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]]> Comment on The Harvard Five: Aerial Recon Edition by skipploss http://plossville.com/pvblog/?p=97&cpage=1#comment-702 skipploss Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:08:02 +0000 http://plossville.com/pvblog/?p=97#comment-702 As far as I know the Rayward-Shepard house is still there. I called the owners about a year ago to see if I could get in to take pictures and they said no. However it was featured on a house tour a year ago. As for the historical society. I think that it's just that, a historical society and not a commission like they have in Mass. Case in point, the Alice Ball House by Philip Johnson. There has been a running battle for about a year over it's future between the historical society, the new owners, planning and zoning and the neighbors. Over all however. New Canaan, as a whole, seems to be waking up to what is there and preservation seems to be coming more into vogue. You have houses like John Black Lee's DeSilver House which has, according to neighbors, been totally restored by it's new owners. Nis Lee House 2 has had an arguably historically sensative addtion built onto it and Toshiko Mori is doing an addition, almost complete, of Marcel Breuer's second NC House. I think also that with economics being what they are that the era of the McMansion may be coming to a close. This summer "For Sale" signs sprouted up in greater numbers than in previous years. We'll have to see. I have moved most of my modern comments to another site. embracemodern.com also there you'll find other area bloggers that are tracking all of this. Thanks for the comment, Skip As far as I know the Rayward-Shepard house is still there. I called the owners about a year ago to see if I could get in to take pictures and they said no. However it was featured on a house tour a year ago.
As for the historical society. I think that it’s just that, a historical society and not a commission like they have in Mass. Case in point, the Alice Ball House by Philip Johnson. There has been a running battle for about a year over it’s future between the historical society, the new owners, planning and zoning and the neighbors.
Over all however. New Canaan, as a whole, seems to be waking up to what is there and preservation seems to be coming more into vogue.
You have houses like John Black Lee’s DeSilver House which has, according to neighbors, been totally restored by it’s new owners. Nis Lee House 2 has had an arguably historically sensative addtion built onto it and Toshiko Mori is doing an addition, almost complete, of Marcel Breuer’s second NC House.
I think also that with economics being what they are that the era of the McMansion may be coming to a close. This summer “For Sale” signs sprouted up in greater numbers than in previous years. We’ll have to see.
I have moved most of my modern comments to another site. embracemodern.com also there you’ll find other area bloggers that are tracking all of this.

Thanks for the comment, Skip

]]> Comment on The Harvard Five: Aerial Recon Edition by lackland http://plossville.com/pvblog/?p=97&cpage=1#comment-701 lackland Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:56:30 +0000 http://plossville.com/pvblog/?p=97#comment-701 Found your blog while searching for the Rayward-Shepherd house in New Canaan by Frank Lloyd Wright. Is it still there? Visiting NC I met an architect who had been asked to tear down a FLW house in NC and replace it, presumably, with a Mcmansion. He refused to do it, so the owner found another architect who was willing. How sad, I thought. This followed a visit to New Canaan Country School for a 50th reunion, and learning that an exquisite 18th-century house across the street from the school on Ponus Ridge was slated to be torn down and replaced. I swear this wouldn't happen in Massachusetts, where I live now. Does the NC Historical Society have no clout? O tempora, o mores! Anne Found your blog while searching for the Rayward-Shepherd house in New Canaan by Frank Lloyd Wright. Is it still there? Visiting NC I met an architect who had been asked to tear down a FLW house in NC and replace it, presumably, with a Mcmansion. He refused to do it, so the owner found another architect who was willing. How sad, I thought.

This followed a visit to New Canaan Country School for a 50th reunion, and learning that an exquisite 18th-century house across the street from the school on Ponus Ridge was slated to be torn down and replaced.

I swear this wouldn’t happen in Massachusetts, where I live now. Does the NC Historical Society have no clout? O tempora, o mores!

Anne

]]> Comment on About: Skip Ploss by skipploss http://plossville.com/pvblog/?page_id=2&cpage=1#comment-658 skipploss Mon, 21 Jan 2008 15:44:45 +0000 #comment-658 Thanks Bill. By the way, love your book. I carry it with me most days and have used it to teach young people about modern architecture. At least show them that there are different ways to approach the living space. Skip Thanks Bill.

By the way, love your book. I carry it with me most days and have used it to teach young people about modern architecture. At least show them that there are different ways to approach the living space.

Skip

]]> Comment on About: Skip Ploss by Bill http://plossville.com/pvblog/?page_id=2&cpage=1#comment-649 Bill Mon, 21 Jan 2008 03:21:49 +0000 #comment-649 Skip: I like you idea about a plaza in front of the Gores Pavilion. Not in the budget for the renovations right now, but interesting nonthe less. Oddly, the original pool was not centered on the building. But it seems like it should have been, and seems like the plaza should be. Bill Skip:

I like you idea about a plaza in front of the Gores Pavilion. Not in the budget for the renovations right now, but interesting nonthe less. Oddly, the original pool was not centered on the building. But it seems like it should have been, and seems like the plaza should be.

Bill

]]> Comment on Nice…. by Coach J http://plossville.com/pvblog/?p=117&cpage=1#comment-622 Coach J Fri, 18 Jan 2008 22:51:50 +0000 http://plossville.com/pvblog/?p=117#comment-622 Great Article! Great Kids! You should write a book together!!! :) Great Article! Great Kids! You should write a book together!!! :)

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