In Kansas, A Family Shows Appreciation for Unique Mid-Century Design
Mark and Becca Spears clearly remember the first time they came to look at their mid-century ranch house in Prairie Village, KS. With its steel frame, concrete subfloors, corrugated tin chimney, and numerous inventive uses of materials, the three-bedroom house wasn’t like anything you’d commonly find in the Kansas suburbs. Boasting original panoramic sliding glass doors […]
Mark and Becca Spears clearly remember the first time they came to look at their mid-century ranch house in Prairie Village, KS. With its steel frame, concrete subfloors, corrugated tin chimney, and numerous inventive uses of materials, the three-bedroom house wasn’t like anything you’d commonly find in the Kansas suburbs. Boasting original panoramic sliding glass doors and a Japanese-style garden, the house almost seemed to have been transported from the sloping hills of Southern California to their Mid-Western neck of the woods. The unique architecture and stunning indoor-outdoor sensibility were essentially what made the couple fall in love with the house. For the past seven years, Becca, a photographer specializing in documenting families, Mark, owner of a construction business, and their children Charlotte, Fiona, and Dean have been busy writing the latest chapter of the unique mid-century house that they now proudly call home. The story of the house began with Bob Wendt, who built the house for his wife Maudell and daughters Kim and Connie in 1958, and lived there fo...
Mark and Becca Spears clearly remember the first time they came to look at their mid-century ranch house in Prairie Village, KS. With its steel frame, concrete subfloors, corrugated tin chimney, and numerous inventive uses of materials, the three-bedroom house wasn’t like anything you’d commonly find in the Kansas suburbs. Boasting original panoramic sliding glass doors and a Japanese-style garden, the house almost seemed to have been transported from the sloping hills of Southern California to their Mid-Western neck of the woods. The unique architecture and stunning indoor-outdoor sensibility were essentially what made the couple fall in love with the house. For the past seven years, Becca, a photographer specializing in documenting families, Mark, owner of a construction business, and their children Charlotte, Fiona, and Dean have been busy writing the latest chapter of the unique mid-century house that they now proudly call home. The story of the house began with Bob Wendt, who built the house for his wife Maudell and daughters Kim and Connie in 1958, and lived there fo...
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