June 12, 2011
Won’t You Be My Neighbor? Midland, MichiganBy Sablemable aka Jan
Our fearless leader, Retro Ruth, forward this week’s home to me and after I came to from a dead faint, I realized that this is possibly the ultimate contemporary (and time-capsule perfect) MCM house that has been featured here.
Built in 1964, the home is located at 3201 Sugnet Road in beautiful Midland, Michigan. It has 4 bedrooms, 2-1/2 bathrooms, 3401 square feet, city water and sewer, forced gas heat and central air conditioning. The best part of this home is the shell was constructed of Styrofoam. Yes, Virginia, you heard correctly: Styrofoam, provided by the Dow Chemical Company. More information on the house can be accessed here .
*Note from Ruth: The 360 degree tour on the sellers website is beyond fabulous!!! Click here to check it out!
The price of this jewel is $325,000.00 and can be seen by contacting Badger Beall at 1-800-362-9890 or visiting their website.
THE FRONT AND BACK
THE FOYER
THE LIVNG ROOM
THE DINING ROOM
THE KITCHEN
THE OFFICE/WORKAREA
THE BEDROOMS
THE FULL BATHROOMS
Let us give thanks to the original owners, the current owners (for not re-habbing) and the Dow Chemical Company for providing our universe with such beauty. Amen!
My favorite feature of the home is the built-ins and the use of stained glass ala MCM modern.
What are your favorite features, readers?
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pam kueber
June 12, 2011 at 12:33 pm
YOWZA!!!!!!!!!
Andrea
June 12, 2011 at 1:34 pm
Wow, wow, WOW! This house is AMAZING! I love the stained glass, the kitchen, and the big long built-in desks in the bedroom. So gorgeous!
Sara in AZ
June 12, 2011 at 2:42 pm
That house is seriously freakin’ awesome!!!! I love everything!
Jeanne
June 12, 2011 at 5:51 pm
I could live and die in that house. wow. perfect.
Miss RM
June 12, 2011 at 11:19 pm
That is truly amazing!!
Roger
June 13, 2011 at 1:44 am
Very cool house. I’m from MI and never heard of a styrofoam house. I gotta get some more info on this.
Eartha Kitsch
June 13, 2011 at 8:58 am
I have no words so I’ll just sigh and wish that I could live in it.
RetroRuth
June 13, 2011 at 9:04 am
This is totally a beauty!!! Tom and I sigh over it everytime we run past it. Oh, and if you want to see it in even more glorious detail, check out the 360 degree tour! http://www.justsnooping.com/tours/2681987/
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