This is known as a Mid-Century Modern Prairie School design house. It is the Oscar Diehl House. It was designed by Alden B. Dow. The house was built in 1935. It is located on .36 acre in Midland, Michigan. The house could use some updating, but not too much. Carpeting would have to go. There are leaded diamond shaped windows. Three bedrooms, three bathrooms and 2,301 square feet. $495,000
Contact Shawn Decker with Ayre Rhinehart Real Estate Partners: 989-631-7000
From the Zillow listing:
Here’s your chance to own an iconic Mid-Century Prairie School design home that combines both elegance and easy livability. The rarely offered Oscar Diehl house was designed in 1935 by Alden B. Dow and is located in the heart of one of Midland’s most desirable neighborhoods. This impeccably maintained home offers three bedrooms, two and a half baths and over 2,300 livable square feet. Once inside you’ll find the stunning living room flanked by a wall of leaded diamond shaped windows and a soaring batten wooded ceiling. Period building materials and design features are found throughout this home. Two bedrooms are on the second floor, the third bedroom (with a full bath) is located in the finished area of the basement. This home is an L shaped, Chicago Common Brick structure with a gentle hipped roof (new in 2023). The master bedroom has a spacious dressing area featuring an abundance of fir wood built-ins. It’s steps away from the Pere Marquette rail trail, Thrune and Emerson Parks and an easy stroll to everything downtown Midland offers. No flooding in 2017 or 2020. Contact your agent today to make this one of a kind home your own.
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