MODERN ROOTS
Daydreams of the past in the present
Modern Roots is a self-funded boutique development firm, rooted in the past, present & future; reviving spaces with a sense of place. From California to Southern Illinois, regardless of the location, each site is filled with its own history, connections & sense of place. In addition to W.D.D. we continue to expand our vintage properties, experiential spaces, education & consulting work.
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The Summer House
Woodlawn, IL
Early 1900s farmhouse.
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Cottages at Dale Street
South Park - San Diego
1924 Craftsmen
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Private work / life space in restored two cottages. Sold.
Leo Christy House & Lemon Ranch
Chula Vista, CA
HS # 25 Dutch Colonial Revival
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Leo Christy, the son of James and Mary Christy, came to Chula Vista as a young man around 1911 and purchased the land on which this house stands. He married Floy Melville, the daughter of Edward Melville, another Chula Vista pioneer. In 1928, Floy & Leo Christy, built the home using boards from the original cottage that once stood on the property.
D.V. Brown Rental
East Village - San Diego
HRB # 341 a workmen's moderate income house of the Eastlake / Stick style Victorian period architecture.
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Daniel V. Brown, a carpenter, erected this single-storied Victorian cottage in 1887 and sold the property that same year to James and Agnes Smith, who used the structure for rental purposes.
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The house continues to be used as a private work space rental for modern makers.
Wallace D. Dickinson House
National City, CA
1888 Queen Anne Victorian​
...coming in 202?
Julian, CA
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