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ARCHITECT | DESIGN | BUILD 12.19.2014 95 Burton Duenke Residence, 1955 Ralph Fournier, Architect 14 Arrowhead Estates, Chesterfield, MO $2,000,000 This is architect, Ralph Fournier's piece-de-resistance built for developer Burton Duenke. Perched on a bluff above the Missouri River in Chesterfield is a mid-century marvel that will remind you of Hollywood Hills. A wonderful party home- bright, open and spacious. A very special place and a rare opportunity to buy an important piece of architecture that you can call home. Belmont, Queen of Castries Lastic Hills, Castries, Saint Lucia $1,495,000 A rare 19th century Creole great house standing on 8-1/2 acres in St Lucia. This stately and gracious island residence is set within a lush and vibrant park-like nature preserve overlooking Castries Harbor. Impeccably restored and maintained as the winter residence of a well-known Academy Award winning writer, the property today affords an opportunity to live and share the romantic genteel hospitality of early island living. John Southern, A.I.A. of Urban Operations 3907 De Longpre Ave, Los Angeles, CA $899,000 Inspired by the early modernist architects of Silverlake John Southern A.I.A. of Urban Operations designed a residence in which the line between indoors and outdoors has been greatly reduced by matching the interior spaces with exterior. The main level open concept living area opens to a balcony that runs the width of the residence. The second level features a master suite and an outdoor living room with panoramic views of the city. And finally are two additional bedrooms that share an intimate patio. The Bolton/Culbertson House Greene & Greene, Architects 370 del mar, Pasadena, CA $2,845,000 Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Bolton/Culbertson House 1906/1929, by architects Charles and Henry Greene with addition by architect Garrett Van Pelt, is recognized today as one of the classics of the Arts and Crafts movement Pasadena annually celebrates today. In terms of scale and the gracious lifestyle the house affords, it is the predecessor to the Gamble House. A careful restoration by architect Tim Andersen has renewed the warmth and vitality of the residence. The good living of what many consider to be Pasadena's Golden Age is alive and well at the Bolton/Culbertson House. The Crescent Bath House, 1887 Frank Ferris, Architect 201 W Graham Ave, Lake Elsinore, CA $695,000 Capitalizing on the eclectic American interpretation of neo-Moorish vernacular architecture, Frank Ferris and business partner Franklyn Heald built their Crescent Bath house directly across the street from California Southern Railroad train station on the corner of Graham and Spring Street. Colorful bulbous spires and intricately crafted inverted horseshoe arches that frame windows and doorways accentuate its exotic, other worldly Victorian architecture- surely a sight for weary Mid-westerners seeking respite from their lengthy journey. the ruskin art club Frank Meline, Architect 800 S Plymouth Blvd, Los Angeles, CA $2,395,000 A landmark and social gathering place of the Windsor Village Historic District, what is today known as the Ruskin Art Club was originally constructed in 1922 with the care and attention to detail fitting a religious edifice to be the Sunday school and Rectory for the Methodist Church. The Church sold the property in 1926 to the Ruskin Art Club, the oldest club in LA. Rich in history and culture, Ruskin's vision of the unity of life and art is still reflected in the now restored Mission Revival Style building re-envisioned as a single family residence by Lander Design. The Lauck House, 1950 Marcel Breuer, Architect 880 Lawrenceville Rd, Princeton, NJ $2,000,000 Situated in a secluded and beautiful four acre property five minutes from the town of Princeton, the house underwent restoration work in 2009 and includes an elegant gallery space addition. One of America's most famous mid- century designs, this house incorporates many of Breuer's innovations – including the renowned "butterfly roof," the centrally located kitchen, projecting parapets, vertical wood interior and exterior siding.