While some potential homeowners spend months or even years searching for a perfect property, John and Eileen Joyce weren’t even truly looking.
Although they had been residents of Pittsburgh’s East End for most of their lives, one of their adult children urged the couple to move closer to his family in the South Hills. The idea floated around for some time before the couple went to check out an open house in Upper St. Clair that’s located just a block from their son’s home.
Built in the 1950s by Jamrom-Keegan and Associates, an architectural firm once located in Mount Oliver, 1801 Kent Road — which came with the original blueprints — was Usonian in design.
Popularized by architect Frank Lloyd Wright, Usonian homes were typically created to be affordable, use simple materials and rely on natural elements for design. The Joyces liked the house right away…