Robert Rummer
Robert Rummer (born 1927) is a post-war U.S. American real estate developer best known for developing distinctive residential subdivisions of Mid-Century modern style tract housing in Oregon, United States.
Rummer Homes
[edit]Bob Rummer built Eichler-esque homes in Portland during the 1960s and 1970s after his wife Phyllis toured Eichler's Rancho San Miguel subdivision in Walnut Creek California in 1959. Rummer built nearly a thousand of these mid century modern homes in and around Portland Oregon, and they have had a cult like following for some time.[1]
During a 2011 interview with Oregon Home, Robert Rummer distilled his architectural vision into a phrase: "houses that bring the inside out or the outside in".[2]
Some of the floor plans include atriums, with other features like large floor to ceiling glass windows, post and beam construction (beams originally painted in Rhodda's Oxford Brown), vaulted ceilings in some models, galley kitchens with Thermadore stainless ovens and cooktops, radiant heat floors, and Roman baths.[3]
In March, 2024 Rummer Development was announced. The newly-formed LLC is led by sustainability expert and designer Aubrey McCormick. McCormick was appointed CEO by Rummer and his associate Terry Gilson to lead efforts to revitalize the original designs and build again. Today, McCormick and her lieutenants CMO Gabrielle Enfield and Head of Development Jason Karam are bringing to market a range of floorplans. The team also offers Rummer on Your Land - a program for landowners to build homes with and overseen by the Rummer Development team.
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ Barthlow, Joe (October 26, 2011). "Meet Builder Robert Rummer". Eichler Network.
- ^ Rosman, John; Sarah Jane Rothenfluch (March 20, 2014). "The Lives Inside Oregon's Rummer Homes". Oregon Public Broadcasting.
- ^ Swenson, Marisa. "Robert Rummer". Modern Homes Portland.