"While architect Rudolph Schindler is credited with designing the first A-frame in the United States in Lake Arrowhead, California, in 1936, it was a 1950 cabin by John Campbell, dubbed the "Leisure House," that was widely published and kicked off the A-frame's post-World War II building craze. From those early days in the 1960s, A-frames gained popularity via hundreds of construction plan books, advertisements, and magazine articles."
"If you're A-frame hunting in Oregon, start the search at the coast, where it's possible to find gems like this flat-top model in Rockaway Beach. True, it lacks the traditional A-shape roof. It was built in 1978, when the original style was waning, and modifications had since emerged. It's called a "flat-top A-frame" for how the point of the A is snipped off and replaced with a flat roof, albeit with the sidewalls still extending fashionably to the ground."
"Oftentimes, these houses run small, with an open sleeping loft upstairs, but this version veers bigger. With 1,024 square feet over two floors, two bathrooms, and two bedrooms, this layout allows for more privacy (read: doors on the upstairs bedrooms), and one is actually an en-suite. Plus, there's more storage than just the built-in shelves on the angled walls-although we love the inherent charm in that-including closets with skylights."
A-frame homes originated in the United States with Rudolph Schindler's 1936 design and surged after John Campbell's 1950 Leisure House publicity. The style gained midcentury popularity through plan books, advertisements, and magazines and continues to appear on platforms such as YouTube and Instagram. Coastal Oregon features examples like a 1978 flat-top A-frame in Rockaway Beach that replaces the A-point with a flat roof while retaining full-height sidewalls. That example provides 1,024 square feet across two floors, two bedrooms and bathrooms, an en-suite, expanded storage including closets with skylights, a remodeled galley kitchen, a retiled bathroom with a sliding door, and a small auxiliary room suitable for a closet or office.
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