A Modernist trove in Northeast Philly
An interesting article in the Plan Philly blog about a little known early modernist neighborhood: Greenbelt Knoll.
Wall Street Journal features Mitchell Residence as House of the Day
The Wall Street Journal today featured the Mitchell Residence in Lafayette Hill as its House of the Day in the WSJ Real Estate section.
The Mitchell Residence got great exposure on the Plastolux blog, a blog that shows a constant flow of fantastic modern and contemporary houses.
http://plastolux.com/mid-century-masterpiece-the-mitchell-residence-for-sale.html
The New Blog is Announced
A new newsletter went out today inviting DVM members to visit the blog. Previously we were sending out emails to make announcements, which worked fine, but sometimes news needed to go out faster than the newsletters were going out, which meant people missed learning about events. So we have started this new blog where we can post announcements instead of sending email newsletters. The newsletters will continue, but with less urgency, and the email list will still be a good way for us to know who is interested, please by all means sign up, and sign up your friends. Send in your event announcements and modern finds and we will post them.
Open House, Mitchell Residence, Lafayette Hill, PA Sunday, 12July
The home of Ehrman Mitchell, partner of Philadelphia architecture firm Mitchell Guirgola is for sale, and there will be an open house this coming Sunday 2-4pm.The house is at 850 Andorra Road Lafayette Hill, Pa. More info can be found at the web site for the house sale by modern realtor Craig Wakefield.
PostGreen Homes hosts Open House
Although this open house will be at their new office, and not at one of their houses! PostGreen is the small Philadelphia developer that we have been following, and who has been building sustainable LEED certified and modern styled homes in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia. Their 3rd and 4th houses are nearing completion and their business proposition appears to be suceeding, as is the appeal of their thoroughly modern homes.
Come out to an open house at their office on 30July, 6-8pm, at 2424 E. York St., Philadelphia, PA 19125. More info at their web site.
DVM member seeking modern business to fill modern storefront
DVM member & organiser Greg La Vardera is looking for a tenant with a modern themed business to fill the storefront in his office building. Are you dealing modern furniture and home furnishings on the internet and considering a storefront?
The building features a large display window on the street in a traditional downtown setting, and a contemporary second floor making it the most noticeable location on the block. See more info at their site.
Modern Home Tours elsewhere this month
Mid Century Modern Tour, Charlotte, NC May 16&17, just in case anybody will be traveling down in NC this looks like a great house tour:
Also what looks to be a great tour in Atlanta the same weekend, May 16&17, get more info at the Modern Atlanta Site.
Its great to know that there are other strong groups of Modernist in other regions.
DVM member home on market
DVM member Lawrence O’toole has his home on the market in Philadelphia. It is a modern refurb of a pair of adjacent townhouses in the Fishtown neighborhood. It really is a fantatic living situation for the city. Its a double townhouse on a triple lot. So it has an enormous garden behind it, and a large two car garage that passes all the way through to the garden. And it has a second outdoor gated parking area. Really a lot of space for a Philadelphia row house dwelling. The interior is completely contemporary with lots of light and access to the garden.
Main Line Modernism House Tour
The weekend of May 3rd saw the first Main Line Modernism House Tour sponsored by the Lower Merion Conservancy and Realtor Craig Wakefield. Some photos from three of the homes have been posted to Flickr.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lamidesign/sets/72157617698485012/http://www.flickr.com/photos/lamidesign/sets/72157617608889981/http://www.flickr.com/photos/lamidesign/sets/72157617699097138/
Lecture: Lou Kahn Live
His Lecture - His Voice - His Architecture
Thursday, May 21, 6:00 p.m.
$20/ticket includes a wine-and-cheese reception
Erdman Hall, 150 Morris Avenue, Bryn Mawr College
William Whitaker, curator of the Kahn Collection, will introduce the program, present images, and lead a discussion.
More info at the Lower Merion Conservancy
Lustron Home discovered for sale in Haddonfield
An authentic Lustron Home in Haddonfield, NJ, in what appears to be reasonably good condition was found by DVM member Maria Ciuffetelli listed for sale with Weichert Realtors.
