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:: Monday, August 16, 2004 ::
The A-frame era Stephanie Shapiro, The Baltimore Sun
You can still find A-frames, particularly in the West where so many were built. (One fixer upper in rural Washington state is available for $45,000.)
Some of most important early A-frames, built on land that has soared in value, are being razed to make room for what Randl calls 'McVacation homes.'
While doing field work last year, Randl visited an A-frame in Squaw Valley, Calif., designed by Rockrise and constructed in 1955. 'With barnlike board and batten siding and a cedar-shingled roof, matching the mountain peaks above, the house was well-suited to its natural surroundings,' Randl writes of the home, since leveled.
He hopes that other specimens, some of which he believes 'are worthy of the National Register (of Historic Places),' will be spared. Randl also hopes that his book 'lends weight (to the idea that A-frames) have a place in history.'
For more details on A-frames visit aframehistory.com------------------------------------------- posted 6:13 AM :: reference link ::
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