“‘This house restates a well-known from, but it does so with simplicity, elegance, discipline and good proportions.’
Some jurors criticized the relationship of the ground level to the living level. They felt that the transition was not satisfactory, and that the only stair was too tight for ease and graciousness of access.
However, the jury agreed that a stilt house was a livable solution in Florida.”
“Custom-House Winners of the 1959 Homes for Better Living Awards.” House and Home 15 (June 1959): 125.