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October 6, 2013
Giraffe Houses of the Ozarks
Posted by gerardvanderleun at October 6, 2013 7:11 PM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.
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My grandfather built a stone house like these Near Winters Texas and it has many designs and patterns. Building it required the off seasons from 1950 to 1954.
Posted by: bgarrett at October 7, 2013 11:59 AM
I have admired these houses all over Texas but have never heard the term 'giraffe house'.
Posted by: bgarrett at October 7, 2013 12:01 PM
I agree with bgarrett. These houses are all over Texas, from one end to the other. But I never heard them called giraffe houses. It's a good name though.
Posted by: DHH at October 7, 2013 2:06 PM
I see these homes as I drive down highway 6 in Texas. Some have remained unfinished with metal instead of wood framing. Maybe they are still being finished. I will have to slow up and not speed by.
Posted by: Grace at October 7, 2013 8:26 PM
I've been in Missouri for a very, very long time and there are houses, gas stations, motels, and every other type of building made this way. The home of Laura Ingalls Wilder in south Missouri is a wonderland of interesting rocks. But....in all these years I've never heard them referred to as 'giraffe houses' either. Now that I've read the article and seen the photos, I'll probably have that word in my head every time I see one in the future. Those buildings are pretty much only in the southern half of Missouri, also.
Posted by: Dinah at October 8, 2013 9:03 AM
I've been in Missouri for a very, very long time and there are houses, gas stations, motels, and every other type of building made this way. The home of Laura Ingalls Wilder in south Missouri is a wonderland of interesting rocks. But....in all these years I've never heard them referred to as 'giraffe houses' either. Now that I've read the article and seen the photos, I'll probably have that word in my head every time I see one in the future. Those buildings are pretty much only in the southern half of Missouri, also.
Posted by: Dinah at October 8, 2013 9:04 AM
I've been in Missouri for a very, very long time and there are houses, gas stations, motels, and every other type of building made this way. The home of Laura Ingalls Wilder in south Missouri is a wonderland of interesting rocks. But....in all these years I've never heard them referred to as 'giraffe houses' either. Now that I've read the article and seen the photos, I'll probably have that word in my head every time I see one in the future. Those buildings are pretty much only in the southern half of Missouri, also.
Posted by: Dinah at October 8, 2013 9:05 AM