McDonald studied fine art at Milwaukee Teachers College (today’s UW-Milwaukee), served as a navigator in World War II, and after the war, earned a Master’s Degree in Architecture from Yale University in 1949. The architect responsible for the design of the house built by the Maloney family in 1957 was John Randal McDonald, a Wisconsin native who was born in Milwaukee and grew up in Wauwatosa. Sunlight and shadows paint the natural surfaces that conceal even the entry to the house. The long, horizontal stretch of the house seems to complement the landscape rather than intrude. You see the front of a house constructed entirely of wood, stone and glass. Currently residing in Cudahy in a home designed by John Randal McDonald, he is working on a book, along with a co-author, that will not only provide written and photographic documentation of McDonald’s work but also include many stories surrounding the architect, the homes and the incredible people encountered along the way.Ī home situated on the eastern shore of Beaver Dam Lake will likely challenge those that pass by to describe it in familiar terms. He also enjoys volunteer work in the Wisconsin Historical Society’s Digital Lab. After leaving corporate life, Dave Erickson has established himself as a freelance photographer and does image and document restoration.
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