Armstrong Parkway, Estate of the Day

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1-26-2010 @ 5:41PM

Spectacular Bid said...

A lovely home that dispels the myth held by many that somehow Texas lacks graceful estate architecture. The exterior is simply lovely on smallish-lot and the curved stair exudes charm. I complement the interior designer on being restrained and retaining the standout elements that the architect intentionally inserted.

Hal Thompson received a master's degree from MIT in 1906 and that Northeastern influence is shown. Worth noting other MIT grads who were standout architects included Richard Morris Hunt, Wilson Eyre, Ogden Codman, Howard Shaw and Francis Hoppin.

Another MIT grad was architect John Staub (d.1981) who apprenticed under the great Harrie T. Lindeberg. (Lindeberg himself designed a 1920 home in Houston) Staub is considered perhaps the most notable Houston 'domestic architecture' professional during the glory days with Thompson a close second.

Staub and Thompson were the go-to architects of the wealthy families in Dallas and Houston in the early to mid 20th Century.

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