Harwood Taylor
Taylor’s Electri-Living house
by arch-ivist on , under 1950s, 77063, Harwood Taylor, in use, modern, residential
9606 Meadowglen Ln.
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From Houston Mod:
Harwood Taylor built this house for himself in 1958 as part of a residential building program sponsored by Living For Young Homemakers Magazine together with local utility companies as part of the Electri-Living Program. Each of 12 houses was given a budget of $18,000 (exclusive of the property costs). The program had three guidelines: to satisfy the emotional and special needs of an average young couple with two to four children, to accommodate the full electrical load of household appliances now on the market with allowances for additional equipment in the future, and to be adaptable to the builder house market. It was was awarded first prize at the conclusion of the Electri-Living program.
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House by Harwood Taylor
by arch-ivist on , under 1950s, 77057, Harwood Taylor, demolished, residential
6243 Olympia St.
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This appeared in a 1955 issue of Arts and Architecture.
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HISD Hattie Mae White building
by arch-ivist on , under 1960s, 77027, Harwood Taylor, J. Victor Neuhaus III, commercial, demolished, modern
3830 Richmond Ave.
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The Hattie Mae White building (1969) was designed by Neuhaus & Taylor and was the home of the headquarters of HISD until it was demolished in September, 2006. The new HISD facility is located near the intersection of 610 and 290, and bears the same honorary name. The style of architecture, New Brutalism, is only seen in a handful of other buildings like the Alley Theater and the Houston Chronicle (formerly Houston Post) building at 610 and 59.
Trammell Crow replaced the building with a Costco and LA Fitness health club.
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