Porches Give Old Look to New Home in Cozy Two-Story Design
A House of the Week features a traditional two story plan with a wraparound porch and open layout by architect Lester Cohen. Four first floor rooms and two upstairs invite family living with flexible spaces including a front living room bay window and dining area open to the kitchen.
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Lester Cohen
Solar heat via south facing windows
Large south facing windows maximize free solar heat in winter, improving home energy efficiency by capturing sun exposure on the main living wall.
Mistakes teach lessons in antique collecting at Winterthur
Henry Francis du Pont urged dealers to reveal hidden flaws, arguing losses reveal as much as wins. Experts recount missteps from mass produced 17th century brass sconces to a Queen Anne table with walnut panels and misattributed folk art pieces, highlighting the value of homework.
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Henry Francis du Pont
Winterthur
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Great Britain
Samuel Pennington
Maine
John C. Newcomer
Houses Sold In The Gazette Real Estate Transcripts
Transactions show multiple Cedar Rapids area property sales with buyers and sellers named. Listings include addresses in Cedar Rapids Marion and Hiawatha, with buyers from diverse states and multiple brokerages such as Hedges Associates Iowa Realty Skogman First Realty Better Homes and Gardens and Byers Happel.
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Gazette
Gazette Lifestyle Desk
Linge-Henderson
Daniel Linge
Devonshire Dr
40Th St. Dr
Terry Henderson
First Ave
Hedges Associates, Inc
Gibson-Midland Partners
Higgins-Lange
Raymond Higgins
Sheboygan
Wis
Village Ct. NW
Edward Lange
Falcon Dr
Prime Realty
Heritage Mutual Insurance Co.Murphy
Richard Murphy
Sioux City
Bever Ave
Heritage Mutual Insurance Co
Skogman Realty
Veterans Administration-Essig
Robert Essig
Eighth St
Pinewood
Veterans Administration
Kirsch-Ditri
Robert Kirsch
Dubuque
Dennis Dr
Frank Ditri
Cedar Rapids
Hughes
Arling Hughes
Crandall Dr
Secrist Rd
Marion
Mark Barnd
Coggan
Wright-Dean
Daniel Wright
Tempe
Ariz
C.ave
Karen Dean
Hiawatha
Byers & Happel, Inc
Schmidt-Reece
Gayle Schmidt
Crestridge Dr
Monte Reece
Hewetson
William Hewetson
Paauhaw
Hawaii
Gunther Estate
Dirks
Doreen Dirks
10Th St
Lane NW
Charles Gunther
Mary Doyle
American Federal Savings
Hartley
David Hartley
C Ave
14Th St
Iowa Realty of
Coldwell
Larry D. Sharp
R.L. Smith & Co
Scheer-Jamatphil Enterprise, Inc
Lynn
Carolyn Scheer
Fifth St
Lakeside Dr. NE
Jamatphil Enterprise, Inc
Condit-Nebendahl
Maxine Condit
Glass Rd
Fruitwood Lane
Merlin Nebendahl
Holly Ave
Interior designer decorates Italianate Marion house for registry
Binko of Carriage House showcases an Indiana style home with 14 foot ceilings solid walnut banister and double wide doors. The house features antique and Ethan Allen furnishings, a south facing bay window living room, a den television room and a country kitchen with vintage jars and brass molds. A flower and vegetable garden completes the era weavings as she works toward Iowa Historical Society registration and park system listing.
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Iowa Historical Society
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