The Hunter House by E. Fay Jones
Structure: Dr. Sam Hunter HouseLocation: Memphis, TennesseeArchitect: E. Fay JonesDate: 1964Story: In Memphis, Tennessee there lived a couple, Dr. Sam Hunter and his wife Jody. "Hunter" seems an ironic name for a doctor, one would think he'd be a park ranger or something, but I digress. In the late 1950's, Jody was
Fiser House by Hubert Bebb
Structure: Fiser HouseLocation: Knoxville, TennesseeArchitect: Hubert BebbDate: 1961Tidbit: In the early 1960s, Knoxville, Tennessee had a prominent home builder named John Fiser. Joe had always wanted a lake house, so when the time came, he turned to notable Gatlinburg architect Hubert Bebb and had him design a gargantuan 4,600, tri-level, hexagonal-shaped house
The ALCOA Care-Free Home by Charles M. Goodman
Structure: ALCOA Care-Free HomeLocation: Maryville, TennesseeArchitect: Charles M. GoodmanDate: 1957Story: The year is 1957, and ALCOA (the Aluminum Company of America, now called Arconic) decided that more people should live in homes made out of aluminum. It was as much of a sales pitch as anything else…but it be quite the experiment. ALCOA hired architect
Cabin by (and for) Gerhardt Nimmer
Structure: Gerhardt Nimmer CabinLocation: Gatlinburg, TennesseeArchitect: Gerhardt NimmerDate: 1960Story: Are you ready for a story of travel, love, and architecture? In 1908, Gerhardt Nimmer was born in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin to August and Ida Nimmer. August, Gerhardt's father, was a carpenter and a house builder. In 1934, Gerhardt fell in love
Residence by (and for) Joseph Goodstein
Structure: Joseph Goodstein ResidenceLocation: Knoxville, TennesseeArchitect: Joseph S. GoodsteinDate: 1964Tidbit: The Sequoyah Hills neighborhood of Knoxville, Tennessee is known for large traditional style houses. But peppered in among them are a handful of interesting mid-century modern style residences. This, is one of those houses. The strikingly modern home was designed by architect Joseph
Fairhill by Cliff May
Structure: Stewart Henslee House (called "Fairhill")Location: Knoxville, TennesseeArchitect: Cliff MayDate: 1949Story: In the early 1940s, a Knoxville, Tennessee furniture salesman (Stewart Henslee) joined up with the Navy. He was stationed at Naval Base Coronado (NBC), a base that sits on the island of Coronado, California (an island just off the coast of San Diego,
2 mid-century houses by Bill Kleinsasser
Editor's note: This post only features very tiny photos, and for that I apologize. Just imagine they were taken with a little flip phone, that’ll give them a nostalgic quality. Long ago, weather was forecasted out of weather stations. These weather stations were run by the federal government. The U.S. had
Glass House by (and for) Bill Shell
Structure: Glass House // Bill Shell ResidenceLocation: Knoxville, TennesseeArchitect: William "Bill" Starke ShellDate: 2002Story: Although we rarely venture this far outside of the mid-century era, this house deserves an honorable mention. Inspired by his time spent working with Mies van der Rohe in Chicago, University of Tennessee Professor Bill Shell bought a wooded parcel
Gentry House I and II by Dr. Robert Gentry (w/ James C. Freer + Barber & McMurry)
The only current photo of Gentry House I Structure: Robert Gentry Residence ILocation: Knoxville, TennesseeArchitect: James C. Freer, Dr. Robert Gentry (designer)Date: 1965 The Story: There are very few Renaissance men in this world. Dr. Robert H. Gentry Jr, however, was one of them. Born in Denton, Texas, Dr. Gentry spent his undergrad studying physics