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Watzek House was designed by architect John Yeon in 1937 and is currently part of the University of Oregon's John Yeon Center for Architectural Studies. This web site was created by associate professors Linda Zimmer and Alison B. Snyder to supply educational information about this treasure. Yeon's design integrates a thoughtful relationship between design and construction, therefore drawings and photographs are included here because of their unique and influential character. Watzek House is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Website Preface This page gives background information on the house and on this site.
House History outlines the origins of the house and points out noteworthy features within the house.
House Tour coordinates photos of significant details of each room with a floor plan.
Drawings & Details shows thumbnail sketches of details. Click an image to see more information, photos, and drawings about that detail.
Photo Gallery coordinates a plan of the house with photos taken from marked vantage points.
"A Country House in the Oregon Hills." Architectural Record 88, no. 6 (December 1940): 58:61
Barry, Joseph A. "The Next America Will Be the Age of Great Architecture" in House Beautiful 1953, April, volume 95, pages 116-125, 168, 250-251
"Three Beautiful Houses by John Yeon" in House and Home 5 (April 1954) 98-109
The Watzek House Condition Assessment, Historic Preservation Program, School of Architecture and Allied Arts, University of Oregon, June 1995
Lee, William Carlson, "The Watzek House by John Yeon, A Seed Grown to Fruition: The Northwest Regional Style of Architecture" Master's thesis, University of Washington: 1991
Mock, Elizabeth, ed. Built in USA 1932-1944, New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1968, pages 40-41
Martin, Contemporary Homes of the Pacific Northwest, Seattle: Madrona Publishers, 1980
Construction drawings of Watzek House are housed at Syracuse University Library with drawings of Pacific Northwest architect Pietro Belluschi, in collection number 589.
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