Created By: Historic Boulder, Inc.
2440 Kohler Drive/ George Norman Wells architect/ Prairie Style/ built 1967/ Historic Landmark
Alice and Don McDonald commissioned George Norman Wells to design their house, which they had landmarked in 2020. The design was inspired by the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright. It has key characteristics of Wright's Prairie style, including angled building forms, a horizontal orientation of the exterior walls and roof lines, and patterned coursing of the brick masonry.
About Boulder's historic preservation program: Reasons vary for property owners to landmark their buildings. They may wish to honor important persons or family members associated with the building, to ensure a valued building is protected from extensive alteration or demolition, or they may want to take advantage of state and federal tax credits available for costs associated with building maintenance. Another way the landmark designation process can kick in is when a demolition application is submitted. If a structure proposed for demolition is more than 50 years old, the demo application is subject to historic preservation review.
Read the Landmarks Board meeting memo for this property.
This point of interest is part of the tour: Mid-Century Modern in Table Mesa, Boulder, CO
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