Gosh, where do I begin? 5 years ago Chris and I miraculously found the house of our dreams. Since then, we've put a lot of work into it and each day fall more and more in love with it. We call it "our forever home." Two weeks after we bought our house, a man came into my work and said, "I have your blueprints." Turns out our house is something special. It was built in 1952 by Bob Hess. It's what you would call "mid-century modern." There are quite a few of Bob's houses around Lawrence but he has a particular affection towards ours. So when he came into town from California to receive an award at the KU School of Architecture for being the oldest living alumnus, the Lawrence Modern group asked if we would host a small event for people to see our house, meet Bob and have a little presentation on the nuances of the design of our house. We couldn't pass up the opportunity and spent the weeks prior to the event touching up paint, cleaning windows, getting the yard ready and so on. We wanted everything to look as great as possible. It was a gorgeous day and we were able to open the windows and have snacks outside. Hearing Bob talk about our house and picturing it being designed and built over 60 years ago is really a special thing. Thanks to Tom Harper and Bill Steele for making this wonderful day possible!
This area was supposed to be a badminton court!
you have such a beautiful and interesting house, and how great that you hosted the architect and students. it started out great, and you guys have turned it into a wonderful forever home!
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