This week, I had the inmense pleasure of touring the original State National Bank built in the 1920s in downtown Brownsville. Serving on the Come Build, Come Dream board of directors has been an enriching experience because of the organization's mission to support the...
I wrote this article a few months back for the Rio Grande Guardian and I thought it would be appropriate to post here on our site because a recent post of a house soon to be demolished in Brownsville has generated a lot of interest. It is a surmountable effort on the...
This post was written by Architecture Historian Stephen Fox on May 3, 2020 for RGVMod In May 2020 demolition is imminent for an exceptional example of the mid-twentieth-century neo-Border Brick architectural style, the Pearl Milor and J. Kendall Hert House in the...
We recently had the great opportunity of visiting this rarely seen chapel in Houston during Houston Mod's Christmas party. The building is well preserved and maintains all of its original design and features. The Dunbar Chambers Memorial Chapel, designed by MacKie...
WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT! Since 1985, Preservation Texas has provided an independent, statewide voice in support of historic preservation. Through legislative advocacy, educational programs, the Most Endangered Places list, Honor Awards program, stewardship of Bassett...
ArchitectureTexasville, TXOn April 30, 2015 a small group of students toured four residences and Casa del Sol in Harlingen classic prototypes of midcentury modern buildings in the Rio Grande Valley. Michelle Honl, the group’s teacher, came to the RGV just last year to...
ArchitectureThis past Easter weekend I had the opportunity to visit Austin’s Botanical Gardens looking specifically for the Isamu Taniguchi Gardens. For those fanatics of the modern movement like me, connecting with someone whose family left such an indelible mark in...
ArchitectureThe project is funded by the Brownsville Healthy Communities http://www.healthybrownsville.org/ through a grant.This is a design – build project conducted in partnership between Texas Southmost College Architecture Program and Brownsville Healthy...
ArchitectureTEDx McAllen is finally in my memory. The stress and anguish are gone, but a new list of friends bloomed. Nothing could be better than meeting such amazing leaders – people who are shaping and inspiring the Rio Grande Valley. TED will post all of the...
Architecture“The house just spoke to me, and it gave me a great feeling as soon as I walked in the door,” said new midcentury modern home owner Melody Bockelman. After a failed attempt to remodel her new house, Melody was frustrated when she found a copy of Beyond...