The Morehead Residence
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Address
Falls City, Nebraska
Year Completed
1977
Building Type
Architect:
Firm/Partnership
Project Description
In an article written by Frank Israel, he noted that “Crisply patterned planes and tightly rendered lines make an architectural gem – set carefully apart from the landscape, but not directly challenging it.”1 “The classically designed structure is placed in an essentially Romantic context. If the house does not echo the landscape, neither does it interfere with it: ‘The prairie flows up to the house, and then flows past it, undisturbed,’ says Mr. Astle.” And, “The Morehead family are all enthusiastic riders, and the horses are allowed to graze all the way up to the front door. The barn, standing casually apart, acts as a visual foil to the main house.”2
Another article described the house as, “Providing maximum exposure to the view, the large windows on the middle level are recessed into the matrix to provide protection from the sun. On the interior of the building the matrix is clearly revealed in the geometry of the exposed wood structure. The main living area of the house is located on the middle level. Two bedrooms, each with bath, are located on the upper level, which opens onto the living area below. The lower level contains a family room, two bedrooms and a guest room. Interior finish, as well as framing and sheathing, is western red cedar.”3
Sources
1. Frank Israel, “Architecture: Neil Astle,” Architectural Digest (July/August 1978), 1. In “Misc. Publications,” from The Neil L. Astle Papers, accn 1930, box 106, folder 14. From the Special Collections and Archives Department, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.
2. Frank Israel, “Architecture: Neil Astle.” Architectural Digest (July/August 1978): 3.
3. Nebraska Society of Architects, “Moorehead Residence,” New Architecture in Nebraska (1977), 3. In “Misc. Publications,” from The Neil L. Astle Papers, accn 1930, box 106, folder 14. From the Special Collections and Archives Department, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.
4. Frank Israel, “Architecture: Neil Astle,” Architectural Digest 35, no. 6 (July – August 1978), 66-73. In “Misc. Publications,” from The Neil L. Astle Papers, accn 1930, box 106, folder 14. From the Special Collections and Archives Department, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.
