7614 Cayton St. – Houston TX (architect: John Folsom)

 

From an advertisement for the 1956 Houston Parade of Homes brochure (thanks to GlenbrookValley.com):

 

The ‘Mangum Manor Parade Home,’ constructed by G.M. DeGeorge, is a house where hospitality ‘surenough’ can be Texas-size. For at this home there is a huge outside entertainment area which could accommodate all the occupants’ friends and neighbors – with room left for the proverbial ‘one more.’ Mr. DeGeorge arranged his patio and open carport so that they could be converted into an entertainment area, suitable for dancing, games, or even banquet-size barbecues. Rain would never put a damper on these get-togethers, either. For a pink Ther-Mo roof completely protects the entire area. Nothing is overlooked to make this outdoor areas as attractive as possible. Space is even provided in the center of the patio for a tree to be planted in the future.

The ‘Mangum Manor’ home has another distinction. It’s a house with an angle – that is a house that is constructed at an angle on the lot at 7614 Cayton. Particular advantage of this design is seen in the arrangement of the bedrooms – an arrangement sure to please late sleepers. For these rooms are so planned that none faces any part of the neighboring homes.

Mr. DeGeorge’s home has the charm of a den fireplace, a feature generally found in homes far more expensive than one in a $19,000 price range. Not only that, but a product is used in the fireplace construction that is being used for the first time in Houston. This is Inca stone – a beautiful multi-colored inlaid block type of stone which covers the fireplace wall. The hearth itself is of Holiday hillstone.

Constructed of sandelwood-colored Holiday Hillstone, the house is given a contrast through a new plywood siding which has vertical grooving.