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1960s

Let’s Play Spin The House

If Richard Foster decides he I would rather have the setting sun shine into his … Continue reading

A Revolution in Living

When an architect designs his own home he is understandably fussy about standards. Rich-ard T. … Continue reading

Revolving Circular House is a View Finder

WILTON, Conn.—The front door of Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. Foster’s house here is always … Continue reading

The Dial-a-View House

Too much beauty was Richard T. Foster’s problem. Standing on the six-acre site of his … Continue reading

Oil Heats Connecticut’s Revolving House

It has been called “ultra-modern” and “breath-taking,” and it would be a strong contender for … Continue reading

Nine Rooms in Search of a View

At the Push of a Button the House Revolves Pastoral Connecticut hillside, at the end … Continue reading

A Merry-Go-Round House

How fast does your house go? Architect Richard Foster’s newly completed mushroom-shaped house in Wilton … Continue reading

Symphony Women Hear Music in the Round at Wilton

WILTON – Mrs. Richard T. Foster hosted members of the Norwalk Symphony Women’s Association in … Continue reading

Home is a Spinning World for the Richard Foster Family

…And Fame Of Their New House Circles The Globe “If the sun is in the … Continue reading

A Freewheeling House with a Built-In Motion

Richard Foster may seem eccentric—spending a fortune just to have a house that twirls in … Continue reading

Architect’s Revolutionary Idea: Living in a House that Rotates

WILTON, Conn. The front door of Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. Foster’s house here is … Continue reading

Foster’s Big Revolving House is Unique in All the World

The midsummer sun beat down hotly so Richard Foster stepped over to a black rectangular … Continue reading

Circular House Chooses Its view by Turning on Large Ball Bearings

Rotating Residence pivots on a bearing 13 ft above the ground to turn any given … Continue reading

Vendor and Contractor List

The Richard Foster Residence Circambulant House Wilton, Connecticut Architect Richard Foster Structural Engineer LaWoo and … Continue reading

Beautiful Detailing Enhances a Very Special House

The unusual glass-walled revolving house shown on these pages was designed by architect Richard Foster … Continue reading

Round and Round It Goes, But How Is the Big Problem

For a while, Richard Foster, architect, thought he would have to use ship-to-shore tele-phones in … Continue reading

House Can Follow The Sunlight!

For awhile, well-known architect Richard Foster thought he would have to use ship-to-Shore telephones in … Continue reading

Revolving Home Presents challenge in Service Hookups to Designer

For awhile, architect Richard Foster thought he would have to use ship-to-shore telephones in his … Continue reading

Here’s How: House Can Follow the Sunlight

For awhile, well-known architect Richard Foster thought he would have to use ship-to-Shore telephones in … Continue reading

Famous Architect Designs House That Can Rotate

For awhile, well-known architect Richard Foster thought he would have to use ship-to-shore telephones in … Continue reading

House to Turn Slowly on Wilton Hilltop

The stark steel skeleton framed by a cold iron-colored sky at left, and the photo … Continue reading

Waiting To Roll – Wilton Roundhouse Will Orbit

Work On the new home being planned by the Richard t. Fosters of Signal Hill, … Continue reading