This mid-century home in Beverly Hills is a real beauty.
Built by architect Wayne McAllister in 1957, and renovated by Architects Marmol Radziner in the 1990s.
Mid-Century Homes
Mid-Century Home wants to be the most comprehensive resource about mid-century design and architecture and to tell the story of their protagonists.
Here, you will find our selection of mid-century homes that we hope will inspire and delight you.
With this selection of iconic homes built across the globe, United States, Australia, Europe and South America, we aim to bring you the most refined mid-century homes and architecture, that contributed to make mid-century modern and modernist architecture so popular and loved across the 20th century up to today.
The Approach to Amagansett’s Greentree House is One of a Kind
The Greentree contemporary house, in Amagansett, has one of the most beautiful approaches we’ve seen among modern style homes.
A long line of carefully-cut and spaced stepping stones is flanked on both sides…
Barry Berkus Mid-Century Home in Palm Springs: Geometric Delight
This mid-century modern house in Palm Springs pulls all kinds of peculiar shapes.
Designed by the architect Barry Berkus, it features the unique mid-century style of its California-based architect.
An Incredible Collaboration For This Richard Neutra House
This Richard Neutra house has some really lovely spatial features.
In collaboration with another master of mid-century design, the woodworker George Nakashima.
A Charming Mid-Century Lakeside Home Fit For a Fairy Tale
The owners of this mid-century lakeside home contacted us out of love for their house, which they have thoughtfully renovated over the last eight years.
A visual feast for the eyes, the project is definitely something which the owners should be proud of.
Contemporary Australian Home Evokes the Prairie Style
Built in 2015, the Quorrobolong House was shortlisted for that year’s Australian Houses Award.
In this contemporary style home, Fergus Scott Architects have created a truly delightful country retreat.
The Unique Modernist Style of Architect Wm F. Hempel AIA
Steve Hempel is the son of architect Wm F. Hempel who, throughout the mid-century period, developed a very unique architectural style focused on custom designs and high quality materials.
Steve recently reached out to us to share his love for his father’s designs.
Mid-Century Modern in Salt Lake City Features Some Lovely Furniture
Mid-century modern furniture really defines this property.
Located in Salt Lake City, it was designed by Ed Dreier, an architect who made his name in the Utah area.
5 Rules For Perfect Mid-Century Landscaping
By its nature, landscaping is something that often takes a peripheral role in people’s appreciation of mid-century modern homes.
But if it’s done badly it can easily ruin a perfectly beautiful home.
A John Lautner Desert Gem in Palm Springs: The Lautner Compound
Tracy and Ryan co-own what we can easily call a desert gem, near Palm Springs: The Lautner.
Their Instagram profile got our attention and it was just a matter of time before we asked all about their Lautner.
Florida’s Sarasota School Revived in this Modern House
Mid-century style homes don’t come more faithful than the Pirman-Tetreault residence.
Located in Sarasota, Florida, it’s owners, John Pirman and Steve Tetreault, were inspired by the original Sarasota School of architects
A Thoughtful Mid-Century Remodel in Kansas
Located in Mission Hills, Kansas, this mid-century modern house has all the best bits of a contemporary style home while preserving its original qualities.
Tactful Mid-Century Home by John Andre Gougeon
This mid-century modern house, is understated in its modern style. This is because it had to partially conform with the traditional ranch houses that surround it in the East San Gabriel Valley in Southern California.
Contemporary Living Needs and a Modernist Aesthetic, Meet in The Glencoe Residence
The newly built Glencoe Residence, designed by architect Mason Miller, successfully joins the contemporary living needs of the clients with a modernist aesthetic.
A Portland Mid-Century Home is Right Out of the Eichler Playbook
This house is a lovely period piece. Built in 1950, it looks right out of the original Eichler playbook.
And yet, being as its location is Portland, Oregon it couldn’t possibly be.
This Kemper Nomland Jr. Designed Mid-Century House is a Real 50s Time Capsule
Case Study architect Kemper Nomland Jr. designed this house in the early 1950s.
Located in Altadena, California, it still captures the spirit of the Case Study era…
3 Gorgeous Mid-Century Houses For Pool Lovers
It’s difficult to imagine the ideal mid-century home without a gorgeous pool.
This is probably on account of the fact that many of the places where modernism really took hold in the mid-century period were hot.
This Mid-Century House Designed by Saul Zaik Gets a Remodel
This home’s interior design is so fresh that it feels like it could easily have been built in the past few years. It was in fact completed in the 1950s by celebrated Portland-based architect Saul Zaik.
This Beverly Hills Platform House is Full of Charm
This space-age mid-century house above Coldwater Canyon, Beverly Hills, slowly reveals its charm like a flower in bloom.
Starting with a relatively modest entrance, simple facade, and simple flat roof
The Most Playful Modernist House We Have Ever Seen
The Reforma Casa Olga Baeta is undoubtedly one of the more playful modernist homes we have encountered. It was designed in 1957 by the great Brazilian modernist architect João Batista Vilanova Artigas.
Clear Architects’ Renovates a Mid-Century House in Ducketts Mead
Clear Architects’ recent renovation project of a mid-century house at Ducketts Mead is as neat as you like. Located in Essex, UK, the update was completed by the firm in 2013.
This Original Mid-Century Residence by Robert Skinner is a Triumph
There’s a nice order to this original mid-century house. Built in 1962 by Robert Skinner, and located in a sleepy cul-de-sac in Trousdale Estates, Los Angeles, it seems like everything was geared towards to having the sparsest furnishing possible without feeling too empty.
Mid-Century Modern Remodel in Sacramento
This new-build in Sacramento represents another thoughtful project by Klopf Architecture, this time in collaboration with Van Gelder Construction. Comprising three bedrooms and 2,633 square feet, it is a house that really reaches out to its surrounding environment.
This aim is most obviously captured by the large open plan living area’s two massive sets of windows on either side of the room.
Liebermann’s Mill Valley House Has a Strong Frank Lloyd Wright Influence
This house in Mill Valley California could easily be mistaken for one of Frank Lloyd Wright’s. In fact, it was built in 1962 by John Liebermann, an acolyte of Wright’s.
One of the more obvious standout Wrightian features of the house is the circle brickwork patterns and structural elements, particularly reminiscent of something like the Cooke House.
This Mid-Century House in New Canaan is a Work of Art
New Canaan, Connecticut is home to a fair few modernist homes. Much of this is down to the efforts of five architects crucial to the mid-century style: Marcel Breuer, Landis Gores, Philip Johnson, Eliot Noyes and John Johansen.
3 Flat-Roofed Houses We’d Move Into Immediately
The flat roof is one of the signal elements of modernist architecture, and one of its principal contributions to architecture in general. The original modernists liked them for their purity of form. But they soon became useful as an additional outdoor space, especially in the heat of Palm Springs and the like.
Quality materials abound in David Shelley’s Coward House
You’d be forgiven for thinking that the Coward House is just another house mid-century in Palm Springs. In fact, it is located in Nottinghamshire in the United Kingdom, in what some readers may be familiar with as Robin Hood territory: Sherwood Forest.
Legendary architect A. Quincy Jones’ home in Laurel Canyon: a real delight
Jones House & Studio #1 blends beautifully into its environment. Built in 1939 by the great mid-century modern architect A. Quincy Jones and his then wife Ruth Schneider as their personal home.
3 Mid-Century Houses with Spectacular Entryways
A well-designed entrance is a vital element of a beautiful mid-century home, not least because…
This Palm Springs House has a Gorgeous Arthur Elrod Interior
This house in Palm Springs California is a real period piece. Built in 1957, it showcases the original work of expert interior designer Arthur Elrod, with much of his work still intact and looking as stylish as it did when he first worked his magic.
Architect Russel Jack’s House is Modernist Australian architecture at its best
The Jack House is a beautiful example of Modernist Australian architecture. Built in 1957 by architect Russell Jack as the home for him and his family, the design is clearly very well considered.
3 Mid-Century Houses with Spectacular Entryways
A well-designed entrance is a vital element of a beautiful mid-century home, not least because this is the first place where the outdoors comes into contact with the inside of the house
Boyd Baker House Combines Modernism and Nature Perfectly
The Boyd Baker House is a lovely example of modernism made with natural materials. Located in Melbourne, Australia, the house was built by the great Australian modernist
Glass House by Michael Bell, a Tribute to Uncomplicated Elegance
The principle quality of the Gefter-Press House resides in its unconcealed celebration of the nature…
Marcel Breuer Designed House in New Canaan Connecticut
Marcel Breuer was an undisputed genius of modernist design. Best remembered for the furniture designs…
3 Contemporary Houses Proving Modernism’s Lasting Significance
Despite its name, modernism is a rather old style now, over a century old in…
This John Barthel-designed house is all about extremes
Stumbling upon this house designed by John Barthel was incredibly refreshing, not least because of the bright blocks of all the primary and secondary colours that abound throughout the space.
3 Australian Mid-Century Homes That We Love
It is often forgotten that mid-century modern design thrived beyond the Unites States.This is no more so apparent than in Australia. The innovations brought forth by such figures as Neutra, Wright and Eichler
In this Roger Lee home, craftsmanship speaks for itself
The first impression you are likely to get of this house is its tall stature. Built in 1961 by Roger Lee, and located Kensington, California, it is clearly a building that seeks to embrace spaciousness
Perfectly Preserved Mid-Century House by Richard Dorman
This house by Richard Dorman is a real peach. Situated in the Sherman Oaks Estates, it was built in 1959, although its condition suggests it could have been built last year.
A Mid-Century Home Renovation, Full of Idiosyncrasies
Taking liberties with an original mid-century home is not often something this site would normally greet with enthusiasm. After all, the initial impetus that created so many great designs at the time is often lost in the pursuit of contemporary design fads.
3 Frank Lloyd Wright Houses we Love
Frank Lloyd Wright designed a lot of buildings in his 70-year-long career, especially once he gained more recognition with houses like Falling Water (1935) and his own winter home Taliesin West.
A Mid-Century, White, Palm Springs Oasis
Another week, another desert modernist delight from Palm Springs. This time, it’s a house from John Porter Clark, an architect who was active in the area during the real sweet spot of mid-century modern design.
Post and Beam Mid-Century House in Pasadena by Thomas A. Dismukes
Looking at this house without knowing where it is, you could be forgiven for thinking it was a house built by a Danish modernist. In fact, it is situated in Pasadena, California, and built by Thomas A. Dismukes.
Subtle Minimalism pervades Tim Cuppett Architects’ River Road House
Tim Cuppett Architects’ River Road House is an exercise in simplicity. A modern take on the mid-century style, it is located in Austin, Texas, where the firm itself is based.
3 Mid-Century Houses in Palm Springs that Are an Absolute Dream
Here we showcase three lovely examples of Palm Springs modernist architecture from some of the key proponents of the style: Wexler and Harrison’s 1954 house, William Krisel’s practice built in the 1950s and a house by the eccentric William F Cody.
Richard Neutra’s Clark House in Pasadena Offers a Masterclass in Layout
Richard Neutra’s Clark House is quite a modest affair for the great architect, not as show stopping as the likes of the Lovell Health or Sten-Frenke houses. Of course, being Neutra means it’s still about as good as they come.
Polished Teak used to perfection in this English Country House
This house in the British countryside is a vision of high quality and class. Designed by Robert Harvey of architecture firm Yorke, Harper and Harvey in the 1960s, it was the kind of job Harvey surely would have lapped up.
3 Mid-Century Richard Neutra’s Houses that Are all About the View
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The Max Bubeck Residence is a home with personality
Designed in 1956 by Allyn Morris, the Max Bubeck Residence is a real sight to behold. With a structure that goes in all sorts of directions and a décor that is a riot of different colours, the Los Angeles-located house is nothing if not kooky.
A Mid-Century Design and Architecture Gem: The Frost House
Karen and Bob Coscarelli discovered they were modernists on their first date. Now married, they are the lucky owners of the beautiful Frost House.
The story of how they ended up in such a coveted house has a fair few twists.
A Mid-Century Modern Renovation in Beachwood Canyon, LA
This house in Beachwood Canyon, LA showcases a smart contemporary renovation of an original mid-century design.
There is nothing that seriously stands out about the property from the exterior.
This Mid-Century Home in Miami is a Tropical Modern Gem
This striking mid-century house is a beautiful example of tropical modernism, a style which emerged from South Florida in the 1950s. Designed by architect Darrell Fleeger in the early 1960s, it is located in the style’s heartland, Miami.
5 Mid-Century Homes Ready For a Sunset Party
Close your eyes and imagine the quintessential mid-century modern house setting, chances are it’s a classy evening get together between the owners and their friends, with guests spilling out from the indoors and gathered happily around the pool.
A Mid-Century Modern House in Sydney: Tim Ross
Tim Ross is a brilliant comedian who loves mid-century modern design and Modernist architecture. He loves mid-century so much to come up with a show staging in different Australian homes: “Man About The House”.
5 Mid-Century Houses With Interiors to Die For
In terms of style, the interiors of these mid-century houses are quite different. No surprise given the homes range from an E. Stewart Williams house in the desert climate of Palm Springs, to a Frank Lloyd Wright overlooking the sea…
Richard Neutra’s Lovell House: Modernist Perfection
The Lovell House is one of Richard Neutra’s great contributions to modern architecture. Among the dozen or so American houses he built which have been listed as Historic Cultural Monuments, it is perhaps the most impressive.
Not One Day Seems to be Passed for This Mid-Century House
Situated in Littleton, Denver, Colarado, it uses a sparing palette of natural colours to fit the stone walls and tiling. Meanwhile, bolder colours are used sparingly, with a few touches of red throughout: in the lounge chair, the hood of the cooker and the letterbox.
Peculiar Features Aplenty in this Mid-Century House
This mid-century house in Highland Park, Los Angeles, is nothing if not easy on the…
5 Mid-Century Houses With a Kitchen That Will Inspire You
The kitchen is always one of the central features of a good modernist home. It…
Richard Neutra’s Transparent Singleton Residence
You can see right through Richard Neutra’s Singleton Residence. Albeit, not from every angle but from several vantage-points the design makes a good claim to being transparent.
Harry Seidler’s Gissing House is a Feast for the Eyes
The exterior of Harry Seidler’s Gissing House is unashamedly raw. Located in Wahroonga, New South Wales,…
Villa Tugendhat is All About The Elegance of Mies Van Der Rohe
In American Psycho, protagonist Patrick Bateman’s cold personality is mirrored in the interior decoration of…
A Mid-Century Australian Home Gets a Makeover
This original 1963 home is a dreamy modern beachside retreat. Built by Brian Mazlin in 1963 and situated in Pearl Beach, New South Wales, Australia, it has lately undergone a restoration by design studio TFAD
Donald Wexler’s home still shines in Palm Springs
This mid-century home perfectly demonstrates Donald Wexler’s sustained impact on the architecture of Palm Springs.
Mid-century Elegance in Palm Springs by Stewart Williams and Michael Johnston
The Leslie House in Palm Springs is a vision of clean and modern elegance.
Originally built by E. Stewart Williams in 1980 it was renovated in 2013 by designer Michael Johnston.
5 Mid-Century Houses With a Pool You Will Want to Jump In
We’d like to introduce to you some of our favourite mid-century homes that feature a…
Mid-century Modernist Home in Palm Springs by Stan Sackley
Given its centrality to mid-century modern, it’s perhaps no surprise that we’ve covered a few…
Mid-Century Modernism: A Remarkable Transformation
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This Mid-Century House Features Beautiful Built-in Wooden Cabinetry
This house, has no shortage of natural space to work with. Located in the Cuyahoga…
This Charles E King’s Mid-Century House is a Declaration of Love
Graphic designer Matt his wife Misty, are the proud owners of a mid-century home in South…
This Mid-Century House is a Treat For The Eyes
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Richard Neutra’s Unassuming Freedman House Newly-Renovated
Richard Neutra’s Freedman House is a true icon. Built in in 1949 for the screenwriting couple Nancy and Benedict Freedman, it makes for an interesting contrast with the Sten-Frenke House, which the architect had built earlier in the decade for another Hollywood couple.
E. Stewart Williams’ Edris House, Grows Out Of The Ground
Mr. Roberts is the owner of one of the most beautiful Mid-century desert houses that we have ever seen: the Edris House designed by architect E. Stewart Williams. Buying it was a dream come true. Read his story.
Mid-Century Modern Meets Postmodernism in the Driffield House
Previous coverage has described the style of this house as mid-century, but it’s a bit more complicated than that.
Driffield House is nothing if not interesting. Designed by Suzanne Dance and situated in in Arthur’s Seat, Victoria, Australia.
A Mid-Century Residence Gets a Second Chance
2 Hollow Glen Lane has quite a story behind it. Situated in the woods of…
5 Mid-century Modern Houses With Great Wood Paneling
In the mid-century modernist house, the use of natural materials is paramount. For inspiring a sense of the outdoors in the heart of the home…
Mid-Century House in Minnesota Marries Frank Lloyd Wright with Googie
This house was designed by architect Jaroslav Joseph Polivka who got his big break after getting in touch with Frank Lloyd Wright about one of his projects.
Beautifully-Landscaped House Inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright
This house in Atlanta, Georgia, is all about the landscaping and the materials.
Originally designed by Robert Green, it is clearly inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright
E. Stewart Williams’ Understated Palm Springs Modernism
The Kenaston House is situated in Rancho Mirage and designed by the famous mid-century architect E. Stewart Williams.
It represents a good instance of his approach to architecture with all the mid-century hallmarks but also a rich warmth to the design.
Curtis and Davis’ Emerald St. Residence – Shining Once Again
The Emerald Street Residence has not always been as dazzling as the current pictures suggest. Built in 1953, the house was originally designed by New Orleans-based Curtis and Davis Architects, the architectural partnership responsible for so-called New Orleans Modernism.
Donald Wexler’s Smith Residence – Desert Modernism
The Smith Residence is a shining example of architect Donald Wexler’s desert modernism.
Situated in Palm Springs, it is one of a number of homes that Wexler built in the area.
William Krisel in Palm Springs, Mid-Century Meets Contemporary
William Krisel made his name designing houses like this.
Graduating from his architectural education in 1949, he was perfectly poised to exploit the growing affection the American market had for modern aesthetics.
Robert Earl’s Bel-Air Residence: Hilltop Seclusion
For an LA-based builder of celebrity houses, information on Robert L. Earl is peculiarly elusive. This architect has managed to establish himself as an architect to the stars while also maintaining a remarkable level of anonymity.
Mid-Century Modern the Australian Way: Peter Muller’s Bynya House
One of the country’s most highly regarded living architects, Muller designed the Bynya House in 1954 for his own family. Situated in a northern beachside suburb of Sydney,
Pre-War Modernism: “The Homewood” by Patrick Gwynne
“The Homewood” was the first major project of British modernist architect Patrick Gwynne, built for his family in Esher, Surrey, England. Completed in 1938.
Herman Miller Furniture abounds in this George Nelson Home
The Kalamazoo, Michigan house built for James and Sally Kirkpatrick between 1955 and 1958 is…
Mid-Century Modern on the Cusp: the Bendit House
Completed in 1952, a year before the influential “Design in Scandinavia” exhibition, the Bendit House offers an interesting glimpse of mid-century design.
Mid-Century Modern in The Woods: Henry Hoover’s Germeshausen House
Weston, Massuchesetts is home to one of architect Henry Hoover’s most remarkable houses. Built for…
Richard Neutra’s Sten-Frenke House: A Foray into Glamour
The early 1930s proved a dazzling time for Richard Neutra. The decade began with the…
A. Quincy Jones’ Lagoon House – Reviving a Forgotten Gem
In 1950, the December issue of the magazine Architectural Forum featured a “Builder’s House of…
Richard Neutra’s Sublime Ebelin Bucerius House
Richard Neutra’s Bucerius house is situated in the Brione sopra Minusio municipality in the Locarno district of Swizerland.
It was commissioned by one of the founders of the German newspaper Die Zeit.
Jens Risom’s Family Retreat Was Ahead of its Time
Last week, on 10 December, prominent Danish-American furniture designer Jens Risom sadly passed away at…
The H.P. Davis Rockwell Glass House
Rockwell’s private house in the suburb Olympia Fields, outside of Chicago, is what many would call a marvelous work of modernism.
This home was built and designed by Rockwell himself to serve as personal living space in 1964.
Seamless Modernism in Palm Springs: William F. Cody
The legendary mid-century architect William F. Cody was a difficult man to pigeonhole. There exist few buildings that could really explain his style and many of his larger scale projects were quite eccentric, curved in some instances, in others borderline Googie.
A Mid-Century Modern Home in Arkansas Designed to Make Its Owners Happy
Phil Coffman belongs in that category of lucky people that grew up in a Mid-century Modern house, and over time Phil has learned the value of his father’s Arkansas Mid-Century Modern home: The Chambers House.
The Oscar Niemeyer Das Canoas House Is a Perfect Example of Organic Architecture
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The Rodney Walker Residence Takes Full Advantage of its 270 Degrees Hilltop View
The designs of architect Rodney Walker’s Case Study homes are known and celebrated worldwide. However, his 4300 square-foot residence, known as the Rodney Walker Residence in Ojai, California, is relatively unknown.
The Authentic Don Draper Was Architect Craig Ellwood
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William Krisel and Dan Palmer Contribution to Mid-Century Modern Architecture
Architects Dan Palmer and William Krisel, designed Modernist tract homes that established the foundations for Southern California’s suburban boom during the mid-century period.