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The Joyce House: A Mod Victorian in Snyder

by Lynne Rostochil.  Photos identified in captions. Resting atop a 25-foot bluff overlooking a rural granite quarry, the octagonal-shaped Joyce House looms large amid ancient boulders and expansive farmland outside of Snyder. (Julius Shulman) It took four tries for John and Evelyn Joyce to realize the house of their dreams.  Three different times they consulted […]

On the Market: A Time Capsule Treehouse in Forest Park

text and photos by Lynne Rostochil There are a few houses here in town that true lovers of mid-century modern architecture seem to collectively lust over and one of those gems is now on the market in Forest Park: As if that weren’t enough to get you salivating, this is a one-owner home that is being […]

Dean Bryant Vollendorf … WHO??

Text and photos by Joshua McKinney There is not much information on the internet about architect Dean Bryant Vollendorf; there is a website called Friends of Vollendorf in his honor, but it is currently under construction. He once worked for John Randal McDonald (a Wisconsin legend with Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired designs), and he and his […]