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Outline of History Pages
page 1 photo overview of mid-century modern homes in the region / brief written overview of Philadelphia mid-century architects
pages 2 and 4 additional mid-century homes grouped by location/county
page 3 Philadelphia LEED for Homes projects, Center City Philadelphia Modern and Mid-Century Modern Homes
page 5 photos grouped by architect Thomas Mangan, Oscar Stonorov, Kenneth Day, William Lescaze
page 6 photos of mid-century modern homes in New Jersey near Philadelphia
page 7 photos grouped by architect Montgomery & Bishop, Jules Gregory, Vincent Kling, Frank Boyer, Harry Sternfeld
page 8 photos grouped by architect Richard Neutra and Thaddeus Longstreth
page 9 photos grouped by architect George Nakashima, Joel Levinson, Galen Schlosser
page 10 photos grouped by architect Frank Weise,Irwin Stein, Edward Bernstein, Frank Lloyd Wright
page 11 photos grouped by architect Louis Kahn, Norman Rice, Irving Maitin,and Allan Berkowitz

Montgomery & Bishop

the background information on this page is from research done by Charles A. Evers. AIA , ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY OF APOLOGEN RD

Newcomb T Montgomery (2/26/1907-5/15/1986) born Philadelphia, graduated Chestnut Hill Academy/ B.Arch Princeton 1928 M.Arch U. Penn 1931. worked in the offices of Zantzinger, Borie & Medary, with Corbett, Harrison & McMurray in New York and with the Philadelphia housing authority. Montgomery started an independent practice in 1945 and formed a partnership with Robert Bishop in 1952. Commercial buildings include Health center at South and Broad in Philadelphia

Newton Montgomery Residence 1950
personal residence of Montgomery according to Philadelphia City Archives 1950 permit # 3199 this home was constructed for 26,000 and consisted of brick, "Way Lite" block and a flat roof

Mark E Kimmel Residence

N. William Winkelman Residence 1958

This is an incredible home built on the edge of Fairmont Park. It has one of the most dramatic living spaces I have seen. The home has a grand entertaining portion and a wing with 7 bedrooms. There is a feeling of gently floating in the treetops from the home.This home is built on the site Louis Kahn had designed a home 1947-1949 Alterations and a garage were commissioned in 1963 though the garage was never built

for information regarding purchase of the Winkelman Residence go to www.ApalogenRd.com

private driveway first view

floating closet in entry dinning room cabinet detail

living room with projecting glass box, the second photo is
taken from study overlooking the room, note grand piano for scale

tree top view from living room looking down at windows edge

patio off bedroom wing view into park from kitchen patio

view to bedroom back toward entry view into dining room,
wing kitchen with side yard beyond

floating steps to glass bedroom wing
box off living room

view from master shower onto private 3 acres

1958 Montgomery and Bishop Fleer House

living room cantilevered over stream side and back view

front views entrance and carport

entry/floating closets as with Winkleman/view from kitchen/connection to master bedroom

approx 1960 Montgomery & Bishop

rear view

front and side view

Jules Gregory

partnership with William Hunt from 1949

personal home ca.1960 Jules Gregory

From the Architectural Record of 1961
"This fanciful house achieves quite an air of distinction from its eye-catching double conoid roof. The double conoid roof is formed by two identical laminated wood beams on either of the long walls of the building. One is used upside down in relation to the other. ( A peak on one side is a valley on the other.) A straight laminated beam is at the center. The roof deck is made of white fir (2by 3's) The roof is free standing, supported by wood posts. Full expression of the roof shape is emphasized by running all partitions only to a height of 7 ft, and keeping all of them non-bearing. Acoustic privacy is achieved by sheets of glass spanning the partition tops to the roof. Stone walls give bracing and texture to the stucco and glass panels."

"Buiding cost about 30,000 in 1960"

b&w photos by Mark Neuhof

guest house by Jules Gregory

Bucks County home Jules Gregory

additional home by Gregory

Vincent Kling
Kling 1951

Kling 1951 (personal residence)

Kling aprox1957

Lemuel B. Line house Kling 1953

no photos available of the William S. Scull House 1953 at 337 Fishers Road in Bryn Mawr PA

Frank Boyer
Louis Levy House 1960

Harry Sternfeld (1888-1976)

Harry Sternfeld a Philadelphia native, received his undergraduate and graduate degrees at the University of Pennsylvania. He became head of architecture at Carnegie-Mellon University and later joined the Faculty at Penn. Like his student Louis Kahn, Sternfeld was, in his early years, strongly influenced by developments in France and, in particular, the Beaux-arts approach.

Sternfeld's evolution as a modern architect began in the early 1930's when he started to incorporate aspects of Art Deco into his design vocabulary. The U.S. Post office and Court House at 9th and Market Streets(below right) in Center City Philadelphia and his WCAU building at 1618 Chestnut Street(below left) are notable examples nationally. Continuing his practice into the 1950's, Sternfeld designed th Germantown Jewish Center (large photograph below) built between 1950 and 1954.

Lawrence House(1954-55)
This mid-century modern designed by Sternfeld has details not seen in other modern homes of the period, and has the substantial feel of his more public work. This dramatic home was placed far back on the site facing the approach to take full advantage of the south facing light.

detail of 2 of the fireplaces, living room projecting black marble

This home was designed by Sternfeld in 1936, note some of the Art Deco details

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