Quirky midcentury home by Frank Lloyd Wright apprentice asks $550K

The 1966 abode comes with unusual details

By Liz Stinson Jul 29, 2019, 9:45am EDT

House with stone facade and lots of landscaping.

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Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright disciple Herb DeLevie, this midcentury gem is full of quirky details. The Max & Arlyne Hurwitz House sits just outside of downtown in Madison, Wisconsin, on a tree-lined plot of land.

DeLevie, a student of Wright’s at Taliesin, designed the four-bedroom, three-bathroom home in 1966, and it’s filled with striking features like a giant stone fireplace and angled walls, all sorts of nooks, plus amenities like a sauna and wet bar. The house opens into an entryway framed by 15-foot double doors. Inside, the home has an open-plan layout with split levels connected by multiple staircases.

Living room with large stone fireplace and staircase to a mezzanine level. There is a bookshelf in the center of the room and a TV setup to one corner.

Lagre glass walls at one corner of the carpeted living room look out to a terrace. There is a recessed work station with a computer, desk, and chair to the right side.

Just off the kitchen, the dining room is framed by 18-foot-high windows. Meanwhile, even more light pours into the master suite, which gets its own sunroom. At one point in time, the house included an indoor pool, which has since been covered and transformed into another sun-filled room where the ladder arms still stick out of the middle of the floor. We told you it was quirky.

Located at 202 N Blackhawk Avenue, this gem is now on the market for $549,900 after a recent price drop.