1966 - 1968 New Ads To Be Archived
This week our Mod squad scanned all the local newspapers from Jan 1966 to Dec 1968 for new data on Four Hills Village architecture. The new information will expand our understanding of Four Hills Village realty development in those years. New builders came on to the scene, replatting of lots happened (a few times) and multiple subdivisions were added to the community in those years including a significant section of Cuatro Cerros Trail.
At this point in our research, most homes are being sold by Village Realty. It was also in these years that Village Realty became the exclusive realtors for Cullers & Pepper Construction Co. During these years both a Four Hills Village school and apartment complex was in the works but as you can see from what exists today, neither of the two ever came to fruition. We can’t wait to learn more about what happened there!
We searched every day of the year from 1966 - 1968 for Four Hills Village mentions and advertisements for newly built homes. The information harvested from the last big newspaper scan will be uploaded to the database over the next few weeks and we will be sure to keep you posted on the interesting details and fun highlights we learn along the way.
Currently Roth Modern has confirmed the year that 92 individual Four Hills residences were built. When this new batch of artifacts hits the cloud we are definitely going to surpass the 100 mark! Impressively, at this point in our research, only 4 houses have been disqualified for being built after 1975. We look forward to celebrating the architectural history of our first 100 Four Hills Village Proper homes. This is a big win!!
There are still hundreds more residences to confirm before we know the complete architectural significance in this area.
In case you are interested in doing your own investigations, the next step after sourcing an original ad are to confirm the information by cross-checking with modern-day realty ads found online. This is also where additional details about the living space and architecture can be found. Step three is confirming the subdivision, block, and lot through public tax records.
Learn more about our Four Hills Village Project
Do you have information on the construction or original ownership of a Four Hills Village address? Your information can help to build our Four Hills Village Database. Our goal is to share all that we learn and get people excited about the artifacts entering our 100% cloud-based preservation archive. This robust documented history of Four Hills Village from 1955-1975 is made possible by residents and volunteers like you!