Mid-Century Desert Dream

April 8, 2010 by  

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You know how it is when you have a really big crush on someone? They’ve maybe smiled at you once but you’re pretty sure they don’t know you exist, while you spend time thinking up honeymoon destinations. Stay with me here. And then one day you’re minding your own business, going about your life, and BAM suddenly there they are in your midst. You make eye contact, and your stomach starts doing somersaults. You know that feeling?

That’s how I feel when I look at this house. It’s got a blend of gorgeous architecture, amazing landscape (I adore the desert), that extra special oomph, and a not-totally-unattainable price tag.

Anyone care for an Old Fashioned?

I love Mid-Century Modern homes that emphasize the Mid-Century, rather than the Modern. This place really evokes the era, with just a touch of ugly (ahem, kitchen) to remind you that Mid-Century was long ago.

Here are the stats of this Glendale, CA home: 3 bdrm, 2 bath, 1,885 sq ft. Carport, secluded, sweeping views. $995,000.

The home was built in 1954, but this is not just any old Mid-Century SoCal home. This is The Allan F. Daily Residence, designed by architect Clair Earl, A. I. A., and is registered as a historical landmark.

The listing says the Mills Act (a tax abatement for historical landmarks) is in play on this property. Depending on the size and terms of the abatement, this could be really great, since taxes are a major thorn in the side of any homeowner….an expensive thorn, that you can never, ever have removed.

I found this house on a cool website, Take Sunset, which features neato properties with a Mid-Century flair. You can also view the listing on Redfin.

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  • greghoyos

    What about the precious few Frank Lloyd Wright houses one can buy? He's my favourite architect, but when you live in one of his homes you can't change anything. And not all work that well.

  • Rebecca

    My sense of FLW's houses is that they're gorgeous, but not terribly oriented towards living life in them. Still, if you don't mind living in a museum, his homes are awesome. Are there any in particular that get you fantasizing about moving in?

  • greghoyos

    Well, Fallingwater, for one. Also the Robie House, the first to define the prairie style. But I've toured many, and the skinny is they don't really work – they got too cold, there was rarely a good kitchen, and full of idiosyncracies. Like Wright himself. but his Organic approach still inspires me.

  • Rebecca

    My sense of FLW's houses is that they're gorgeous, but not terribly oriented towards living life in them. Still, if you don't mind living in a museum, his homes are awesome. Are there any in particular that get you fantasizing about moving in?

  • greghoyos

    Well, Fallingwater, for one. Also the Robie House, the first to define the prairie style. But I've toured many, and the skinny is they don't really work – they got too cold, there was rarely a good kitchen, and full of idiosyncracies. Like Wright himself. but his Organic approach still inspires me.