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71-541: A rich variety of residential architectural styles, particularly mid-century modern , can be found in the affluent forested neighborhoods of Memorial along Buffalo Bayou . The area is also home to a number of major office and retail developments, including Memorial City , Town & Country Village , and CityCentre . A large portion of the Energy Corridor , a large business district heavily populated by energy-related firms, overlaps west Memorial along Eldridge Parkway and

142-441: A "clubby atmosphere". Feldman explained that "Tanglewoodies seemed to patronize the same grocery store , pharmacy, hardware store and cleaners. They aspired to the same country club , supported the same conservative politicians, and attended a short list of predominantly white, politically correct churches." Feldman added that "irreverent, have-not types occasionally accused Tanglewoodies of being bland and boring" and characterized

213-756: A $ 596,101 profit. This started a dispute with the Internal Revenue Service . While away from Houston, Bush's legal residence was The Houstonian Hotel , in the Tanglewood area. To resolve the IRS dispute, in April 1985 Bush signed an affidavit that served as an agreement for him to build his retirement home on a lot in West Oaks , outside of the Tanglewood subdivision limits, but within the Tanglewood area. The Bushes, after leaving Washington, DC , temporarily began leasing

284-529: A Tanglewood resident, Bush liked to eat at Molina's , Otto's Barbecue, Hunan, and Ninfa's on Navigation . Bush later moved out of Houston, sold his Indian Trail house, and lived in Washington as he got involved in his political career. Bush continued to own a different house in Tanglewood, which had five bedrooms. In 1981 Bush became Vice President of the United States and sold his Tanglewood house, making

355-512: A large mixed-use district featuring multiple office towers, hotels, and apartments. Nearby Town and Country Mall, constructed in the 1980s, was razed in 2005 and replaced with CityCentre, a walkable mixed-use district. In August and September 2017, portions of Memorial adjacent to Buffalo Bayou and its tributaries experienced severe flooding from record rainfall associated with Hurricane Harvey . Critical water levels in Addicks Reservoir to

426-462: A majority of the housing stock. Newer houses included two-story English-style brick and stone houses and Mediterranean stucco-style houses with clay roofs. Many newer houses have 11-foot (340 cm) ceilings, three car garages, and wine cellars. Katherine Feser of the Houston Chronicle said that Tanglewood lots were "well-suited" for the newer types of houses that had been built. In 1994 there

497-545: A price tag of around $ 25,000 ($ 320139.86 in current money); the houses were four times as expensive as the houses in Farrington's Southdale area in Bellaire . In 2003 the remaining original houses had been outfitted with expensive finishes. In 1994 an older house with no improvements was priced at around $ 350,000 ($ 719488.1 in current money). Newer houses began replacing older houses in the 1980s, and as of 2003 newer houses make up

568-734: Is Ben Taub General Hospital in the Texas Medical Center . The United States Postal Service operates the Memorial Park Post Office at near Memorial City, serving ZIP code 77024. Of more recent construction is the Fleetwood Post Office, serving 77079. In 2015, the City of Houston-defined Memorial Super Neighborhood had 47,604 residents. 67% were non-Hispanic white, 14% were Hispanic, 11% were non-Hispanic Asian, 5% were non-Hispanic black, and 3% were non-Hispanic other. In 2000

639-546: Is Memorial Park. It's near I-10 West and the 610 South Loop. It is named one of the largest urban parks in Texas and in the United States. The park offers a 3-mile running track, tennis courts, a golf course and playgrounds. There are also various other trails to take you to lakes, ponds, and other peaceful settings. The Energy Corridor is an energy industry -oriented business district which overlaps with western Memorial. Within Memorial,

710-752: Is a group of subdivisions bordered by Memorial Drive to the north and the Buffalo Bayou to the south and west. The neighborhood was one of the first areas of far west Memorial to be developed in the 1960s. Nottingham Forest was the childhood home of comedian Bill Hicks . Hicks jokingly referred to the neighborhood as a "strict Southern Baptist ozone". See also: List of companies in Houston See: List of colleges and universities in Houston [REDACTED] Category [REDACTED] Texas portal Mid-century modern Mid-century modern ( MCM )

781-506: Is a monthly publication about people, products and services in the community. It is mailed free of charge to all residents the first week of each month. The city of Houston operates the Tanglewood Park at 5801 Woodway. Around 2003 several city-financed improvements were being added to Tanglewood Park. During that year, children from Tanglewood had engaged in a coin collecting drive so that a playground could be added. The closest YMCA

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852-469: Is a movement in interior design , product design , graphic design , architecture and urban development that was present in all the world, but more popular in North America , Brazil and Europe from roughly 1945 to 1970 during the United States's post-World War II period . MCM-style decor and architecture have seen a major resurgence that began in the late 1990s and continues today. The term

923-530: Is a part of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston , is in the area. Al-Hadi School of Accelerative Learning , a private K-12 Islamic school, is in the area. Strake Jesuit College Preparatory and Saint Agnes Academy are in the Sharpstown area, southwest of Tanglewood. Saint Thomas High School is east of Tanglewood, a lot closer than Strake Jesuit. Other nearby private schools include St. John's School in

994-652: Is bordered to the south by Terry Hershey Park , a linear park which straddles the Buffalo Bayou between Barker Reservoir and Beltway 8. The park is named for local conservationist Terry Hershey, who founded the Bayou Preservation Association to prevent the Memorial section of the bayou from being lined with concrete . Today, the park is a popular destination for running and bicycling. Other public parks located within Memorial include Bendwood Park, adjacent to Town and Country Village, and Nottingham Park, near Tully Stadium. Another park near Memorial, Houston

1065-662: Is characterized by a minimalist, clean-lined approach that looks to combine functionality with beauty, well-crafted, classic, and timeless. With an emphasis being put on utilizing natural materials to improve daily life through unique, purposeful design , durability and reliability. The Scandinavian mid-century modern goal was to minimize, quality over quantity, curated contrast, and cozy togetherness. The Nordic style united innovation, simplicity, and elegance. Scandinavian modern designers, such as Børge Mogensen , Hans Wegner , Finn Juhl , Arne Vodder , Verner Panton , and Alvar Aalto , stood out in this movement. The Case Study Houses

1136-428: Is extremely difficult to heat or cool, while Keck and Keck were pioneers in the incorporation of passive solar features in their houses to compensate for their large glass windows. The city of Palm Springs, California is noted for its many examples of Mid-century modern architecture. Architects include: Examples of 1950s Palm Springs motel architecture include Ballantines Movie Colony (1952) – one portion

1207-598: Is generally known for the high quality of its public schools. In 2015, residents of the Katy ISD segments of Thornwood, in the Memorial area, attempted to leave Katy ISD and join Spring Branch ISD, citing long commutes to Katy schools. The Spring Branch ISD board denied their request. For pre-kindergarten all residents in Spring Branch ISD are assigned to the Wildcat Way School in Memorial. Zoned elementary schools in

1278-542: Is lined with live oak trees that had been planted by the Tanglewood Garden Club . Tanglewood Boulevard had various benches that allow people along the path to relax, and it serves as a gathering point for residents. The boulevard also includes a bike path and walking trails. The Houston Business Journal said that the benches, bike path, and walking trails were "[t]hanks to the Tanglewood Foundation and

1349-415: Is nearby Tanglewood. In 1982 T. H. Rogers, which previously served as a neighborhood middle school, was converted into a magnet school due to low enrollment. Uptown residents were rezoned to Revere Middle School, but complaints from neighborhood parents that stated that Revere was too far resulted in the re-opening of Grady as a middle school in 1992. St. Michael School , a Roman Catholic K-8 school that

1420-653: Is part of Texas Senate Districts 7 , 15 and 17 , with the largest part in District 7. In the Texas House of Representatives , Memorial is included in Districts 132, 133, 136 and 138. Memorial is in Texas's 7th congressional district , represented by Democrat Lizzie Pannill Fletcher . Harris Health System (formerly Harris County Hospital District) designated Northwest Health Center for ZIP code 77024. The nearest public hospital

1491-441: Is particularly notable for its large collection of mid-century modern houses. This development was accompanied by the reconstruction of U.S. Route 90 into Interstate 10 . Retail development paralleled residential growth; Memorial City Mall was established in 1962, followed by Town & Country Village in 1965. Residents of Memorial Bend opposed the construction of Texas State Highway Beltway 8 through their neighborhood during

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1562-597: Is served by the Kendall Library of Houston Public Library (HPL), located on Eldridge Parkway, and the Spring Branch Memorial Branch of Harris County Public Library , in Hedwig Village. Of all HPL branches the Kendall Library received the most severe damage during Hurricane Harvey in 2017; the damage, which affected the electronic system and elevator, but not most of the books as the majority were on

1633-515: Is the 1935 Albert Frey San Jacinto Hotel – the Coral Sands Inn (1952), and the Orbit Inn (1957). Restoration projects have been undertaken to return many of these residences and businesses to their original condition. Brazil is the only country in the world where an entire city, and in this case the country's capital, Brasília , was built entirely in the mid-century modern style. The city

1704-523: Is the Post Oak YMCA. Former U.S. president George H. W. and first Lady Barbara Bush lived in the Tanglewood area for a long period of time. All three of the houses they owned in Houston were in the Tanglewood area, and Bush began his political career there. Susan Warren of the Houston Chronicle said that the Bush family had established "deep roots" in Tanglewood. Bush moved into a house on Indian Trail in

1775-755: Is the kind of place that has one to three off-duty Houston police officers[...]" Tanglewood is in Texas's 7th congressional district . Houston Fire Department operates Station 2 at 5880 Woodway at Chimney Rock, across from Tanglewood Park. The neighborhood is served by the Houston Police Department Midwest Patrol Division. The neighborhood is also served by the Tanglewood Patrol. The patrol hires off-duty Houston Police officers, who drive marked Tanglewood Patrol cars and have full police powers. The Harris Health System (formerly Harris County Hospital District) designated

1846-481: Is within a several minute driving distance of Downtown Houston . The area has around 5,000 trees. Before the subdivision was developed, Tanglewood was a coastal prairie that experienced regular grass fires, preventing the growth of trees. After Tanglewood was built, wildfires were suppressed. As of 1997, developers building area real estate projects negotiated with area tree preservationists to keep as many trees in their developments as possible. Tanglewood Boulevard

1917-438: The Houston Chronicle said that Tanglewood is "a leafy, upscale subdivision". Barbara and George H. W. Bush were longtime Tanglewood residents. William Giddings Farrington developed Tanglewood beginning in the 1930s. Tanglewood opened in 1949. The Farrington family took the name Tanglewood from " Tanglewood Tales " by Nathaniel Hawthorne . The book was a favorite of Farrington's daughter, Mary Catherine Farrington. For

1988-687: The International and Bauhaus movements, including the works of Gropius , Florence Knoll , Le Corbusier , and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe . Although the American component was slightly more organic in form and less formal than the International Style, it is more firmly related to it than any other. Brazilian and Scandinavian architects were very influential at this time, with a style characterized by clean simplicity and integration with nature. Like many of Wright 's designs, Mid-century architecture

2059-643: The Upper Kirby district of Houston and The Kinkaid School in Piney Point Village . The closest library branch is the Jungman Library of the Houston Public Library . The Houston Chronicle is the area regional newspaper. The Memorial Examiner is a local newspaper distributed in the community. The Tanglewood and River Oaks Buzz, one of four magazines produced by The Buzz Magazines,

2130-447: The 1950s, created Barker Reservoir to the west of the area and channelized Buffalo Bayou from State Highway 6 to Beltway 8 . Houston gradually annexed Memorial between the 1950s and 1980s. Rapid growth of the Houston metropolitan area in the 1960s led to the development of a number of subdivisions in the Memorial area, including Nottingham Forest, Westchester, and Fonn Villas. The Memorial Bend subdivision, first developed in 1955,

2201-582: The 1960s. As residents of Tanglewood, the Bushes sent their children to The Kinkaid School . The family frequently shopped at the Rice Food Market, now known as the Rice Epicurean Market , and at Patterson Hardware & Garden Supply and Miller's Laundry & Cleaners. At the nearby Houston Country Club , George H. W. Bush played golf and tennis. He represented the community as a U.S. Congressman. As

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2272-819: The Briargrove Elementary School attendance zone may apply for the Briarmeadow Charter School . The HISD board voted to rename Grady to Tanglewood in 2016. Mark White Elementary School is scheduled to open in August 2016. Residents of the Briargrove Elementary zone, along with those of the Pilgrim, Piney Point, and Emerson zones, will be allowed to apply to this school. The T.H. Rogers School , an alternative K-8 school for gifted and talented students, deaf students, and multiply impaired students,

2343-518: The Katy Freeway. Memorial takes its name from Memorial Drive , an east–west arterial road which bisects the area. Prior to annexation by Houston, the Memorial area consisted of large country estates and farmland. In the mid-1940s, the town of Addicks relocated to the western edge of the area after the construction of Addicks Reservoir by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers inundated the original townsite. This same flood control project, completed in

2414-488: The Memorial area in Houston include Meadow Wood, Nottingham , Rummel Creek, Thornwood, Wilchester. In addition, sections are, in separate attendance zones, served by Bunker Hill Elementary School and Frostwood Elementary School in the City of Bunker Hill Village , as well as Memorial Drive Elementary School in City of Piney Point Village . The district also operates Bendwood Elementary School, serving gifted/talented students in

2485-510: The SPIRAL program in grades 3 through 5 as well as utilizing the Preschool Program for Children with Disabilities for special needs students. Major middle schools in Memorial include Memorial Middle School and Spring Forest Middle School . In addition, Spring Branch Middle School , in the City of Hedwig Village , serves sections of Memorial. Memorial High School in Hedwig Village serves

2556-458: The Tanglewood area had around 1,800 houses, including Rambling Ranches and some Tudor houses . In November 1992, 172 properties were for sale, and selling prices ranged from $ 400,000 ($ 868484.7 in today's money) to over $ 1 million ($ 2171211.76 in today's money). Claudia Feldman of the Houston Chronicle said that by that year, "[p]rices in Tanglewood have zoomed heavenward" and that many people had begun tearing down older houses. She said that of

2627-474: The United States. The program began in 1945 and lasted through 1966. The houses were documented by architectural photographer Julius Shulman . Scandinavian design was very influential at this time, with a style characterized by simplicity, democratic design and natural shapes. Glassware ( Iittala – Finland ), ceramics ( Arabia – Finland), tableware ( Georg Jensen – Denmark), lighting ( Poul Henningsen – Denmark), and furniture ( Danish modern ) were some of

2698-559: The Valbona Health Center (formerly the People's Health Center) for the ZIP code 77056. The designated public hospital is Ben Taub General Hospital in the Texas Medical Center . Claudia Feldman of the Houston Chronicle said that, in the 1960s, Tanglewood was "a white-bread community, devoid of the color and international cultural mix for which Houston was about to become famous" that had

2769-760: The city during the mid-20th century. Curt Teich in Chicago was the most prominent and largest printer and publisher of Linen Type postcards pioneering lithography with his "Art Colortone" process. Other large publishers include Stanley Piltz in San Francisco, who established the "Pictorial Wonderland Art Tone Series", Western Publishing and Novelty Company in Los Angeles and the Tichnor Brothers in Boston. The printing of mid-century linen post cards began to give way in

2840-504: The district generally runs parallel to Interstate 10 between Highway 6 and Kirkwood Road, and extends south of Buffalo Bayou along Eldridge Parkway. The entire district, which extends westward into Greater Katy , contains over 300 companies which employ 94,000 people. One of the Energy Corridor's largest employers, BP America , is headquartered in the Memorial area at Westlake Park . As of 2004 Memorial Bend had about 350 houses, with

2911-428: The eastern portion of the Memorial area, while Stratford High School in Memorial serves the western portion of the Memorial area. Westchester Academy for International Studies is a Spring Branch ISD district-wide charter magnet school serving grades 6-12. Memorial Private High School , a private 6-12 school, is located in Memorial near Spring Forest Middle School. Private schools in the surrounding area: Memorial

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2982-401: The exterior, a MCM home is normally very wide, partial brick or glass walls, low footprints with floor to ceiling windows and flat rooflines, while exposed ceilings and beams, open floor plans, ergonomically designed furniture and short staircases connecting rooms throughout the house often defines the home's interior. The mid-century modern movement in the U.S. was an American reflection of

3053-482: The first six months, no houses were sold in Tanglewood. Mary Catherine, who later took the family name Miller, said that the lack of sales caused stress for the family. After several heavy rainstorms resulted in floods that affected other areas in Harris County , potential buyers began inquiring about buying houses in Tanglewood because they heard that the neighborhood had high water drainage capabilities. Tanglewood

3124-773: The generosity of residents". In 1992 John Daugherty, a real estate agent, said that Tanglewood is "a very low-key, unassuming neighborhood. A lot of CEOs and top management officials would live there." Tanglewood lots were large, and had many oak trees. As of 2003, larger Tanglewood lots each were .5 acres (0.20 ha) large, while smaller ones are about 100 feet (30 m) by 150 feet (46 m). As of that year Tanglewood lots had prices of $ 34 to $ 35 ($ 56.31-57.97 in today's money) per square foot. In 2003 River Oaks lots were priced $ 65–$ 70 ($ 107.66-$ 115.94 in today's money) per square foot and West University Place lots were priced around $ 50 ($ 82.81 in today's money) per square foot. Ellis said "The lots in Tanglewood are so much larger than

3195-539: The genres for the products created. In the eastern United States, the American-born Russel Wright and Mary Wright , designing for Steubenville Pottery, and Hungarian-born Eva Zeisel designing for Red Wing Pottery and later Hall China created free-flowing ceramic designs that were much admired and heralded in the trend of smooth, flowing contours in dinnerware. On the West Coast of the United States,

3266-427: The glazes. The Tamac Pottery company produced a line of mid-century modern biomorphic dinnerware and housewares between 1946 and 1972. Printed ephemera documenting the mid-century transformations in design , architecture , landscape , infrastructure , and entertainment include mid-century linen post cards from the early 1930s to the late 1950s. These post cards came about through innovations pioneered through

3337-596: The houses as "overgrown tract houses." Tanglewood's public schools are operated by the Houston Independent School District . The community is within Trustee District VII, represented by Harvin C. Moore as of 2008. Tanglewood is zoned to Briargrove Elementary School (in Briargrove ) and Tanglewood Middle School (formerly Grady Middle School . The land that Tanglewood Middle School sits on

3408-413: The industrial designer and potter Edith Heath (1911–2005) founded Heath Ceramics in 1948. The company was one of the numerous California pottery manufacturers that had their heyday in post-war United States, and produced Mid-Century modern ceramic dish-ware. Edith Heath's "Coupe" line remains in demand and has been in constant production since 1948, with only periodic changes to the texture and color of

3479-506: The internationalist oeuvre, inspired by Scandinavian Moderns such as Alvar Aalto , Sigurd Lewerentz and Arne Jacobsen , and the late work of Le Corbusier himself, was reinterpreted by groups such as Team X , including structuralist architects such as Aldo van Eyck , Ralph Erskine , Denys Lasdun , Jørn Utzon and the movement known in the United Kingdom as New Brutalism . Pioneering builder and real estate developer Joseph Eichler

3550-637: The late 1950s to Kodachrome and Ektachrome color prints. Tanglewood, Houston Tanglewood is an affluent neighborhood in western Houston, Texas , located off San Felipe Road. Tanglewood is located just outside the 610 Loop and inside Beltway 8 in the Uptown Houston area. Tanglewood was developed by the Tanglewood Corporation. Today the neighborhood is managed by the Tanglewood Homes Association. In 1997 Bob Tutt of

3621-479: The library's second floor, included mold and was so severe that HPL employees re-entered the branch several days after the flood. The total level of water ranged from 4.5 feet (1.4 m) to 5 feet (1.5 m). The library afterward enacted a $ 4 million project post-Harvey renovation program with a tentative 2019 opening. Houston Community College System (HCC) serves Spring Branch ISD and Katy ISD along with other school districts. The western two-thirds of Memorial

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3692-522: The majority being Mid-Century Modern and ranch houses ; many were built in the late 1950s and early 1960s. That year five were recently built and therefore had different designs. The community is near Town & Country Village. Nottingham Forest ( 29°46′1.95″N 95°36′54.16″W  /  29.7672083°N 95.6150444°W  / 29.7672083; -95.6150444 and 29°45′59.3346″N 95°35′52.512″W  /  29.766481833°N 95.59792000°W  / 29.766481833; -95.59792000 )

3763-501: The newer houses, "[s]ome of the multistory structures going up seem to take up every inch of the enormous lots." As of December 1992 a house that was intended to be demolished so a new house could go up in its place, or a "tear-down," was priced at $ 350,000 ($ 759924.12 in current money). As of 1994 most of the Tanglewood houses were still the older " rambling Ranch " houses, though larger numbers of newer houses were built. During that year Tanglewood had 1,157 houses. The median house value

3834-471: The norm in West University or some of the sections of River Oaks. You can just get so much more for your money." As of 2003 Tanglewood has 1,144 houses. The median house value was $ 632,750 ($ 1048020.8 in current money), and the total median price per square foot was $ 194.15 ($ 321.57 in current money). The median build year was 1960. On average houses had four bedrooms and 4.2 bathrooms. The median lot size

3905-465: The north and Barker Reservoir to the west of the district forced the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to amplify the release of floodwaters downstream into Buffalo Bayou well beyond normal levels, inundating low-lying neighborhoods near Terry Hershey Park and in the Memorial Villages. Controlled reservoir releases and associated flooding were expected to last for up to two weeks after the passage of

3976-446: The project's planning stages in the early 1960s, but an alternative western route along Dairy Ashford Road was deemed too costly. Funding issues delayed the construction of Beltway 8 through Memorial until the late 1980s. Memorial continued to gain population between 1980 and 1990. From 1999 to 2003, Memorial City Mall underwent a $ 600 million renovation. The mall and neighboring Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center now anchor

4047-467: The storm. Buffalo Bayou's record-high level throughout Memorial rendered multiple major thoroughfares impassable, including Texas State Highway 6 and portions of Interstate 10 ; the sunken stretch of the Sam Houston Tollway near CityCentre was submerged for a week, causing significant damage to the roadway. Inundated homes in Memorial were subject to a mandatory evacuation, and the entire area

4118-444: The super neighborhood had 44,957 residents. 78% were non-Hispanic white, 10% were non-Hispanic Asians, 9% were Hispanics, and 2% each were non-Hispanic blacks and others. Most of Memorial is zoned to Spring Branch Independent School District (SBISD). The Houston Independent School District does not serve residents in Memorial. Students in the western end of the Memorial area attend Katy Independent School District schools. The area

4189-615: The test of time. This is obvious with the new homes that are being built." The community used strict deed restrictions to prevent businesses from establishing themselves within the neighborhood; the City of Houston has no zoning. In 1992 Cynthia Mayer of the Philadelphia Inquirer said that Tanglewood, along with Memorial and River Oaks , was one of three of "Houston's richest, most Republican neighborhoods". In 1992 The Dallas Morning News said "An upper-class, Houston Country Club-area neighborhood of 1200 homes, Tanglewood

4260-463: The use of offset lithography . The cards were produced on paper with a high rag content, which gave the post card a textured look and feel. At the time this was a less expensive process. Along with advances in printing technique, mid-century linen postcards allowed for very vibrant ink colors. The encyclopedic geographic imagery of mid-century linen post cards suggests popular middle-class attitudes about nature , wilderness , technology , mobility and

4331-530: Was $ 403,200 ($ 828850.29 in current money), and the total median price per square foot was $ 131.31 ($ 269.93 in current money). The median build year was 1959. On average houses had 3.6 bedrooms and 3.4 bathrooms. The median lot size was 16,500 square feet (1,530 m ) and the median house size was 3,560 square feet (331 m ). Its original homes were " rambling Ranch " houses, spread-out one story houses placed on large lots. The houses were outfitted with central air conditioning. Tanglewood's first houses each had

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4402-400: Was 16,390 square feet (1,523 m ) and the median house size was 3,882 square feet (360.6 m ). Donna Ellis, an employee of Greenwood King Properties, said in 2003 that the prices of houses in Tanglewood ranged from $ 300,000 ($ 496888.57 in current money) to $ 3 million ($ 4968885.67 in current money). As of 2003 the majority of houses are newer houses built beginning in the 1980s. In 1992

4473-400: Was a program creating a series of architectural prototype-homes involving major mid-century architects, including Charles and Ray Eames , Craig Ellwood , A. Quincy Jones , Edward Killingsworth , Pierre Koenig , Richard Neutra , Ralph Rapson , Eero Saarinen , and Raphael Soriano to design and build modern efficient and inexpensive model homes for the post-WWII residential housing boom in

4544-638: Was as important as form in Mid-century designs, with an emphasis placed on targeting the needs of the average American family. In Europe, the influence of Le Corbusier and the CIAM resulted in an architectural orthodoxy manifest across most parts of post-war Europe that was ultimately challenged by the radical agendas of the architectural wings of the avant-garde Situationist International , COBRA , as well as Archigram in London. A critical but sympathetic reappraisal of

4615-467: Was donated by a Tanglewood developer. High school students are zoned to Margaret Long Wisdom High School (formerly Robert E. Lee High School) and may choose to attend Lamar High School or Westside High Schools . Even though several wealthier neighborhoods such as Tanglewood and Briargrove are primarily zoned to Wisdom, As of 2010 parents there prefer to send their children to Lamar, Westside, private high schools, or charter high schools. Residents of

4686-460: Was frequently employed in residential structures with the goal of bringing modernism into America's post-war suburbs. This style emphasized creating structures with ample windows and open floor plans, with the intention of opening up interior spaces and bringing the outdoors in. Many Mid-century houses utilized then-groundbreaking post and beam architectural design that eliminated bulky support walls in favor of walls seemingly made of glass. Function

4757-427: Was inaugurated in 1961, and is the third most populous city in the country, behind only São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro . In addition to the memorable buildings by architect Oscar Niemeyer , there are also works by Athos Bulcão , Marianne Peretti , João Filgueiras Lima , and landscaping by Burle Marx . Architects include: Scandinavia had a great influence on the mid-century modern furniture . The style design

4828-479: Was instrumental in bringing Mid-century modern architecture ("Eichler Homes") to subdivisions in the Los Angeles area and the San Francisco Bay region of California , and select housing developments on the east coast. George Fred Keck , his brother Willam Keck, Henry P. Glass , Mies van der Rohe, and Edward Humrich created Mid-century modern residences in the Chicago area. Mies van der Rohe's Farnsworth House

4899-459: Was one popular house style influenced by the Italian designer Andrea Palladio , which featured stucco, symmetrical design, tile roofs, and arched windows. During that year most newer houses had prices beginning at $ 800000 ($ 1644544.23 in current money). Mary Catherine Miller, the daughter of Farrington, said that Tanglewood "offers all of the amenities of a well-planned community and it has really stood

4970-441: Was subject to an emergency curfew even after the expiration of the citywide curfew. In the 1990s, Memorial, along with River Oaks and Tanglewood , was described as one of Houston's "richest, most Republican neighborhoods." In the first 1991 Mayor of Houston election, Bob Lanier received more votes than any other candidate in Memorial. Harris County Precinct Three, represented by Steve Radack, includes Memorial. Memorial

5041-561: Was used as early as the mid-1950s, and was defined as a design movement by Cara Greenberg in her 1984 book Mid-Century Modern: Furniture of the 1950s . It is now recognized by scholars and museums worldwide as a significant design movement. The MCM design aesthetic is modern in style and construction, aligned with the Modernist movement of the period. It is typically characterized by clean, simple lines and honest use of materials, and generally does not include decorative embellishments. On

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