This one-story clinker-brick duplex with a wide chimney in the center of the front of the building was for sale by ABJ Builders. Located near the corner of Manitou-Custer Road and Steilacoom Boulevard, it was listed in the newspaper for $21,500. The duplex was advertised as having fireplaces, ceramic tile baths, tile drainboards and separate heating, utility rooms and storage drooms. A double brick garage was also included. ABJ Buildiers were located at 7119 Hollyhedge Lane. (TNT, 3/9/1952, p.C-14)
Jasper R. and Golden Harman's home is ready for remodeling. The small one-story house has a small fenced yard. A small dog sits on the porch. Two small windows are seen on the two sides shown in this photograph. A tank set on a wooden frame stands by the back door. A venting pipe for a stove is seen coming through the roof. It appears that the back portion of the house has been added on since the roofing material changes along a line. Behind the house is a clothesline and another small structure. See A65,851-2 for a view of the house after remodeling.
Harman, Jasper R.--Homes & haunts; Houses--Parkland--1950-1960; Clotheslines--Parkland; Then & now comparisons;
Jasper R. and Golden Harman's home is ready for remodeling. The small one-story house has a small fenced yard. Supports have been built around the front porch but no roof can be seen. Wide clapboards are two colors. See A65,851-2 for a view of the house after remodeling.
Harman, Jasper R.--Homes & haunts; Houses--Parkland--1950-1960; Then & now comparisons;
One of the new ramblers built in Parkland on South 110th and 11th Street by Home Construction Company. This L-shaped home has a Roman-brick exterior with large picture windows and a two-car, attached garage. There is even a large bank of windows in the garage. Home Construction Company designed and built homes.
Home Construction Co. (Lakewood); Houses--Parkland--1950-1960;
This new ramblers was built in Parkland on South 110th and 11th Street by Home Construction Company. This home has been finished with a wide clapboard exterior with Roman-brick facing around the front door and large picture window that has been broken into smaller panes. The home also has an attached garage. Home Construction Company designed and built homes.
Home Construction Co. (Lakewood); Houses--Parkland--1950-1960;
Ellwood and Phyllis Johnson's new home was built by Home Construction Company. The one-story, ranch style home has been finished with Roman brick. Picture windows, a feature of the 1950's ranch style, have been included in the design of this home in Parkland. The entry to attached garage is on the right.
Home Construction Co. (Lakewood); Houses--Parkland--1950-1960; Johnson, Ellwood--Homes & haunts;
Exposure of Bellevue homes for Master Builders Display at the Seattle Home Show, for Phares Advertising Agency. Two story post and beam home with attached carport and deck with steps leading to lower level. Constructed by G. Weldon Gwinn in Norwood Village in Bellevue.
Houses--Bellevue--1950-1960; Seattle Home Show (Seattle);
The exterior of a new one-and one-half-story home with an attached one-car garage. Shingles were chosen for the exterior covering. A decorative brick chimney is seen on the front side of the roof. Ordered by Powell Construction Company.
Houses--Fircrest--1950-1960; Powell Construction Co. (Tacoma);
A view of the front of William H. and Neva A. Jarmon's brick home at Steilacoom Lake. The lake can be seen at the left. The one-story rambler has short brick columns and an iron railing outlining the front walk way. Concrete urns decorate the columns. Ordered by ABJ Builders.
Houses--Lakewood--1950-1960; Jarmon, William H.--Homes & haunts; ABJ Builders (Lakewood);
New homes by "Mountbrook Manor, Beautiful Ramblers". A new subdivision, Mountbrook Manor, consisted of one-story ramblers on wooded lots. This home has a large picture window broken into several panes by the front entry, brick facing around that window and the front door and an attached one-car garage. An octagonal window has been added towards the far end by the garage. Ordered by Lakewood Realty, Inc.
Exposure of Seattle homes for Master Builders Display at the Seattle Home Show, for Phares Advertising Agency. This one story brick rambler, by Axel Wickstrom, has large windows and a chimney to the left of the front door. The small windows at ground level indicate a daylight basement. Steps lead to the front door stoop with its brick planter.
Houses--Seattle--1950-1960; Seattle Home Show (Seattle);
Exposure of Seattle homes for Master Builders Display at the Seattle Home Show, for Phares Advertising Agency. This one story home with siding has a three pane picture window to the right of the front door. Jack Morrison
Houses--Seattle--1950-1960; Seattle Home Show (Seattle);
Exposure of Seattle homes for Master Builders Display at the Seattle Home Show, for Phares Advertising Agency. Side view of a split level home design by L.K. Henton with an angled roof, higher in the front than the back. A chimney rises next to the back sliding door. The garage extends from the rear of the house. Address is unknown.
Houses--Seattle--1950-1960; Seattle Home Show (Seattle);
Exposure of Seattle homes for Master Builders Display at the Seattle Home Show, for Phares Advertising Agency. This one story brick ranch with composition roof, by Ivan Anderson, has the attached garage to the left of the front door and the chimney to the right. Small windows lie on either side of the chimney and large picture windows grace the right of the house. The home has been lovingly landscaped.
Houses--Seattle--1950-1960; Seattle Home Show (Seattle);
Exposure of Seattle homes for Master Builders Display at the Seattle Home Show, for Phares Advertising Agency. Mature trees define this ranch style home by Witherbee & Son. The home has a tile roof and brick wainscoting with stucco above. A wide driveway leads to the two car garage.
Houses--Seattle--1950-1960; Seattle Home Show (Seattle);
Exposure of Seattle homes for Master Builders Display at the Seattle Home Show, for Phares Advertising Agency. This stone front, wood shake sided home by Glen Wentworth has a one car garage at the basement level. Stairs lead up to the front door.
Houses--Seattle--1950-1960; Seattle Home Show (Seattle);
New rambler in the Mountbrook Manor housing addition in the rapidly growing suburban community of Lakewood, for Lakewood Realty. This bathroom has tiled floor, half wall and counter tops. A fluted opaque glass panel separates the tub and toilet. Opaque privacy glass masks the bottom half of the window while revealing the outdoor view from the top half. Fluorescent lighting provides illumination at the large mirror over the single sink.
New rambler in the Mountbrook Manor housing addition in the rapidly growing suburban community of Lakewood, for Lakewood Realty. Several bold geometrics compete for attention in this family room. A huge brick hearth and fireplace occupy one entire wall. Black and white checked tiling make for an easy clean floor. Floral furniture backs up to a wall covered with a large patterned wallpaper. Ruffled lampshades complete the look.
Houses--Lakewood--1950-1960; Dens--Lakewood--1950-1960; Living rooms--Lakewood--1950-1960; Wallpapers--1950-1960;
Installation of Duratile and modern folding doors at Mountbrook Manor, a new subdivision of one story ramblers in Lakewood. Folding doors separate the kitchen and the study from the living area. A dropped portion of the ceiling provides an area for hiding indirect lighting. Pattern embossed carpet completes the look.
Houses--Lakewood--1950-1960; Kitchens--Lakewood--1950-1960; Living rooms--Lakewood--1950-1960; Folding doors--Lakewood--1950-1960;
Installation of Duratile and modern folding doors at Mountbrook Manor, a new subdivision of one story ramblers in Lakewood. Folding doors separate the kitchen and the study from the living area. A dropped portion of the ceiling provides an area for hiding indirect lighting. Pattern embossed carpet completes the look. A large floral print wallpaper is used on the living room wall and continues into the hall. Big bold patterns in wallpapers, floors and textiles and the folding doors were fifties home interior fashion trends.
Houses--Lakewood--1950-1960; Kitchens--Lakewood--1950-1960; Living rooms--Lakewood--1950-1960; Folding doors--Lakewood--1950-1960; Wallpapers--1950-1960;
New rambler in the Mountbrook Manor housing addition in the rapidly growing suburban community of Lakewood, for Lakewood Realty. Bold floral wallpaper covers at least one wall in this bedroom, contrasting with the checked bedspread and patterned carpet. Built-in closets blend with the wood panelling.
Tacoma School District No. 10, Central School. Vacant house at 5204 South J Street, windows broken and weeds in front yard. Two-story house with bay windows, horizontal shiplap and shingle siding; covered entry porch later addition. Home was photographed on August 2, 1952.
March Construction Co. Exposure of street of homes at Lakeview Village, looking down curved street of new homes. One story wood homes with chimney and garage. The addition was advertised as having oil mat streets, oil heat, choice of color and style and roomy closets.
Houses--Lakewood--1950-1960; Neighborhoods--Lakewood--1950-1960; Real estate development--Lakewood--1950-1960;
Street of Homes, Lakeview Village. Ordered by March Construction Company. Lakeview, located near present South 106th and Lakeview streets in the city of Lakewood, was named by Thomas Prosch in 1876 for a small lake near the railroad station that was later filled in. The town obtained a Post Office in 1874 that continued until 1963.
Houses--Lakewood--1950-1960; Neighborhoods--Lakewood--1950-1960; Real estate development--Lakewood--1950-1960;
Landscaping project on Tietz Construction Company built home across the street from Bill Tietz residence, 1274 So. Fernside Dr., in Narrowmoor. Men working on rockery, dump truck parked nearby. For Seattle Landscaping Company.
Houses--Tacoma--1950-1960; Tietz Construction Inc. (Lakewood);
A church is seen nearing the completion of construction in the Mountlake Terrace housing development. The roof and exterior coverings have been added and a cross has been placed on the peak of the roof. Piles of soil have not yet been smoothed around the base of the two-story building. Ordered by Phares Advertising Company.
Model homes for sale are nestled side by side on a Tacoma hillside in the early 1950's. They all appear to be of the one-story rambler style variety with single car garages. Most apparently are constructed of brick and wood combinations. Photograph ordered by Phares Advertising, Seattle.
Model houses--Tacoma; Houses--Tacoma--1950-1960; Phares Advertising Agency (Seattle);
Bids for the three houses at 5201, 5213, 5219 South K Street that would be removed to make way for Mann Elementary School were to be received by the Tacoma School District by October 29, 1951. Mann Elementary and opened in 1953. This early venacular style one-story house with hip roof, full front porch, and wood foundation was built in 1906 by R.C. Oeder. Ordered for Tacoma School District No. 10. (TNT, 10/14/1951, p.B-4)
Houses--Tacoma--1950-1960; Tacoma School District No. 10 (Tacoma); Horace Mann School (Tacoma);
