Virtually Untouched Case Study House #26 Lists For $1.85M

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Location: San Rafael, California
Price: $1,850,000

The influential Case Study Houses program sponsored by Arts & Architecture magazine introduced postwar America to radical new notions of residential housing, almost all of which manifested in experimental glass-and-steel abodes sprinkled across Southern California. There is, however, just one of them erected far from the rest, hanging over the rolling hills of Northern California. Designed by Beverley David Thorne, an architect who preferred to fly under the radar for most of his career, Case Study House #26 manages to adapt glass-and-steel construction for a very sloped site, creating a spacious, platform-like dwelling with an astounding connection to the outdoors. Since it was completed in 1963, the remarkable house has stayed within the family of the original owners—until now.

With soaring ceilings and a rear deck that runs the full length of the house, the 1,955-square-foot home seems far larger than its true footprint. As listing agent Kathi Elliott tells Realtor, the architecture and interiors down to the lighting fixtures have been kept intact. The sole update has been a kitchen remodel in the late '60s or early '70s.

∙ 177 San Marino Dr [Sotheby's via Realtor]
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