Architect Richard Meier designed Steamboat Landing, a 1971 3-acre estate on Long Island's north shore. The waterfront five-bedroom main house features a double-height living room with columns, exposed ducts, clerestory window, glass wall, fireplace, and loft; an attached three-story corkscrew escape slide; and Hempstead Bay views.
Jack Stehling formed this 1970 house from two glass cubes. The renovated five-bedroom home has a rosewood-paneled, skylit conversation pit, a marble-and-glass primary bath with amoeba tub, and a chef's kitchen with an island connected by a deck to the three-story glass atrium.
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Spector Group created this four-bedroom home in 1979 on a 4.2-acre' 70s-modern estate about 15 minutes from downtown. The house features three shed roofs with clerestory windows, a living room with a wall of glass, a roomy kitchen and breakfast area with saltillo tile floors, and a finished lower level with office, gym, en suite bedroom, and flex space.
The update to this 1971 five-bedroom home retained its characteristic period details. The house has glass walls, cork floors, a double-doored entry with slatted screens, a vaulted, sunken living room centered on a floor-to-ceiling stone fireplace, an eat-in chef's kitchen with a pantry, and a 1,200-bottle wine cellar.
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The 20-acre wooded hillside lot includes xeriscape gardens, deck with kitchen, firepit, outdoor shower, and pool; vineyards are nearby and Sacramento is an hour's drive. $3,200,000. Stefan Jezycki, Engel & Völkers Napa, (707) 738-2945.
East Hampton, New York
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The Butterfly House, designed by Hobby Miller and owned by star hairstylist Sally Hershberger, dates to 1976. The midcentury-modern two-bedroom features an open-plan top floor with black-beamed ceilings, oversize windows, living room with fireplace, skylit kitchen, wrap-around deck, and spiral staircase to the first-floor bedrooms.
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This three-bedroom split-level ranch house was built in 1976 on 6 acres of farmland 30 minutes from Indianapolis. The home has a step-down family room with rustic wood beams and paneling, brick wall, and woodstove; an eat-in kitchen; and a separate dining room.
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