Category: House

Modernist Homes of the 1930s: George Palm Jr., B. V. Zamore and International Style in Toledo

Toledo-Lucas County Public Library Block Card Collection

This post was inspired by this recent RTM post, and by Ted Ligibel, who said in a July 23, 1989 article in The Toledo Blade about Art Deco building style and modernist homes in Toledo, “They really are classics and probably deserve to be researched.”

In Toledo, Ohio, there are several Modern-style houses designed by George Palm Jr. and built by B. V. Zamore (Zamore Builds, Inc.) during the 1930s. These homes reflect the then-popular International Style, an architectural movement that emerged in Europe in the 1920s and 1930s, championed by architects such as Le Corbusier, Walter Gropius, and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. The movement emphasized clean lines, flat roofs, smooth stucco exteriors over concrete block, and minimal ornamentation, creating a boxy, geometric, and distinctly modern aesthetic that was a sharp departure from traditional home styles.

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Reynolds Village, 2865 N. Reynolds Rd.

Reynolds Village. Row of shops are on the right. Country Inn is in the center. Another shop is on the left. An addition was eventually built between the Country Inn and the shop on the left. This combination of structures eventually became the Oak’en Bucket. Source: Toledo Blade.

Reynolds Village, opened c1961, was owned by Andrew and Ruth Reynolds and consisted of several buildings, including the Country Inn and the Reynolds family home. The village was located on Reynolds Road just south of Central Avenue. Closed c1974.

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Veteran Homes, 3100/3200 Holland-Sylvania Block.

Source: ODOT.

These home were built on the northeast corner of Central Avenue and Holland-Sylvania Road bordered in by Goodhue Drive and Waldmar Road. Most of the homes remain on Waldmar while none of the homes remain on Holland-Sylvania. Demolition of those homes began in the ’80s when Hong Kong Restaurant, Burger King, Midas and Mewborn Burroughs vet clinic were built.

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Hardwick House, 6437 W. Central Ave.

1962. Source: ODOT.

Built c1947. This house was located on the southeast corner of Central Avenue and Wilford Drive. The home remained in place during the US 23 interchange construction c1962. It appears the house was demolished in late 1965. In early 1966 a Standard Oil Company (SOHIO) service station was constructed on the site. Later became Bills Sohio (c1973), BP gas station, and is currently S&G gas station.

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