The Snyder House was one of Phil’s earliest. At 12 by 40 feet and one bedroom, by standards even then the house was tiny. It was full of architectural features, however. The second owner had Phil convert the large carport in the rear into a second bedoom. The site was stupendous at the time. This photo is of the southerly side overlooking a landscaped fish pond.
William was Professor of Psychology at Penn State. He served as head of the Clinical Psychology Section of the Department and Director of the Psychology Clinic. Barbara had also studied psychology and was a Certified Public School Psychologist.
Per Hallock’s initial design, the home was a long,narrow box with a porch to the left end and sleeping quarters to the right. Several changes were made. The porch was dropped but the great room windows were dramatically styled.
As built, the general shape of the dwelling was maintained, along with the interior layout. The bedroom remains to the right, but sliding glass doors were dropped.
This exterior view of the great room glass shows its special treatment. A former occupant who lived there as a teen recalls that it seemed very space age at the time, and the most exciting house that he had ever seen. When built near the Mt. Nittany Middle School, there were views of both Mt. Nittany and the Tussey Mountains. Those views are now blocked by buildings and trees.
The apparent interior light tubes are actually radiant heating pipes. They were left exposed in the ceiling as part of the décor.
The view is from inside the great room looking out onto the fish pond. Phil’s “pattern of squares” is used in the window treatment to the right.
This approach from the road immediately identifies the house as Hallock’s. The view above shows the interior view.
