Late mid century for sale in Ohio
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The house doesn't draw me in and invite me to live there.
The exterior architecture looks like an office building.
The furniture is period-correct, but as @Bernard points out, all of the furniture arrangements make you feel like you're in a business retreat.The views to the outside are to die for, though, and I love the landscaping on the entire property. And if I were to design and build a house from scratch, I would have a courtyard/atrium area like this house has.
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"Step into timeless elegance"
I'd have to change a lot to be happy.
Who has 12 chairs and a bed in the living room?Without that furniture it becomes ok. Lots of space to soften and personalise.
I'd have to paint the outside, & garages too.Brutal bungalow in beautiful grounds.
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I'd live there! Why not?
Oh, yeah. It's $1,250,000.
I'll bet that's a lot more than you'd get for the money a lot of other places in any case.
I'm not sure what I'd do with that much space but it would be a nice problem to have.
"Built-in 1968 and designed by Harvey Stubsjoen—a renowned architect and former Mies van der Rohe student—..."
My friend Marsha in Detroit bought an apartment in a Mies van der Rohe complex. She and her apartment were featured in a New York Times article about people who live in places designed by famous architects.
I think this house and property have a lot to like. Nothing about it other than the price keeps me from thinking I could live there.
Off to look at the pictures again...
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The house doesn't draw me in and invite me to live there.
The exterior architecture looks like an office building.
The furniture is period-correct, but as @Bernard points out, all of the furniture arrangements make you feel like you're in a business retreat.The views to the outside are to die for, though, and I love the landscaping on the entire property. And if I were to design and build a house from scratch, I would have a courtyard/atrium area like this house has.
@wtg said in Late mid century for sale in Ohio:
The house doesn't draw me in and invite me to live there.
The exterior architecture looks like an office building.
The furniture is period-correct, but as @Bernard points out, all of the furniture arrangements make you feel like you're in a business retreat.The views to the outside are to die for, though, and I love the landscaping on the entire property. And if I were to design and build a house from scratch, I would have a courtyard/atrium area like this house has.
The courtyard is great.
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Designed by a student of Mies van der Rohe:
https://www.redfin.com/OH/Stow/3210-N-Dover-Rd-44224/home/75492464
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It’s a lot of house for the money. Stow is a suburb of Akron so it’s not too far out. Well water is an issue but connected to city sewer so there is that.
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Won’t be cheap to heat - I daresay that’s all the original single pane glass. Won’t be cheap to cool either. From what I can tell is partitioned in to two heating zones which might help. The HVAC units look original.
Edit: On a closer look, it appears that the glass has all been replaced with commercial storefront glass, presumably dual/triple pane and the exterior doors as well. If that’s the case it becomes more reasonable to use as a house.
I can’t imagine what that cost.
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Best keep your glass cleaning crew on speed dial.
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Digs aside, it’s stunning as what it is. No one has messed with it much and the work that has been done was designed with a skilled eye. I might knock the Kelvinator white wall paint back a few shades But other than that it’s just what it should be right now. If the furniture comes with it so much the better.
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3.4 acres and an atrium. It’s OK now but could be spectacular!
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Not sure it’s all that functional/responsible as a house any more. It might be better suited as a retreat space, event venue, or gallery. The worst thing that could happen to it would be for someone to buy it to flip and screw it all up.
@Steve-Miller said in Late mid century for sale in Ohio:
It might be better suited as a retreat space, event venue, or gallery.
That was my initial impression…. Esp photo #3 with all the chairs that have those metal legs. To me it looks more like a board room than a living room.
There’s a lot of mid century modern that I like, but this one has too much metal and glass for me. It’s interesting because I like the listing I posted a few days ago a lot more. This one:
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/2455-S-Via-Lazo-Palm-Springs-CA-92264/17740975_zpid/
Somehow this one looks more like a house to me.
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If you are on FB, here's Dave Brubeck's house in Wilton, CT. The house I lived in there, the lot was split between Weston and Wilton. Great area.
