Preservation Award 2025
8868 Langdale Circle - Lincoln Research House
Congratulations to Lawrence Bonanno of 8868 Langdale Circle who is the recipient of the Highland Meadows Neighborhood Association Preservation Award 2025.
The Lincoln Research House was completed in 1952 and was the first home built in the Mediterranean Gardens section of Highland Meadows.
The home is the vision of developer J.P. Travis II and was designed with the principles of bio-climatic architecture that were pioneered by Viktor and Aladar Olgyay, consulting architects of Mediterranean Gardens.
The Lincoln Research House was heralded as “a revolution of design for tropical housing and building” and “the house of tomorrow” and was written about extensively in newspapers and magazines of the day. It was designed to meet the wide variations of the Dalls climate and was said to be a 30 year advancement in building technology over conventional construction. Incorporated in the design are provisions for solar shades, weather controls, fins, canopies, overhangs, natural breeze ventilation, and double roof construction. It was equipped with forced air ventilation, forced washed air cooling, radiant panel heating, and ventilating picture windows.
Preservation Award 2024
10742 Lanett Circle
Congratulations to Kevin McClendon and John Harrington of 10742 Lanett Circle who is the recipient of the Highland Meadows Neighborhood Association Preservation Award 2024. Their home was built in 1955 by Kevin’s grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. H. R. McCandless Jr. in the Mediterranean Gardens and was designed by the firm W. E. Richardson & R. E. Bennett. A multi year renovation was completed in 2023 with great care and consideration for the original design. Kevin and John have preserved a house, a portion of our neighborhood, and a piece of our history.