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Dream Homes: Houston's Top 10 Houses

By Michael Hardy

Houstonia, January 1, 2014

When we decided to put together our January feature on Dream Homes, we started by asking four local architecture experts to submit a list of their 10 favorite Houston domiciles. Several of the experts submitted more than 10 homes, while architectural historian Stephen Fox submitted two lists—one of his 10 favorite homes by practicing architects, and one of his 10 favorite homes by architects no longer practicing. In early November, the four experts gathered at the Houstonia house to go over their combined lists and discuss the relative merits of the included homes. Out of that meeting, a rough consensus emerged around 10 homes, which we featured in our magazine (currently on newstands).

Many readers have asked to see the original lists submitted by our panelists, so here they are:

Panelist: RUSTY BIENVENUE

FRAME/HARPER HOUSE (430 Westminster)
1960, Harwood Taylor; Renovation/restoration: Stern & Bucek

9 SHADOWLAWN (9 Shadowlawn)
1961, Anderson Todd

MENIL HOUSE (3363 San Felipe)
1951, Phillip Johnson; Restoration: Stern & Bucek

BAYOU BEND (1 Westcott)
1927-28, John Staub with Birdsall P. Briscoe

STERN HOUSE (1202 Milford)
1992, William F. Stern & Associates

KAMRATH HOUSE (8 Tiel Way)
1953, MacKie & Kamrath

STYLE IN STEEL TOWNHOMES (4156 & 4160 Meyerwood)
1968, Wilson Morris Crain & Anderson

SHOT-TROT HOUSE (4914 Curtin)
2004, Brett Zamore

GRENADER HOUSE (2231 Wroxton)
2008, Nonya Grenader

1319 BANKS
2001, Francois de Menil

Panelist: BARRIE SCARDINO BRADLEY

KELLUM-NOBLE HOUSE (Sam Houston Park)
1847, Francis McHugh

MANSFIELD HOUSE (1802 Harvard)
c. 1895, George Barber

WILLIAM NASH HOUSE (215 Westmoreland)
1905, H. C. Cooke & Co.

BAYOU BEND (1 Westcott)
1927-28, John Staub with Birdsall P. Briscoe

L. D. ALLEN HOUSE (2337 Bluebonnet)
1936, Wirtz & Calhoun

MENIL HOUSE (3363 San Felipe)
1951, Philip Johnson

4826 BELLAIRE (4826 Bellaire )
2007, Allen Bianchi

MAHER HOUSE (2930 Lazy Lane)
1964, Barnstone & Aubry

BALINSKAS HOUSE (5421 Dickson)
1992, Natalye Appel

VIRGINIA POINTE (3319 Virginia)
2009, Adams Architects

Panelist: JAMES EVANS

9 DEGREE HOUSE
2012, Interloop Architects

BLEYZER HOUSE
2012, Stern & Bucek

1930 BOLSOVER (1930 Bolsover)
1970, Anderson Todd

ROBERTSON HOUSE (3718 Gramercy)
2007, Christopher Robertson

1418 KIPLING (1418 Kipling St)
1997, Val Glitsch

ANDERSON HOUSE (1638 Banks)
1960, Wilson Morris Crane & Anderson

GRENADER HOUSE (2231 Wroxton)
2008, Nonya Grenader

HOUSE 2045 (2045 University)
2005, Collaborative Designworks

SHORTHAND HOUSE (2233 University)
1997, Francois DeMenil

SHOT TROT HOUSE (4914 Curtin)
2004, Brett Zamore

NGUYEN FAMILY HOUSES (1506 W 26th)
2004, MC2 Architects

THE 505 (505 West Alabama)
2006, Collaborative Designworks

8 TIEL WAY (8 Tiel Way)
N/A, MacKie & Kamrath

3736 CHEVEY CHASE (3736 Chevy Chase)
2009, Jay Baker Architects

1955 RICHMOND (1955 Richmond)
1954, Harwood Taylor and Burdette Keeland

FRAME/HARPER HOUSE (430 Westminster)
1960, Neuhaus & Taylor

Panelist: STEPHEN FOX

Architects no longer in practice:

THOMAS J. DONOGHUE HOUSE (17 Courtlandt)
1916, Warren & Wetmore

HUGO V. NEUHAUS HOUSE (9 Remington)
1923, Harrie T. Lindeberg

BLANCHE HARDING SEWALL HOUSE (3456 Inwood Drive)
1926, Cram, Goodhue & Ferguson

BAYOU BEND (1 Westcott)
1927-28, John Staub with Birdsall P. Briscoe

J.P. BULLINGTON HOUSE (3023 Del Monte)
1938, Birdsall P. Briscoe

HUGO V. NEUHAUS HOUSE (2910 Lazy Lane)
1950, Cowell & Neuhaus

KARL KAMRATH HOUSE (8 Tiel Way)
1953, MacKie & Kamrath

9 SHADOWLAWN CIRCLE (9 Shadowlawn Circle)
1961, Anderson Todd

I. H. KEMPNER III HOUSE (3811 Del Monte)
1969, Howard Barnstone and Eugene Aubry

JOHN ZEMANEK HOUSE (1723 Colquitt)
1968, John Zemanek

Architects currently in practice:

EL JARAL (2106 Persa)
1993, Taft Architects

JAMES-ARMSTRONG HOUSE (5423 Gibson)
1993, Cameron Armstrong

LOTT HOUSE (1928 South Blvd)
1994, Carlos Jimenez

ELENA CUSI WORTHAM HOUSE (1102 Euclid)
1994, Pia Wortham and Joan Callis

SHORTHAND HOUSE (2233 University)
1997, Francois de Menil

NGUYEN FAMILY HOUSES (1506 West 26th)
2004, MC2 Architects

JIM LOVE HOUSE (5019 Blossom)
2004, Nonya Grenader

ROSE-ADAMS HOUSE (1425 Banks)
2007, Strasser Ragni

ARNOULT HOUSE (3701 Del Monte)
2008, Curtis & Windham

DOWN-AND-UNDER HOUSE (1514 Banks)
2012, Enter Architecture