The Hustad Residence

Tuesday 1 November, 2011 / Living, Vintage / Comments { 16 }

The Hustad Residence in Wayzata, Minnesota. Designed by Donald E. Hustad and photographed by Gordon Parks for LIFE magazine in 1958.

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16 Responses to The Hustad Residence

  1. Edelweissnyc Tuesday 1 November, 2011 at 2:20 pm #

    I grew up in Minnesota and never knew about this place. Great pix!

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  2. Katdraws Tuesday 1 November, 2011 at 3:12 pm #

    I wonder what it looks like now.

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  3. Laura Tuesday 1 November, 2011 at 3:27 pm #

    i live in minnesota and have never heard about this place either-I wonder if it’s still there!

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  4. Hannah @ Sparrow + Spark! Tuesday 1 November, 2011 at 3:36 pm #

    Love these images- really evocative of the time!

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  5. TheChambrayCountess Tuesday 1 November, 2011 at 4:15 pm #

    How interesting! I also wonder if it is still in existence and if so, if it is a private residence?

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  6. sami Tuesday 1 November, 2011 at 5:26 pm #

    the only thing i can think of when i look at these photos is “where are the people of color?” it’s like they didn’t exist in the fifties. in photos at least.

    xo
    sami

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  7. Ali Tuesday 1 November, 2011 at 10:28 pm #

    Great pictures. Love the barrel vaults!

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  8. Lisa Lynn Wednesday 2 November, 2011 at 12:27 am #

    I also grew up in Minnesota, and still live here, I’ve never even heard of this place! It looks so cool!

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  9. Den Wednesday 2 November, 2011 at 9:03 am #

    @Sami: it was the fifties after all…

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  10. Petit-Maître Wednesday 2 November, 2011 at 11:23 am #

    A very stylish and innovatively designed house, but also a fascinating journey back in time.

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  11. f Friday 4 November, 2011 at 11:03 pm #

    Reminds me of a cool dollhouse that you could open up..

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  12. Sweet Harvest Moon Tuesday 8 November, 2011 at 5:49 pm #

    Love the house and the dresses the women are wearing :p

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  13. Anna Monday 14 November, 2011 at 4:16 am #

    i love the litktle gag with the kids swivelled round to face the telivisions instead of facing mum, the kitchen and the food.

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  14. Ali S. Thursday 17 November, 2011 at 10:17 pm #

    My soon to be Grandfather-In law is Don Hustad. He still lives in this home of which he designed in the 1940s. The house is still breathtaking and I feel very blessed that these pictures are not only featured in Life Magazine but they are of amazing family I am about to become a part of.

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  15. Tracy Hustad Hall Friday 18 November, 2011 at 4:24 pm #

    I am the little girl in the photos. My father, Don Hustad, designed the home in the mid 1950′s and yes the home still stands and the creator still lives there- the photos are of our family and neighborhood friends. Fun to see again.

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  16. megs Wednesday 6 June, 2012 at 3:33 am #

    what a lovely bit of history lesson, this home was featured in one of my architecture courses at college and I framed some of these images from Life magazine then; how wonderful to be united again and to know the home still occupied; such a gift.

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