The Lindal Family Heritage
In 1945, Sir Walter Lindal founded the company on a conviction that never left the family: great architectural design can be engineered into a proven, repeatable approach. He held 21 patents — from building methods to the iconic A-frame — and spent his life making beautiful homes reachable for people who cared about where they lived.
It Began In 1945
When, at the age of 26, Sir Walter Lindal left the Canadian Army following WWII to start his own home manufacturing company in Toronto, Canada. By 1948, the first independent dealer opened an office in Hamilton, Ontario.
In a breakthrough move, Sir Walter Lindal relocated his company in 1962 to the cedar country of Vancouver, British Columbia. That same year, Sir Walter Lindal received his first patent. Through the 1960s and 1970s, Lindal Homes began shipping internationally, first to Europe, then to Japan. The company moved its headquarters to the United States, establishing its current Seattle location in 1971.
In 1982, Lindal expanded into sunrooms and room additions, responding to homeowner demand for more light-filled, connected living spaces.
Lindal Home Designs
In 2009, Lindal introduced Elements — a modern design collection that brought clean lines, open plans, and expansive glass into the Lindal vocabulary. Collaborations with leading architects and the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation followed, expanding the design range while staying true to the building approach Sir Walter invented. The tools have evolved. The conviction hasn’t.
In 2018, in a unique partnership with The Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture and the School of Architecture at Taliesin, Lindal debuted the Lindal Imagine Series of homes inspired by the Usonian home designs of Frank Lloyd Wright.
A lot of things have changed since Lindal Homes was founded. What has not changed is the Lindal team’s passion for unique home design and quality craftsmanship—we’ve found it never goes out of style.
Sir Walter Lindal (1919-2011)
1945 Home Design Plan Book
1955 Home Design Plan Book
1967 Home Design Plan Book
1977 Home Design Plan Book
1984 Home Design Plan Book
1997 Home Design Plan Book
2007 Home Design Plan Book
Sir Walter Lindal in his youth.
Historical images from Lindal Homes.
1957 Colonial Homes, the precursor to Lindal Homes.
Colonial Homes
Colonial Homes
A home materials truck delivery by Colonial Homes in 1953.
The patented Lindal A-Frame on the cover of a 1966 issue of Popular Mechanics
The Lindal 1967 A-Frame
Historical Plans From Lindal Homes.
Sir Walter Lindal held many patents.
Sir Walter was a lifetime inventor and entrepreneur.
Three Generations of the Lindal Family.
