GREAT HOUSES CAN MAKE A VIVID and l...

GREAT HOUSES CAN MAKE A VIVID and lasting impression. And it may be memorability--an artfully execut detail, an inspirational view, or a treasured floor plan-that distinguishes the simply good from great architecture.

We hear this all the time from our readers, in this way we decided to do one research and find out which particular houses have in plain english inspired them and why. In our first Reader's Choice scan we invited readers to pick their favorite houses of the past 100 years and the singles that most influenced their lives and carrers.

The originates were as varied as the more