Mid-century

Jonathan… 1960s-1970s “new town” of the future

Jonathan was a “new town” of the future in the 1970s, when John was a grad student in architecture and city planning at NDSU. We lived in Fargo, ND but...
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Made Me Smile

I see so many interesting things when I am out looking at homes, I have long wished I had an easy way to share them. I figure it’s never too...
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Buying a Mid-Century-Modern house in University Grove

Looking for an authentic mid-century-modern home to make your own? You might get lucky and find the right home quickly, but it usually requires patience. It took this couple about...
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MN Modern Registry… soft release now available for exploration!

DOCOMOMO US/MN announced the initial release of their Minnesota Modern Sites Registry this week. I am excited about this ambitious project which maps and documents the wide array of buildings,...
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Mid-Century-Modern Time Capsules

DO.CO.MO.MO (International working party for Documentation and Conservation of building sites and neighborhoods of the Modern Movement) sponsors a tour day every October, and this year our Minnesota tour was...
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Mid-Century-Modern Home Tour – October 13, 2018

Every fall I look forward to the Docomomo US/MN Minnesota Modern Tour Day… this year on Saturday, October 13, 2018 from 10 am to 4 pm. It is always a treat...
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Mid-century ramblers for sale

The rambler was the most popular style built in the 1950s, so it should come as no surprise that over 60% of the homes for sale built 1950-1955 are one-story...
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‘I Spy’… spotting mid-century modern design

Many home buyers are rediscovering mid-century modern design, in both homes and home furnishings. There is typically about a 50-year lag between the time when something was popular and when...
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