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Creekfront Modern in Springs, Negotiable
I HAVE IT ON GOOD, IF THIRD-HAND, AUTHORITY — from the friend of a friend of a friend — that the 1970s modernist gem, above, on Hog Creek in Springs, N.Y. is highly, highly negotiable. I think the place is … Continue reading
Posted in HAMPTONS, LONG ISLAND, PROPERTIES FOR SALE, REAL ESTATE/INVESTING
Tagged 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, boat launch, canoe, cedar, creekfront, East Hampton, furniture, Gardiner's Bay, Hog Creek, kayak, launch, Lion's Head Association, Maidstone beach, marina, modern, modernist, rya rugs, sided, siding, Springs, super-graphics, waterfront
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Wackadoodle Hamptons Houses, One Year Later
THIS IS AN UPDATE OF A POST that appeared almost exactly one year ago. Both houses are still on the market. Both have been reduced. Won’t somebody please buy them? NO ONE COULD ACCUSE THESE HOUSES of being cookie-cutter. While … Continue reading
Posted in ARCHITECTURE, HAMPTONS, LONG ISLAND, PROPERTIES FOR SALE, REAL ESTATE/INVESTING
Tagged 1960s, 1970s, Accabonac Harbor, beach house, Butterfly House, East Hampton, Eero Saarinen, fisheye, Henri Gueron, Henry T. Howard, Jackson Pollock, modernist, Palm Springs, post-modern, rya rugs, shingled, Springs, TWA Terminal, white cube, window
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Wackadoodle Hamptons Architecture
NO ONE COULD ACCUSE THESE HOUSES of being cookie-cutter. While cruising the East Hampton listings in the $600-800,000 range, these two, er, unusual houses came up. They’re not entirely out of context. The Hamptons have long been known for outrageous … Continue reading
Posted in ARCHITECTURE, HAMPTONS, HISTORIC PRESERVATION, LONG ISLAND, PROPERTIES FOR SALE, REAL ESTATE/INVESTING
Tagged 1960s, 1970s, 19th century, architecture, beach house, Butterfly House, East Hampton, Eero Saarinen, farmhouse, front porch, Hamptons, Henri Gueron, Henry T. Howard, Jackson Pollock, modernist, Palm Springs, post-modern, rya rugs, shingled, Springs, TWA Terminal
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’60s House in Sarasota 299K
MY IDEA OF A GREAT WINTER GETAWAY would be an architecture-themed vacation in and around Sarasota, Florida. The area has an extraordinary concentration of modernist houses, including some by Paul Rudolph, who later became dean of Yale’s architecture school, and … Continue reading
