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OUR DYNAMIC MID-CENTURY RANCH
Old House Journal|July - August 2023
The 1952 house was cookie-cutter and tired. Now it showcases the best of MCM design. 
- Christy Eugenis
OUR DYNAMIC MID-CENTURY RANCH

Just after we got engaged, my husband, Stan Amy, and I found this house... later we were married here. I think you could say that we are deeply tied to our home. It's a big, classic Ranch with a view, built in 1952 on Alameda Ridge in Portland, Oregon. We'd been looking for a house in MCM style as it's a passion of ours. We re-imagined a Palm Springs motel and created the Orbit In and Hideaway hotels in Palm Springs. I was on the founding Board of Modernism Week. We were co-founders of New Seasons Markets and sold our stake in 2020. Our current project is building a housing community designed to help working professionals become homeowners.

When we bought this 3,100 square foot house in 1994, it was very dated, filled with shag carpeting and disco wallpaper. There was no footing under the south end of the house. For the first phase, we worked with Richard Brown Architects. Then, in 2014, we consulted with Anne De Wolf of the Portland design firm Arciform [arciform.com].

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