tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7190478259079602798.post4928279882223128264..comments2023-08-16T10:00:00.164-05:00Comments on KCMODERN: 1955 PARADE OF HOMES- Part Twojeradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07323946058632373278noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7190478259079602798.post-7696347808678602872015-10-13T02:16:56.704-05:002015-10-13T02:16:56.704-05:00Quite curious myself as to why Cowherd only built ...Quite curious myself as to why Cowherd only built 5 of Cliff May’s houses in Kansas City, I pulled whatever I could find about Kansas City while visiting the Cliff May archive at the Art, Design, & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara last week . . . and although the file was pretty thin, I discovered that Cliff May and Miller Nichols (of J.C. Nichols) corresponded with some regularity. Nichols was VERY fond of May’s work, expressing great interest in bringing May’s designs for the Sunset Magazine headquarters to Kansas City some way; and was also keenly interested in building a tract of Cliff May’s low-cost ranch homes. Unfortunately, Nichols said that he could not convince his architectural department that it was a good idea, and ended up having to tell May that he would not be able to build any houses, but that he hoped another developer would bring the houses to Kansas City instead. As we know, Cowherd ended up being that developer. Although he didn’t touch upon it in great detail, in a later letter, Nichols surmised that the houses had ended up being too expensive for the Kansas City market, and he doubted Cowherd’s ability to successfully erect any more of them. If you’re interested in seeing Nichols‘ letters, feel free to write me at atom@hpmodern.com, and I will send them along to you!Atomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07188768052625710675noreply@blogger.com