Photography by Alec Marshall
On The Market: New Canaan, Connecticut
September 1, 2006
LOCATION: About 40 miles from New York in New Canaan, Conn., home of the "Harvard Five"—Marcel Breuer, Landis Gores, John M. Johansen, Philip Johnson and Eliot Noyes—all students and faculty from the Harvard Graduate School of Design who built and lived in modern houses in the area. Johnson’s own Glass House is across the street.
HISTORY: Renowned architect Philip Johnson designed the home in 1950 for the Hodgsons, the only family to ever occupy the house. In 2005, the property was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
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STATS: The 4,600-square-foot, five-bedroom home is on almost 5 acres, three of which are dedicated to an open, manicured lawn with a Johnson-designed swimming pool. Made from glass, brick and steel, the house features a striking interior courtyard with a laurel tree and reflecting pool. A three-car carport with two horse stalls and a storage room is adjacent to the house.
WHAT SETS IT APART: "Its provenance—no one has ever touched the house but Philip Johnson, and the owners have taken great care in maintaining it over the years," says Realtor Susan E. Blabey. "It’s on almost five acres, where most of the lots are zoned for two, and the house itself is much larger than what you typically see in homes from that era."
MARKET INQUIRIES: $4.25 million. Susan E. Blabey, Sotheby’s International Realty, 203.966.2633, www.sothebysrealty.com
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