ABQ Mid Mod Home Tour Spotlight: A Mossman & A Netherwood Park Home
Five Unique Mid-Century Modern Homes
Spread Out Across The City
Open For A Day...
The 1st ABQ Mid Mod Home Tour took place a week ago & it was an amazing event! Created by Modern Albuquerque, a less-than-a-year-old organization that "promotes the presence of modernist architecture in Albuquerque," this self-guided tour took us to five MetroABQ Mid-Century Modern homes, in no particular order.
The next stop was to a Netherwood Park Mid Mod home designed by Art Dekker. Netherwood is home to some great Mid-Century enclaves, including the two residential streets--Lafayette & Notre Dame--that end at Netherwood's Urban Forest Park. Netherwood Park itself is a fun destination: the link to the North Diversion Bike Path links there, & the food trucks roll in for Wednesday's Bite, seasonally & already-in-progress weekly dinnertime gatherings in the park...
Above is the faade of the Netherwood Park Mid Mod. The open roof is sleek, with only one connecting beam defining the courtyard space; in contrast, the courtyard walls are adorned with dozens of vertical wood slats. Also above is a pristine period piece: a wall clock, & below are wall sconces, plus an original brightly-toned door.
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Next stop was to a discreet home nestled in the Mossman neighborhood near Sandia High School. There are numerous pocket neighborhoods in that area, with great mid-century details. According to Albuquerque Modernism, builders Mossman & Gladden created over 7500 homes in the NE Heights during the MetroABQ post-war housing boom. Above is the Mid Mod Home Tour brochure entry; below is a perfectly-described "interior garden sun-room," an inside courtyard from that home.
Notice the recessed brick design immediately below. Brick building materials were very popular & used creatively during this period--more examples of unique brickwork follow...
