Comments on: Rochester Steven’s 1957 Alcoa Aluminum house

By: pam kueber

pam kueber — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:39:05 +0000

Heidi, can you send me a pic, I’m ever so curious….retrorenovation at gmail dot com, thanks.

By: Heidi Swank

Heidi Swank — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:36:06 +0000

Fabulous house! We just picked up a pair of Emerson-Pryne outdoor lights called Space Shape that were made in conjunction with Alcoa Aluminum. However, one of the globes is broken. Since the globe stem is threaded where it screws into the aluminum base, we are lost for where we might have one made. Any ideas?

By: Mid Mod Pam

Mid Mod Pam — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 16:21:56 +0000

Terry, where do you live – where is the house?

By: Terry

Terry — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 16:09:58 +0000

Hello, We are purchasing an Alcoa home, hopefully all goes well. Our offer was accepted and this should close by the end of January. We are going to have the home renovated, keeping as much as the charm but yet we want to make this more comfortable for our needs. We are removing original interior doors, cupboards, etc. Anyone interested in these items please contact us by our email. colkei@comcast.net . Thanks

By: Mary

Mary — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 15:33:28 +0000

Awesome house! That St. Therese statue is a trip–thanks for the history lesson behind it–I was curious.

By: 50sPam

50sPam — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 02:06:27 +0000

Hi Steven. Deb aka Femme 1 is in a mind meld with me as usual – I was just looking at the same photo and thinking how great that statue is! Hey, that’s my confirmation saint, St. Theresa! Anyway – she is perfect perfect perfect. I have a Stangl Madonna vase and a buddha or two around…but, now I need an entire statue somewhere. OMG, wait til the Mr. sees that come in the house. And yes – you do have a great design eye. It’s so interesting, especially with these contemporaries, how getting the scale, geometrics, colors and punch, and surface material mix just right – really makes a difference. And you’ve nailed it!

By: sfp1589

sfp1589 — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 01:56:07 +0000

That is St. Therese. She was given to my Aunt some time in the early 1970’s and the date on her is 1928. She was handed down to me a few years ago and to be honest at first I wasn’t really sure I wanted to keep her but now I can’t imagine the house without her.

By: Femme1

Femme1 — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 01:14:49 +0000

Is that the Little Flower (St. Therese) in your dining room, Steven?? I love the combination of religious artifacts with the modern decor. Your sense of style is fabulous.

By: sfp1589

sfp1589 — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:33:36 +0000

Thanks to all for the compliments, we really are in love with this house. We received the pink phone as a house-warming gift at a party that we had the day we closed on the house. For a couple of weeks it was the only thing in the house sitting on the floor. That table was in the basement when we moved in and once we discovered it we couldn’t wait to put it back. Due to the smoky film in that corner I would guess that many a cigarette and martini was had at that table……….

By: madsarah

madsarah — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:42:58 +0000

I love, love, love the house–but even more the fact that the decor reflects the lives of the people who live in it. These pictures go to show that you can mix eras and styles of furniture and still be true to the original aesthetic intent of a house.

Madison Sarah

P.S. My mom graduated from Brighton High–class of ‘49!