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Location: Houston, Texas
Price: $1,275,000
This sprawling midcentury modern home in Houston, Texas, was designed by local architects Lucian T. Hood and Phillip G. Willard, who built a number of homes in the masonry style in the late ?40s and early ?50s. Completed in 1952, the 2,908-square-foot residence was restored as well as sensitively expanded by Los Angeles-based AREA Architecture in 1999.
The result is an impressive house characterized by broad horizontal lines, a flowing floorplan, and natural materials like redwood, fir, flagstone, brick, and more. The updates also complement the space, incorporating many design elements of the period.
Julie Sofer

Entering the home, a sitting room with sloping beamed ceilings greets you, then flows into the great room, which is characterized by even higher soaring ceilings and a wall of glass looking out onto the immaculately landscaped backyard with pool. A tiered stone fireplace and hearth add warmth to the room.
Then, a massive chef?s eat-in kitchen follows, as does a formal dining room with brick fireplace. A huge master suite with marble bath and large windows opens onto the backyard by way of sliding glass...