Teardown of the week

695 Rocky River - Tanglewood

This week, the almost 5,000 square foot mid-century Tanglewood home designed by Ralph A. Anderson, Jr. (of Wilson, Morris, Crain & Anderson architects) met its demise - one in a series of many large (and large-lotted) unique mid-century homes in this close-in treed area to be replaced by even larger Mediterr-uscan-Spani-French style homes.

According to the Houston Architectural Guide,

The full impact of the Eisenhower era is visible here [in Tanglewood], matured and well maintained: big, low, one-story houses on large, flat lots. One of the very few exceptions to the prevailing stodginess is this flat-roofed contemporary style house designed by Ralph A. Anderson, Jr., with its eroded corner bay held firm in place by the fascia's ruling horizontal.

The house, which sat on a 33,578 square foot (~.77 acre) corner lot at Rocky River and Holly Springs, was sold in late July and had an asking price of $1.25 million. It also sat open to the elements for nearly a year, leading to its not-so-nice condition and teardown status. One of its unfortunate neighbors at 741 Rocky River is for sale right now, and the realtor describes the property as a "charming ranch style one story brick veneer home with sparkling pool in exclusive Tanglewood neighborhood," but also "priced for lot value" (at $925k). Go figure.

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