The Seattle Times/AIA Home-of-the-Month Program

Online Presentation by Docomomo US/WEWA

For more than 50 years, in an unparalleled partnership between the Seattle Times and the Seattle Chapter of the AIA, over 500 unique homes were highlighted monthly in the pages of our local newspaper.

Come and explore the homes and history of the Seattle Times/AIA Home-of-the-Month Program with State Architectural Historian, Michael Houser. The program, which began in 1954, captured some of the region’s best mid-century modern residences and showcased the work of our region’s most notable architects and their firms. Seattle Times journalist and editor Margery R. Phillips established the program with a group of architects. She wrote the monthly articles for the feature’s first two decades. With a simple goal to educate the public about residential architecture, the dwellings throughout the years were indicative of the shifting tastes and trends of domestic life. Many pushed the boundaries of residential design, and all were open-to-view to visitors, who were allowed to explore the architecture firsthand.

View these houses again (virtually) with Michael Houser, who will take us on a journey of the yearly designs.

Learn more about his amazing program through this webpage curated by Marga Rose Hancock, Hon. AIA.

REGISTER IN ADVANCE!

DATE: Thursday, February 27, 2025
TIME: 7:00 to 8:00 PM (The program starts at 7:00 pm and will last about 50 minutes followed by a 10 minute Q & A. The event will end by 8:00 pm.)
COST: FREE!
REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Sign up in advance to gain online access. Click here to register on Zoom. (After registering you’ll receive a confirmation email from Zoom with information about joining the online program. We’ll send a reminder email a day or two before the event.)

Note: This program will be recorded and added to our YouTube Channel.

Docomomo US/WEWA’s 2025 programs are partially supported by a 4Culture Preservation Sustained Support grant.

Image credits: Seattle Times Open House sign (photo of vintage sign by Eugenia Woo). Homepage: 1956 Home-of-the-Year trophy (MOHAI); graphic from Seattle Times ad, March 17, 1963; Zema residence, Home-of-the-Month (Seattle Times, October 3, 1954); house in Wedgwood, Balch-developed residence designed by Paul Kirk (Seattle Times, August 22, 1954).