Homes, Rummers
Save the date for the upcoming Rummer Home tour in the Oak Hills neighborhood. When: Saturday May 21st, 2011 from 10am – 4pm Where: Oak Hills Neighborhood Details: Visit eight homes built by Robert Rummer. These iconic “atomic age” houses are highly sought...
by Marisa | Feb 14, 2011 | Architectural Features, contemporary modern, Modern Homes
I finally had a chance to pop by and tour the very last Williams Five Condo unit for sale. The units are placed with 3 living spaces in the back/side of the building and 2 live/work spaces in the front. The front and main floor of each of the units have a large floor...
