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Posted by mikend (My Page) on Sun, Oct 18, 09 at 10:35
| definitely outside my budget (especially with the exorbitant taxes here), but I figured people would want to check it out.
http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/16-East-Blvd_Rochester_NY_14610_1113348118
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RE: awesome house for sale in Rochester, NY ...
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| Nice!
Frank Lloyd Wright But I sometimes wonder if I posted a Wright home as a candidate for reno, how many suggestions for "improvement" it would attract before some of the usual suspects here caught on and spoiled the fun. |
RE: awesome house for sale in Rochester, NY ...
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You really got to watch yourself with those old Frank Lloyd Wright homes. We've got a lot of them here in Chicago and they're all kinds of "rules" involved if they have historic designation. They even go so far as to tell you what kind of art you can hang on the walls! I kid you not. Frank Lloyd Wright groupies are intense. They're really pretty but are known for having lots of problems. Apparently he would use building materials somewhat experimentally and the houses sometimes suffer for it. I'll just enjoy them from afar... |
RE: awesome house for sale in Rochester, NY ...
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| Actually, for my area (Seattle), you'd have a hard time finding a regular house of that size for the listing price. I'm amazed at how "cheap" it is. I'm not ready to move to Rochester...but I thought about it for a few seconds! |
RE: awesome house for sale in Rochester, NY ...
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| "They're really pretty but are known for having lots of problems. Apparently he would use building materials somewhat experimentally and the houses sometimes suffer for it." Which is why I've nicknamed him "Frank Lloyd Wrong" for ages. He may have drawn dang good pictures of houses but he was also a prima donna with little concept of livability and engineering. How many millions of dollars has it taken to keep Fallingwater from, well, falling into the water - it's been collapsing since BEFORE it was finished, and although it was occupied part-time (on weekends) for a few decades, it was never actually completely safely inhabitable from an engineering standpoint! It's a sculpture, not a house. The Rochester house seems somewhat more livable, although I can't have been the only one who looked at the picture of the "Zen rock garden" and thought "neighborhood litterbox"? I wonder if it is being sold furnished? |
RE: awesome house for sale in Rochester, NY ...
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| The price is definitely reasonable given that you are buying a piece of history. In general, Rochester home values are pretty reasonable- though taxes are outrageous (about 3% of the assessed value). There was an article about this house in the local paper. The dining room furniture is owned by the Landmark Society who rents it to the owners. |
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