Great midcentury modern design is eternally appealing The end of the year is a time to look back, and today that?s what we are doing, setting our sights on the middle of the 20th century. Midcentury modern homes are often featured in our House Calls column. The reason is simple: Great design is eternally appealing. Here are some MCM dwellings that have left a lasting impression on us.

Bob Coscarelli

The Frost House, Michigan City, Indiana
When we wrote about the Frost House owned by Bob Coscarelli and Karen Valentine, we described it as something of a midcentury miracle. Originally a model home for a planned community, the home was purchased by Robert and Amelia Frost in the early 1960s complete with all of the Knoll furniture used to stage it. Nearly 60 years later, when Coscarellli and Valentine bought it, the home and the furniture were in pristine condition. The second owners are committed to preserving the house and its contents, calling it a ?beautiful testament? to modern design.
Heidi?s Bridge

Allen Fair and Nelson Tolentino, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
When iconic midcentury modern architect Richard Neutra completed a teaching stint at the University of Pennsylvania, he left behind a handful of residential projects he completed in the Keystone state. Years later, when Allen Fair and Nelson Tolentino discovered one of them in an online real estate listing, they couldn?t believe their luck. Although they?ve made a f...