FLOATING GLASS ARCHITECTURE. Modernist wood and glass home reminiscent of the Modern Masters Era. Functionalist simplicity combined with sculpturally expressive form. The Hertzberg Residence 1962 by Architects Peter Blake and Julian Neski. BLAKE DESIGNED THE KITCHEN CABINETS & COUNTERS FOR PHILIP JOHNSON'S GLASS HOUSE. Unexposed and situated up a long gravel drive you find architecture blending with its four wooded acres, and designed to seemingly float featuring three-foot cantilevers. The exterior entry punctuated by tree as sculpture rising through structure begins the journey into an era of minimal design, function and warmth. Step inside and find preserved original detail throughout, intact, maintained, and sparkling. The kitchen designed for cooks' enjoyment has cheerful robins egg blue steel cabinetry with two sinks; pass through to dining room, and adjacent sleeping quarters with two bedrooms and bath. The main social spaces are surrounded by glass w/walkouts to expansive decks framed by rectangular overhead architectural design elements. The master bedroom suite with its own wall of glass has original mounted floating bedside tables and a white laminated dressing room complimented by a dove grey tiled bath. All bedrooms have original built-in dressing systems reminiscent of the easy modern mid-century lifestyle. A center core fireplace with low floating hearth is enjoyed by the glassed in living room and rear outdoor social spaces. Through the homes center core, which also hosts coat closet and hidden stairway, you descend to a lower level library/game room. Adjacent is a full height basement with laundry area, utility room, and large work-shop/storage room. The second owners have retained the purity of original iconic details; lucite door handles, interior grid skylight filters, steel hardware, kitchen swing door, wall switches [as art themselves], recessed lighting elements, corresponding bathroom fixtures in blues, white, and dove grey. The rare interior ash wood walls and beautiful hardwood floors exude warmth. THIS ICONIC AND "RARELY EXPERIENCED" MODERNIST JEWEL INVITES YOU IN TO STAY.

Listing Number: 3018602
Status: Inactive
Listing Provided By: Todd Goddard
Type: Single Family Residence
Bedrooms: 4
Bathrooms: 3
Square Footage: 2537
Lot Size: 4.11 Acres
Year Built: 1962
Parking: Two car garage with pebbled circular motor court
Fireplaces: One
Features:

Original detail throughout, intact, maintained, and sparkling.
Robins egg blue metal kitchen cabinetry, lucite door handles, interior grid skylight filters, steel hardware, kitchen swing door, wall switches as art themselves, recessed lighting elements, corresponding bathroom fixtures in blues, white, and dove grey.