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Midcentury Gem: Kahn Protégé's $1M Pa. Home
31 Jul
Summary
- Rare 1957 midcentury modern home designed by Louis Kahn protégé.
- Features fieldstone facades, ten-foot glass walls, and Japanese garden.
- Located in Rydal, Pennsylvania, and listed for $1,056,000.
A significant midcentury modern residence, known as the Rhode Residence, is available for purchase in Rydal, Pennsylvania. Designed in 1957 by Cuban-born architect Carlos Joseph Alvaré, who trained under Louis Kahn, the home represents an exceptional example of postwar residential architecture.
Alvaré, influenced by modernists like Kahn, created homes characterized by Pennsylvania fieldstone facades, open layouts, and dramatic ten-foot glass walls. The Rhode Residence, commissioned by arts patrons Meyer and Rhea Rhode, is celebrated for its meticulous preservation and integration with a Japanese-inspired garden on its 0.72-acre lot.
Offered for $1,056,000, this 2,244-square-foot home boasts 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. It has undergone thoughtful updates to its systems while retaining original architectural details, making it a rare opportunity to acquire a piece of Philadelphia's modernist architectural history.
