Still the Aristocrat of Bungalows

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Tiling the Bath

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Even before selecting an architect Paul had made a decision to use tile made locally by North Prairie Tileworks. And although he wanted to use plenty of tile, he left exactly how to use it to his architects. While Paul wouldn’t have been opposed to using tile on all the walls, he also loved the [...]

Making Structural Adjustments

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After the decision was made to remove the wall between the two bedrooms in the early planning stages, both general contractor and architect returned to the house to determine if the wall being removed was supporting structural loads from the roof, or ceiling. This task is often fairly easy when the basement walls and ceiling [...]

New Owner, New Plans

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Our expectations of homes today are very different then they were when “The Ashmore” was built. One aspect of convenient living that we have come to expect in modern times is the idea of a master suite. When “The Ashmore” was constructed, with its 6 bedrooms and single bathroom, this wasn’t anything unusual. Today, the [...]

A New Kitchen

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Tom and Carolyn Jensen appreciated the beauty in the original character that remained. Carolyn in particular, devoted herself to enhancing this character during their ownership of the house. Initially she focused on selecting period appropriate wallpapers, paint colors, and light fixtures to replace fixtures that weren’t original. Eventually she decided to tackle the kitchen as [...]

An “Ashmore” in Bryn Mawr

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Between 1908 and 1940, an estimated 75,000 to 100,000 kit homes were purchased from Sears, Roebuck and Company and built. In 1917 one of the rarer models, “The Ashmore”, was built in the Bryn Mawr neighborhood of Minneapolis, MN. Indeed, Rosemary Thornton, author of The Houses That Sears Built: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know [...]

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