In 1997, Hugh Jacobsen was given the honor of designing a house for one of America's most prestigious clients, Good architecture shouldn't cost anymore money than bad architecture and should be accessible to anyone who is thinking of building a house. The objective put to Jacobsen was complex: design a house that is truly American, truly modern and truly conventional but flexible. We will refer you to January's 1998 As of 12/16/99, 550 1998 Dream Houses have been sold. |
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A modified Dream House in West Virginia: The owner was careful and meticulous in
expanding the house while maintaining the proportions and integrity of the composition.
This design is very similar
to Jacobsen's first scheme for the 
four bedroom house.
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One of the latest Dream Houses to be completed,
this one is in the northern neck of Virginia on the Chesapeake Bay.
F.A.Q.'s about the Dream House:
Can a screen porch be added to the building?
Why is the laundry room so far away from the bedroom wing? Can it be moved?
FEMA says I have to build my house on piles elevated off the ground. Is this possible?
What is the purpose of the little window eve vents at each gable end?
It has been requested by several owners and builders of the Jacobsen Dream House, that a common group be established so people can share ideas and thoughts on the constructions, budget constraints, strategies, details and so on. If you are a to be owner or builder of the 1998 Magazine Dream House and would like to share information with others who are also involved with this adventure, press the button below or contact Simon Jacobsen at (202) 337-5200. |
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Email contacts for 1998 Dream House and the owners who wish to share information: Note: Those of you who sent in requests to be listed on this site, we lost all of your information due to a failure. If you still want to be listed, please email your info. Very sorry for the exclusion. |
Mary and Michael Draper Near Houston, Texas. Completion date: July 2003
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Mike and Carrie Fellows Auburn, Alabama
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Simmonds Mathews
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Michael Lombardo Status: Purchasing land
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Dr. & Dr. Freund Hudson River Valley, New York. Completion date:Complete
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Mr. & Mrs. Hassell Bath, North Carolina Completion date:Complete
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Beth & Edgar Rossheim Williamsburg, Virginia. Completion date:Complete Email Address: Not in Service |
Maggie Leal-Valias
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Marsha and Vic Steinglass Rockport Harbor, Maine Construction status: Visiting sites
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Anne & Tony Vanderwarker Keswick, Virginia.
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Linda Warner & Kenneth Hoj 9156 Jewell Lane North Forest Lake, Mn. 55025 Completed in March 1999
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Ryan Walker Gathering info
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Howard Bard Northern Neck of Virginia Clearing land
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Richard Menz 208-322-6472 Looking for land, construction to begin 5 years
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Some other Locations:
England, Maine,Virginia, West Virginia, South Korea, South Africa, New York, Illinois, Indiana, Texas, North Carolina, Massachusetts, Up State New York, Princeton, NJ, Arizona, Rehoboth Beach, DE.,Mechanicsville, PA. , Minnesota.
The Dream House quote collection: Betsy Rosshiem wrote from Williamsburg, Virginia: "...The work beats on. Today they finally executed the new solution to putting a 6 foot wide chimney on the house. It's stunning! Many people stood and watched in amazement as it just kept going up. Some even suggested I should stop it before it reached maturity. But I kept the faith and let it fly. I love it! It gives the house such presence." This one is from an 'architecture review board' in Durham, North Carolina. A Dream House owner had submitted the plans to the Treyburn Architectural Review Committee and received this response: "....This house is a high powered architectural statement, both striking and in many ways handsome. But innovative, 'striking' architecture has not fit well at Treyburn and the community has seemed to flourish through consistency and in many ways "sameness".-Beth Kapil. The owners are looking for another site and more progressive citizenry. |
Some clippings from the HNJ Guestbook about the 1998 Dream House
We are building the 1998 Dream House on a dramatic 48 acre site in the Hudson Valley. We would like to be in contact with anyone else currently building this house--especially if in the Northeast. Thanks. Nina & K. Bailey Freund.
Dear Mr. Jacobsen, We are seriously considering building the 1998 Life Dream House in a mountain location between Chattanooga and Nashville that can be buggy in some summer months. Our question is a follow up to the one posted regarding the addition of a screened porch. Would you consider this as an alternative? Add a pavilion, attached by breezeway (as you recommended)adjacent to the laundry/kitchen/dining room with a screened porch on the dining room end with perhaps storage towards the kitchen end of the porch. If so, which way should the ridge line go? What about a timber framed structure assuming the exterior matched the rest of the house (4" clapboard in our case)? Thank you for a wonderful design and excellent value! Sincerely, Peter Charman |
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