Storybook ranch

A tattered 1957 storybook ranch home seemed a clear candidate for a tear-down, but this revived home now lives to tell another tale.

The recognizable houses, designed by homebuilder Jean Vandruff, are the subject of a new book.

Source: 1953 Better Homes & Gardens From the Mid Century Home Style collection.

Were they expecting snow in New Mexico in the winters of 1950? It's an architecture that should seem a little out of place in a climate like Orange Country, California, but for some reason, it's sort of charming in a sad and nostalgic way; like watching re-runs of I Love Lucy and realising the 'Amer

Step inside this amazing 1960s "Storybook Ranch" time capsule house in Dedham, Mass and see all the fantastic original details in 42 enchanting photos.

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Attended this estate sale November 2009. Modesto, CA First off, I want to say that I have some conflicting information about this house. While I was there at the estate sale, the ladys that were running it told me that this house has had only one owner. They said that they built it in 1946, BUT I did a search on Zillow.com of this house and they said it was built in 1953. A lot of the design choices in the house seem more like 1953, so I myself want to say it was in fact built in 1953. There…

I am super fascinated by the archaic features and fixtures of midcentury houses…. Things that have been superseded by something more modern, or which simply faded from fashion. Quick! We better get them on the blog fast, so’s we don’t forget them. Stuff like hudee rings, and push-button plumbing, and appliance centers, and today: Dovecotes…

West Coast Woods ad for "story book" cottage, 1953

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