Worden House – Houston

695 Rocky River Rd. – Houston TX (built 1955; demolished 10/2007; architect: Ralph A. Anderson)

Former home of noted geophysicist Sam P. Worden and wife Helen S. Worden. Sam Worden was the inventor of the Worden Gravity Meter (Gravimeter). The property also served as the first home of Worden Laboratories, Inc., which they later sold to Texas Instruments.

The Houston Architectural Guide states:

The full impact of the Eisenhower era is visible here [in Tanglewood], matured and well maintained: big, low, one-story houses on large, flat lots. One of the very few exceptions to the prevailing stodginess is this flat-roofed contemporary style house designed by Ralph A. Anderson, Jr., with its eroded corner bay held firm in place by the fascia’s ruling horizontal.

 

 

Worden House - Houston TX

Worden House - Houston TX

Worden House - Houston TX

Worden House - Houston TX

Worden House - Houston TX

Worden House - Houston TX

Worden House - Houston TX

Worden House - Houston TX

Worden House - Houston TX

Worden House - Houston TX

Worden House - Houston TX

Worden House - Houston TX