Historical Shelters
Craig Ellwood wasn’t always Craig Ellwood, but the Clarendon, Texas, native became renown under that moniker as he made a name as a premiere modernist architect. His homes, often considered works of art (and rightly so), are perfect blends of spare, midcentury German Bauhaus architecture and the more informal California sensibilities of the state he…
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For $350,000 and some elbow grease, someone is going to snag this bed-and-breakfast ready historical shelter on the way to Toledo Bend Lake in Shelbyville, Texas. It’s just a matter of when, and who, not if. The Bickham House, built in the 1880s, is located at 794 FM 2694 and is a 4,232 square foot farmhouse…
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If you’ve spent any time in Arkansas the name E. Fay Jones is probably one of the first names to come to mind when someone mentions midcentury modern homes. In fact, we may have mentioned him once before. If you’re new to Jones’ work, the clean lines and use of natural materials will likely remind…
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Fans of southern gothic novelist Anne Rice know that New Orleans is prime territory if you’re looking for settings from some of her most famous books. But one of her abodes (she’s had a few) in New Orleans is now up for sale, again. Located at 3711 St. Charles in Uptown New Orleans, the mansion…
Read MoreWhen Robert Lee Warren built his Colonial Revival-Prairie School style mansion in 1897, Terrell, Texas, was about 24 years old, having taken root like so many towns in Texas did — along a railroad line. Although settlers first arrived in the area in the 1840s, it was the Texas and Pacific Railway’s march across North…
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