{"id":2539,"date":"2023-06-06T17:13:07","date_gmt":"2023-06-06T17:13:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/06\/an-880k-midcentury-piece-of-art-in-bloomington-in-quickly-inspires-a-buyer\/"},"modified":"2023-06-06T17:13:07","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T17:13:07","slug":"an-880k-midcentury-piece-of-art-in-bloomington-in-quickly-inspires-a-buyer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/06\/an-880k-midcentury-piece-of-art-in-bloomington-in-quickly-inspires-a-buyer\/","title":{"rendered":"An $880K Midcentury \u2018Piece of Art\u2019 in Bloomington, IN, Quickly Inspires a Buyer"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A midcentury modern abode<\/a> with a standout design didn\u2019t need much time to entice a buyer.<\/p>\n

The four-bedroom, 2.5-bath\u00a0Bloomington, IN<\/a>, property was listed in May for $880,000 with Kristi Gibbs<\/strong>, of Century 21 Scheetz<\/a>. It\u2019s currently in contingent sale status.<\/p>\n

Completed in 1970, the 2,584-square-foot home was devised by modernist architect Earl Flansburgh<\/strong>, who designed Cornell University\u2019s campus store and was a university trustee.<\/p>\n

The sellers, who are the home\u2019s third owners, bought the place in 2020 for $550,000. They\u2019re letting it go before a relocation to Europe.<\/p>\n

Atrium<\/p>\n

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Kitchen<\/p>\n

Laura Turner Photography<\/p>\n

Dining area<\/p>\n

Laura Turner Photography<\/p>\n

One of the bedrooms<\/p>\n

Laura Turner Photography<\/p>\n

Office<\/p>\n

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One of the baths<\/p>\n

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Deck<\/p>\n

Laura Turner Photography<\/p>\n

Musical conductor Leonard Bernstein<\/strong> might have even had a tie to the house, which sits on a wooded, .67-acre lot.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople say he finished his last masterpiece in the office,\u201d Gibbs shares.<\/p>\n

The property certainly could inspire creativity, as it\u2019s a \u201ctrue piece of art\u201d itself, the listing notes.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe sellers are excited about the next chapter in their life, but this house is very special [to them],\u201d Gibbs says. \u201cEverything was original when they bought it. The previous owner had stewarded it as a midcentury modern and was able to maintain the integrity of the home by not doing any crazy renovations.\u201d<\/p>\n

That said, a 2020 remodel helped bring the home up to modern standards while retaining its architectural features. New roofing, insulation, and flooring (oak and terrazzo) were added, along with an enlarged back deck and custom kitchen cabinetry. All of the baths remain original to the home.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe kitchen was closed off before and separated from the dining space,\u201d says Gibbs. \u201cIn order to modernize it and keep within the vein of the design, they still have a galley kitchen but were able to open it up to the dining space.\u201d<\/p>\n

The home\u2019s next owner might also want to replace the original windows for improved energy efficiency.<\/p>\n

Among the pool of hopeful buyers were people affiliated with Indiana University, Gibbs notes. The intact original design helped drive interest.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople have taken really good care of the home,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

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Realtor.com A midcentury modern abode with a standout design didn\u2019t need much time to entice a buyer. The four-bedroom, 2.5-bath\u00a0Bloomington, IN, property was listed in May for $880,000 with Kristi Gibbs, of Century 21 Scheetz. It\u2019s currently in contingent sale status. Completed in 1970, the 2,584-square-foot home was devised by modernist architect Earl Flansburgh, who…Read More→<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":2540,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2539","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\/2539","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=2539"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2539\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2540"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2539"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2539"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/billingsrealtybrokers.paradiseinnovations.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2539"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}