That’s right, we’re still a little focused on that 1972 Parade where the pricetag on all 24 homes added up to a whopping $1 Million.
So, we’re wondering, what’s the total value today of all 24 homes from the 1972 Parade?
Give your guess by posting a comment.
Quiz #4 posed the question: How many houses were included in the 1972 Parade, the ones that had selling prices totalling $1 Million?
The Answer: 24. Oh, what a million dollars could buy in 1972.
A recent visit to Garth’s Auctioneers and Appraisers in Delaware revealed a treasure trove of great decorating items. Garth’s is presenting a home in this year’s Parade along with builder New England Homes. The partnership means the home will be decorated using a variety of items from the auctioneer’s expansive collection.
We visited Garth’s on the day they were doing their bi-monthly Eclectic Auction (the next one’s scheduled for June 5, by the way.) Watch the video to learn how you can incorporate antiques into your interior design.
Garth’s Auction House at the 2009 BIA Parade of Homes from Parade of Homes on Vimeo.
New England Homes / Garth's
As the builders finish their exteriors and head inside their homes, we thought we’d share a few of the exterior details they are bringing to the parade this year. Clearly, there will be no shortage of interesting, eye catching architecture and finishes!
Gossing Homes
Dani Homes
A roofer at Kevin Knight's home.
Stucco finish going on to the New England/ Garth's Home.
Chimney progress at the Knight home.
At least it was no problem for the photographer, who stayed in her car on April 15…these builders continue to work at a feverish pace to be ready for a July 11 opening. Kudos to them and here’s to some sunny days ahead.
Lisa Theado and Craig Tuckerman from Tuckerman Home Group; Dr. Terry Rosen and Jamie Stewart, Nationwide Children's Hospital
The BIA Foundation Home, built by the Tuckerman Home Group in the 2008 BIA Parade of Homes in Gahanna at the Village at Hannah Farms, helped to generate a $20,000 contribution to the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Foundation. Pictured here at the check presentation is Craig Tuckerman, President of Tuckerman Home Group presenting a check to Terry Rosen, M.D., Director of Outpatient Services at The Heart Center at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. This contribution is partially designated to the Heart Center at Nationwide Children’s.
The BIA Foundation House is a special designation given to one home at the annual BIA Parade of Homes where the builder agrees to donate a portion of the sale of the house to the BIA Foundation, which then traditionally donates a portion of the funds to Nationwide Children’s.
The BIA is grateful to the Tuckerman Home Group and all of its trade partners for helping the BIA to make such a generous contribution.
In our previous quiz we mentioned that in 1972 the Parade was dubbed the $1 Million Parade. So, for this week’s quiz, we wanted to ask the question how many houses were included in that year’s Parade? How many homes did $1 Million buy, anyway?
The Quiet Theme was from 1966. These houses featured building materials and appliances that were quiet and thereby improved quality of life. Today, this seems a bit silly. Back then, it was a little bit revolutionary.
The Exciting Energy Savings took place in 1977, when the entire country was in a bit of an energy crisis. Electric heat and appliances were a huge selling point. The Parade also featured a solar-earth house. While it was nothing quite like what we might expect today, the home did harness a bit of solar energy to help make it more efficient.
The $1,000,000 Parade took place in 1972. See our next quiz for a related question….
When Chris and Cindy Nelson decided to purchase the 2009 Parade home being built by Compass Homes (which also happens to be the Foundation House, but more on that later), they entered the game early enough to make a lot of decisions. Anybody who’s gone through the process of building a custom home realizes what all these decisions are – there are a lot of them. A small sampling: lighting, plumbing fixtures, exterior trim colors and materials, wall colors, carpet colors, appliance colors… the list goes on.
A recent visit found the Nelsons doing the electrical walk-through with the folks from Compass Homes. The 3 or 4 hour task has been trimmed down to a 5-minute glimpse of all the minute decisions that are made before any wires are run or drywall is put in place.
It’s a busy time for the Nelsons…
Electrical Walk-Through with Compass Homes from Parade of Homes on Vimeo.
For most years of the Parade’s existence (since 1952), there’s been a tag-line or theme. See if you can guess which years featured the following themes:
The Million-Dollar Parade – when the selling prices of ALL the homes added together equaled $1,000,000:
Energy Crisis: Which Parade made saving energy exciting?
Shhhhh….: Which Parade claimed to feature “quiet” homes (whatever that meant???)
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