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Sold: Peacock Farm Listing!

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Lexington, Mid-Century Modern, Peacock Farm, SOLD, Walter Pierce On April 2, 2012

We have listed another Peacock Farm classic. UNDER AGREEMENT Bright and updated mid-century modern: Five bedroom, three full bath original Peacock Farm house designed by noted architects Walter Pierce (see interview here) and Danforth Compton, updated and well-maintained by the original owners and improved extensively since 2010 by the current owners. Nestled thoughtfully into the 1/3-acre…

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Sold: Lexington Listing, “the Dunn House” Designed by Ira Rakatansky

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Apartment Therapy, Bauhaus, Ira Rakatansky, Lexington, Listings, Marcel Breuer, Mid-Century Modern, SOLD, Walter Gropius On March 30, 2012

See post below for more photos [slideshow exclude=”1776,1779,1780,1781,1782,1783,1784,1785″] The Dunn House, 58 Hill Street, Lexington (Under Agreement; Showing for Back-Up Offers) One of an enclave of two homes designed by noted master Modernist architect, Ira Rakatansky,  this 3052 square-foot house, built in 1955, has six bedrooms; three full baths, including an en suite master bath;…

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New Lexington Listing, “the Dunn House” Designed by Ira Rakatansky

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Apartment Therapy, Bauhaus, Ira Rakatansky, Lexington, Listings, Marcel Breuer, Mid-Century Modern, Walter Gropius On March 30, 2012

Click any photo to enlarge: [slideshow exclude=”1776,1779,1780,1781,1782,1783,1784,1785″] The Dunn House, 58 Hill Street, Lexington (Under Agreement; Showing for Back-Up Offers) One of an enclave of two homes designed by noted master Modernist architect, Ira Rakatansky,  this 3052 square-foot house, built in 1955, has six bedrooms; three full baths, including an en suite master bath; a…

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ModernMass (and other stuff) on Pinterest

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Mid-Century Modern, Pinterest On February 20, 2012

  You can follow me on Pinterest. I am mostly posting cool mod houses and other mid-century items there.

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The Adaptable Modernist

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Mid-Century Modern On November 22, 2011

  The real estate market gets a bit slow around these parts starting around Thanksgiving. It’s always a hood time to catch up with blogs from around the country. Thanks to the Modernesia Facebook group for constantly updating with interesting links such as this one, from the Miletus Group, about the adaptable form-follows-function principles inherent…

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Sold: Smashing Mid-Century in Lexington

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Listings, Mid-Century Modern, SOLD, Turning Mill On September 22, 2011

Click any photo to enlarge: [slideshow caption=”on”] SOLD, JANUARY 2012, $708,000. Contact us via link or button at top. Offered at $719,000 the original owners of this mid-century have done all the right things. More importantly, they haven’t done any of the wrong things. Those of you aficionados of this architecture might be justifiably wary of the descriptor…

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