The original house was built in 1950 and was 750 square feet on a typical infill lot in an East Austin neighborhood.
Mid-Century Homes
Mid-Century Home wants to be the most comprehensive resource about mid-century design and architecture and to tell the story of their protagonists.
Here, you will find our selection of mid-century homes that we hope will inspire and delight you.
With this selection of iconic homes built across the globe, United States, Australia, Europe and South America, we aim to bring you the most refined mid-century homes and architecture, that contributed to make mid-century modern and modernist architecture so popular and loved across the 20th century up to today.
Modernist Midcentury Brought Back to Life: The Wave House
Located in Palm Desert, California, this midcentury gem was designed and completed in 1955 by modernist architect Walter S. White for artist Miles C Bates.
A Midcentury Modern Sanctuary: The Twin Gable House by A. Quincy Jones & Frederick Emmons
Located in Sunnyvale, CA, a quiet residential community in Silicon Valley, the Twin Gable House is a thoroughly renovated Eichler Home originally designed by A. Quincy Jones and Frederick Emmons in1962.
A.D. Stenger’s 1956 Midcentury Features Contemporary Open Concept Living
This 1956 midcentury home was originally designed and built by noted Austin architect Arthur Dallas Stenger.
1955 Hollywood Hills Retreat Serves Midcentury Modern in all its Glory
Perched on a hillside in Palm Springs, California, this iconic midcentury pad carries a look straight out of the lavish ‘50s Hollywood condos.
The Barrett House
Against all odds and ends, this charming midcentury home atop a mountain peak stuck it out after having endured a flood, a fire in the kitchen and years of abandonment.
AD Stenger’s 1964 Midcentury Receives a Modern Update
Designed and built by Austin-based architect AD Stenger in 1964, the clients turned to architects Rick & Cindy Black design with the hopes of a refreshing take on modern living.
Monumental Midcentury Modern by Theodore Pletsch
This iconic midcentury home by Theodore Pletsch is one of more than a thousand houses he designed in and around San Gabriel Valley, California.
From Shambles to Sleek: Studio Build Rejuvenate 1950s Residence
The 7400 Residence is one among several remodels of the original collaborations between Architect David Runnells and local builder Don Drummond.
Chic and Cosy Midcentury Modern: The Balcones Residence
The Balcones Residence was designed by architect Roland Roessner whom was not shy to experiment with bold details in modern structures.
1967 Post and Beam Clifftop Midcentury Undergoes Extensive Renovation
While traveling in Mexico, Janice Rosaire came across a 1967 post and beam midcentury which struck her at once.
SHED Architecture Remodel a 1961 George Lucker MidCentury
Perched on a hillside in Seattle’s Seward Park neighborhood, a 1961 midcentury home designed by PN Warchitect George Lucker had fallen into disrepair and lost its visual connection to Lake Washington and the Cascade Mountains.
California Style Midcentury Design on the French Riviera: Villa Aloha
Surrounded by plenty of green created by palms, pines, and olive trees, among others, Villa Aloha rests in solitude on the French Riviera, within the peaceful residential area Tour de Mare.
The 1962 McArdle House Exemplifies “Organic” Architecture
Situated in Midland, Michigan, Hallet’s 1962 Midcentury McArdle House paints a picture of this design philosophy.
Rerucha Studio Refreshes A Midcentury in Despair
This midcentury home held promise despite having endured a series of clumsy additions and years of disrepair and neglect.
Bauhaus Meets Midcentury in this German Villa
This Bauhaus-style villa by Jan and Waldemar Lippert was submitted to us by the German Real Estate Agency Heimburger Immobilien.
Madison Park Ranch by SHED Architects
When the homeowners purchased their 1959 house, its humble origins as a ranch house were buried beneath layers of ad hoc changes over the years.
Gorgeous double A-frame Eichler Model in Silicon Valley
Joseph Eichler’s iconic homes featuring low-sloping A-framed roofs, clean lines and light-filled spaces have become highly sought after homes.
Living in a Midcentury Glass Box: The Fairmeadow Eichler Home
This 1962 Fairmeadow Tract by Joseph Eichler is one of three tracts by the renowned architect set in California’s Orange County.
John W. McWilliams’ 1958 Residence Was Inspired by the Case Study Program
Open Space Series is a series dedicated to showcasing stunning midcentury modern architecture and sharing their stories.
The Mutual Housing Association Building by A. Quincy Jones
This 1947 A. Quincy Jones house was the first building in the Mutual Housing Association collective.
The Morse House: a Southern Californian Midcentury Masterpiece
When viewing the Morse House, it took only forty minutes for Joan and Gary Gand to decide it was going to be their own.
Renewing Irwin Caplan’s Laurelhurst Midcentury Home
Originally designed for the notorious illustrator Irwin Caplan, this mid-century home was both humble and grand–a modest one-story street facade harboring floor-to-ceiling windows with territorial views.
Marmol Radziner Bring Richard Neutra’s Kronish House Back to Life
This circa-1954 house is the original work of one of our favorite modernist architects, Richard Neutra.
The First Modernist House in Malibu Knolls Undergoes a Makeover
Studio Bracket / Wayne Chevalier & Adin Dunning stepped in for a major addition and remodel to this International Style Home.
