Listed yesterday: This 1957 Mod in Glenbrook Valley long nicknamed the “Sputnik” house — after the custom-built light fixture its original owner hung on the front porch when he moved in. The light’s still there, but all the furniture’s been cleared out for sparkly photo shoot, so you can even imagine the place filled with Hummel-bedecked Ethan Allen if you like. The 11,694-sq.-ft. lot sits across the street from Sims Bayou, half a mile west of the Gulf Fwy., a couple miles north of Hobby Airport, so it’s got real southeast Houston street cred. The neighborhood, which includes a lot of homes of similar vintage, was designated a historic district not too long ago. Your guess on the home’s asking price?
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It’s $192,500. For a 3-bedroom, 2-and-a-half-bath rancher measuring 2,334 sq. ft. The front entry looks onto a dead-end living room . . .
. . . that’s just over a wood-topped brick planter wall from the vaulted den-dining room combo facing the back:
Think you’d prefer the kitchen’s original pink appliances and sink to their recent stainless steel replacements? You’ll find them hanging out in the garage:
On to the bedrooms:
And bathrooms, 2 of which have retained their original tile.
- 8015 Glenforest Ct. [HAR]
- 1957 Sputnik house — midcentury modern time capsule house in Houston’s Glenbrook neighborhood [Retro Renovation]
Photos (except appliances): TK Images
8 Comments
nice,
and check out the newly listed mod in Memorial Bend. Pricier, but even modier.
http://search.har.com/engine/12806-Figaro-Houston-TX-77024_HAR39144403.htm
That close to downtown, I’d buy it, if I lived in Houston.
Now if Memorial Bend had figured this out years ago, it would still nice.
It’s killing me! Only in Houston can you find that place for that price. If I only had any connection at all to the SE side! I love that kind of mod — not too alien from my Alief roots, a bit dated but not Medieval. I’d even love having one bathroom with ugly pink tile. So many of my parents friends and siblings had a bathroom just exactly like that.
Real terrazzo and a boat load of storage!! I’d love it too, if I was staying in Houston for my retirement.
I’m glad it’s showing empty. Nothing to distract the eye.
That should sell in a day!
The terazzo alone would cost 100k today
Wow – love the 12806 Figaro – very tastefully done.
Wonder if it’s ever flooded. It’s lovely!