W.D. Dickinson || Modern Roots

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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Woodlawn, IL

Early 1900s farmhouse.

The Summer House

South Park - San Diego

1924 Craftsmen

Private work / life space in restored two cottages. Sold.

Cottages at Dale Street

Chula Vista, CA

HS # 25 Dutch Colonial Revival

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.

Leo Christy House & Lemon Ranch

East Village - San Diego

HRB # 341 a workmen's moderate income house of the Eastlake / Stick style Victorian period architecture.

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.

The house continues to be used as a private work space rental for modern makers.