Jan 22, 2012
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Home Anthology, Tel Aviv
Baltimore Sun Profiles Home Anthology
Just a quick post from Tel Aviv. I wanted to make sure everyone saw this Baltimore Sun profile on Modern Capital sponsor Home Anthology. The nice piece describes how owners Nini Sarmiento and Rob Degenhard went from buying mid-century modern furniture to furnish their own home to running their vintage furniture business out of a [...] Read More →
Endangered: Goodman Alcoa Care-Free Home in Miami – $529K
Only about two dozen of Charles Goodman’s Alcoa Care-free Homes were built around the country. In the D.C. area there, at least two were built and still standing: one in Hollin Hills and one near Richmond (pictur[...]
1951 Goodman in Wheatoncrest – $399K
This 1951 mid-century modern by Charles Goodman is located in Wheatoncrest, which includes 27 homes designed by Goodman for developers Paul Berman and Paul Hammond. Berman and Hammond originally planned to build 250 [...]
Price Drops, Untouched Mid-Century Moderns
I just closed on the last of my listings from 2011. Hope to have more good mid-century modern homes for you this year. The overall market for new listings coming out of the holiday season has been quiet. We’ll se[...]
1970 A-Frame in Berkeley Springs – $99K
I have come across several A-Frame-related tidbits during the past few days so I figured it was time to do a post on this 1970 A-Frame in Berkeley Springs in West Virginia. It is a small weekend home on an acre that coul[...]
Rental: Goodman in Rock Creek Woods – $2,100/month
If you are looking to rent a mid-century modern by Charles Goodman, this listing is available in Rock Creek Woods in Silver Spring for $2,100 per month. The two-level, 4 bedroom/3 bath home is located in the National Reg[...]
1961 Mid-Century with Atrium in Woodside Park – $669K
Hope everyone is having a happy holiday season. Today, I’m highlighting Woodside Park. The neighborhood, near downtown Silver Spring, was was first developed in the 1920s, but has a number of architectural styles, [...]
2012 Hollin Hills House and Garden Tour
Winter just started but I am already looking forward to spring and the 2012 Hollin Hills House and Garden Tour. The biennial tour of the award-winning mid-century modern community will take place Saturday, April 28th, 20[...]
Modern Mobler New Year Sale
Heard from Doug Meyers at sponsor Modern Mobler. To help everyone ring in a modern Near Year, he will be holding a store-wide sale Dec. 29 through Jan. 1. Everything on the showroom floor is 10% off with lamps enjoyi[...]
Bauhaus, Modern Snapshot
Modern Snapshot: Bauhaus WTOP Transmitter Station in Wheaton
I have driven by the WTOP Transmitter Building in Wheaton too many times to count. Always rushing somewhere, I never actually got out of the car to take a look and take a picture of this Bauhaus building on University Boulevard that was once featured in Architectural Record. I finally did today and here is what I [...]
Modern Snapshot: Mies’ Crown Hall at IIT
I saw this tweet posted yesterday: (CREATION/DESTRUCTION – S. R. Crown Hall’s interior during finals week at Illinois Institute of Technology) along with this picture. I had a chance to stroll through Crown Hall–designed by Mies in 1956–during a quieter time this summer. There was no one else on the top open floor with 18 foot-ceilings, which [...]
