In 1955, famed Architect George Nelson designed a set of birdhouses

 

For the spring of 1955, when the birds fly north, they will find interesting birdhouses designed by Architect George Nelson.

Built of plastic, Nelson's nests have ventilating holes at the top and drains at the bottom. Each is composed of two halves which can be separated for cleaning. The heart-shaped and pear-shaped houses and the Yo-Yo-shaped houses with elliptical holes are for wrens. The flat-topped houses are for swallows and the barrel-shaped houses for bluebirds. The houses cost $5. At lower righ is an enameled aluminum birdbath which costs $10.

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