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2859 Stratford Road

Postwar Modernism

Built in 1950 for Hamilton Osborne (1916—1988), president and co-owner of Tosco Industrial Supplies, and his wife, Anna Mary Shields Osborne (b. 1917), this International style house is emblematic of the new design types that emerged over the course of postwar development in Forest Hills. The neighborhood began to incorporate modern style houses in greater numbers as the movement became more prominent throughout the United States. In contrast to the revival styles that were so common in the first phase of Forest Hills development, modern houses represented a clean break with the past. This one-story house features an asymmetrical design and a low-hipped roof. Its portico has a flat roof and is supported by a wooden corner pillar. 
 

  • 2859 Stratford Road

    2859 Stratford Road, 2015. Historic Columbia collection

  • Hamilton Osbourne

    Hamilton Osborne, pictured in the Citadel yearbook, was a 1937 Citadel graduate who served in the United State Air Force during World War II, eventually reaching the rank of lieutenant colonel. Reprinted from The Sphinx, 1937

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