House Museums on Squidoo

A few months back Katie Hutchison posted a piece about my Squidoo lens, Your Complete Guide to Residential Architecture, on her informative blog, House Enthusiast. Within her very kind post regarding my work online, Katie suggested that I add a new section to the page linking users to house museums.

Well, I thought that was a great idea; an idea that I was surprised was not already on the lens. As a child, Mom would truck my brothers and me to dozens (maybe hundreds) of house museums during summer weekdays. I am sure it was mostly to stay sane and keep us kids busy and focused on something other than tormenting one another. I am also quite certain that all that exposure to historic properties lead me straight to architecture school.

It has taken me some time to add the section, but I would like to announce tonight that the section is live and ready for your perusal. Be sure to scroll through the first several sections to find the new list of house museums. It follows Honor Awards. If you do not find your favorite property, please leave a comment below or drop me an email (there’s a link at the top of this page). Send me a link and I’ll add it to the list.

Thanks again to Katie for the post, as well as the suggestion.

House Museums

Katie Hutchison, over at House Enthusiast, posted a very nice piece about my Squidoo lens, Your Complete Guide to Residential Architecture.

She suggested that I add an architecture/house museum category. I think that’s a great idea and I am quite surprised that I don’t already have that list. My brothers and I grew up visiting every architecture/house museum within a day’s trip from home. It’s how Mom planned most Saturdays while Dad was working. (Now, as a father of three, I have a much better understanding of why Mom always had an interesting place for us to go… It’s called parent survival.) I am sure that our mini adventures to historic homes throughout the region had a huge influence on me becoming a residential architect.

Now, I just need to find the time to make the list for the lens. Maybe you can help. Send a link to your favorite architecture/house museum to blog@fivecat.com.

Here are a few to get us started.

• Fallingwater
• Philip Johnson’s Glass House
• Historic Hudson Valley (7 great locations in the Hudson Valley)
• Biltmore Estate
• Vanderbilt Mansion
• Boldt Castle
• Colonial Williamsburg

Thanks for the idea and the kind post, Katie.

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The Complete Guide to Residential Architecture

For my new readers, I want to share a link to my Squidoo lens; The Complete Guide to Residential Architecture.

This lens includes links to architecture and design blogs, resource guides, information based websites, organizations, directories, conferences, awards programs, magazines and a list of very talented residential architects from across the country. If you are looking to find information on residential architecture and design, there is no better place to find it.

Residential Architecture Squidoo Lens

I’ve updated my Squidoo Lens on Residential Architecture and Design. If you’re looking for anything related to residential architecture, start your search here.

I have links to blogs, magazines, event calendars, guides, code resources, organizations, directories, award programs and a full library of books and videos available to buy direct from the lens. All proceeds go to Soldier’s Angels.

Do You Squidoo?

I have not posted about my Squidoo lens lately. For those of my readers who don’t know, my lens is a comprehensive resource for all things Residential Architecture and Design. It includes links to online guides, organizations, directories, conferences, awards programs, magazines, books, videos and a list of leading residential architecture firms in the nation.

Check it out. If you don’t see what you are looking for, please let me know and I will add it. My mission for the lens is to become the most comprehensive resource for information on residential architecture and design on the web.

All proceeds from the items for sale go to Soldiers’ Angels. May God bless the brave men and women of the US Armed Forces.

Squidoo For You

If you’re looking for more information about residential architecture and design, don’t forget to visit my Squidoo lens. Its a great resource. After your visit, check out these other great lenses:

The Arts & Crafts Bungalow – Style and Interior Design

That’s Bamboo? Wow!

Building Fast with Prefab

The Essentials for Green Building

Cobblestone Buildings

Xeriscaping

Treehouse Treasury

What Style Is It?

Jackie Craven’s Picture Dictionary of House Styles in America and Beyond is a great resource for identifying residential architectural styles from pre-history Adobe Pueblos to Katrina Cottages.

For more great resource guides, check out my Squidoo lens. Its all about residential architecture and design.

BTW: Lyndhurst (pictured above) is Gothic Revival. The photo is courtesy of WalkingGeek/Flickr.

Feng Shui Podcast

I just added a new module to my Squidoo lens. Its a feed from Google Blog Search for “residential architecture”. I launched it and immediately found something worthwhile. I thought I would share it with you here. Enjoy.

Podcast: Feng Shui for Residential Architecture

Spring Inspirations

Spring is here and the renovation juices are starting flow. There is something about this time of year that gets people inspired to build.

If you are considering a renovation project here are a few places to begin your research:

My posts on Renovations

My Living Well Link of the Week posts

My Residential Architecture & Design Lens on Squidoo

The Ultimate Garage lens

The Kitchen Designer blog

Residential Architect magazine

Fine Homebuilding magazine

The Not So Big House website

Jill Clarkson Color + Design blog

Once your are thoroughly inspired and ready to get started, check out Your Guide to Working with an Architect and find yourself a great architect. Not only will your project look, feel and function better, working with a residential architect will save you lots of time and money.

If you ever have any questions, you may post a comment above or e-mail me here anytime.

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The image above is Magnolia Way at the Bronx Botanical Garden.

More Inspiration…

For even more inspiration, check out my Squidoo lens for a list of magazines and journals about residential architecture and design.