One of America’s most historically significant works of architecture is up for sale. Wednesday, the iconic Vanna Venturi House, what is broadly considered to be the first postmodern building, was listed for $1.75 million.
Pritzker Prize-winning architect Robert Venturi built the residence for his mother Vanna in 1965. The house, located on a quiet one-acre plot in Philadelphia’s Chestnut Hill neighborhood, inevitably raised eyebrows then in its deviation from modernism, with its exaggerated pitched roof, an appliqué arch over the front door, and its playful take on rhythm and form. The 2,000 square-foot house includes three bedrooms, two full bathrooms, built-in bookshelves, generous windows, and a quirky-shaped fireplace tucked behind the grand staircase.
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