{"id":2239,"date":"2023-05-04T12:24:57","date_gmt":"2023-05-04T12:24:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/04\/art-on-5-acres-contemporary-home-in-newport-news-va-is-listed-for-2m\/"},"modified":"2023-05-04T12:24:57","modified_gmt":"2023-05-04T12:24:57","slug":"art-on-5-acres-contemporary-home-in-newport-news-va-is-listed-for-2m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/04\/art-on-5-acres-contemporary-home-in-newport-news-va-is-listed-for-2m\/","title":{"rendered":"Art on 5 Acres: Contemporary Home in Newport News, VA, Is Listed for $2M"},"content":{"rendered":"

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One owner has lived in a contemporary, riverfront house<\/a> since it was built more than 50 years ago.<\/p>\n

Now, he\u2019s moving to Florida and listing the\u00a0Newport News, VA<\/a>, home for $2 million. He\u2019s leaving some of his art collection behind in the showpiece of a space he has cultivated over the years.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s actually a piece of art, in my opinion,\u201d says listing agent Mike Roberson<\/strong>, of Howard Hanna Williamsburg.<\/p>\n

Architect Carlton Sturges Abbott <\/strong>designed the eye-catching abode, which was constructed from redwood. Built in 1969 on a five-acre lot, the architectural gem was featured in a 1971 issue of House Beautiful magazine, where it was described as a \u201chouse at ease in any season.\u201d<\/p>\n

Walls of glass<\/p>\n

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Soaring open space<\/p>\n

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\u2018Nothing like it\u2019<\/h2>\n

\u201cIt totally opens up to the water,\u201d Abbott says. \u201cWhen you pull into the huge circular driveway at the front of this house, you can see all the way through to the water. It has phenomenal views. There\u2019s just nothing like it around here.\u201d<\/p>\n

Studio<\/p>\n

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Pool<\/p>\n

Greg Davenport<\/p>\n

The lot includes a pool house with a full bath and two showers, plus a kitchenette outfitted with a refrigerator, dishwasher, and microwave.<\/p>\n

The property also comes with a detached garage, which has been used as an art studio.<\/p>\n

And an eye-catching, boat-like sculpture protruding from the pool house is actually a water feature that flows into the pool.<\/p>\n

Kitchen<\/p>\n

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Elevator<\/p>\n

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Back in the main house, the primary bedroom sits above the central living space and has no separating walls. Movable panels allow for privacy, though.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are louvers on the wall,\u201d Roberson explains. \u201cInstead of having blinds or a solid wall, you can grab a bar in the middle to open and shut the louvers.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 3,503-square-foot, main home has two other bedrooms and 3.5 bathrooms. The total size of the property is 5,069 square feet.<\/p>\n

Bedroom<\/p>\n

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Upper floor<\/p>\n

Greg Davenport<\/p>\n

The tile in the kitchen is original and the stove is a red, high-end Aga piece. A translucent elevator sits adjacent to the cook space.<\/p>\n

The sculptures throughout the property\u2019s interior and exterior\u2014and some of the larger art pieces\u2014convey with the house.<\/p>\n

Roberson says the buyer will probably want to make some changes. Overall, though, the house is in good shape.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would say, at a minimum, most of people that I would sell it to would spend $100,000 painting it and making interior updates,\u201d he says, adding that the seller didn\u2019t want to make the changes and pick things for the buyer.<\/p>\n

Garage<\/p>\n

Greg Davenport<\/p>\n

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Realtor.com One owner has lived in a contemporary, riverfront house since it was built more than 50 years ago. Now, he\u2019s moving to Florida and listing the\u00a0Newport News, VA, home for $2 million. He\u2019s leaving some of his art collection behind in the showpiece of a space he has cultivated over the years. \u201cIt\u2019s actually…Read More→<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":2240,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2239","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2239","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2239"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2239\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2240"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2239"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2239"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2239"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}