Amazing Mid-Century Vision Aire Residence for Sale

  • Price: 489,000
  • Address:

    1830 SE 3rd Court
    Crystal River, FL 34429

  • Beds: 3
  • Baths: 3
  • Sq Ft: 4,903
  • Lot Sq Ft: 0.31
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Description

This amazing mid-century residence home was built by renowned architect Glenn Q Johnson in 1954! These “Vision-Aire” houses were considered modern marvels and designed to embrace Florida’s subtropical climate with living areas that open to breezes and walls blocking sun light to keep things cool without air conditioning! This residence features the signature triangular design that allows for soaring vaulted ceilings and it has all the elements of a “bird-cage-house”. This nickname was given to these homes for their airy appearance, open-plan living spaces featuring period details like the high wooden tongue-and-groove ceilings showcasing the structural beams! The huge wall of windows connects to nature outside, while the secluded patio areas provide privacy, and the upper level atrium is the perfect spot for lounging. The three bedroom, three bathroom split-level home has been updated throughout staying true to the amazing design features of the midcentury architecture! It was actually featured in several lifestyle magazines in the 1950’s like the Sunrise magazine of Southern Living. This is your opportunity to own a piece of Floridian architectural history!

What I love about this amazing mid-century residence home for sale:
This home is simply breath-taking and has an aura that draws you in and makes you feel like you?re ?home?. It?s a feeling that simply cannot be expressed with words, it?s almost as if the home needs you and your energy. It truly is the ?Anti-Cookie Cutter? home and it?s time that its ownership is to pass on to the next worthy resident. Located just seconds from the World Famous Crystal River and Kings Bay. Hop on your boat in your private deeded dock and take a short ride over the springs and take a selfie with a Manatee! We invite you to explore this website to see and experience this home has to offer. For showing information please visit the Contact page.

Background information about this amazing Mid-Century residence home for sale:

Here’s your chance to own a slice of Floridian history.
A 1954 home designed by Glenn Q. Johnson is now on the market, and it comes with plenty of midcentury charm.

Johnson was known for his work on a series of midcentury houses called Vision-Aire Homes.
Per the listing, the series of 13 Vision-Aire residences were inspired by dwellings Johnson had seen during a tour in the Philippines in WWII. The houses, including this Crystal River abode, were designed to embrace Florida’s subtropical climate (read: hot and humid), with living areas that open to the prevailing breezes, exaggerated eaves to block out sun and rain, and concrete floors and walls to keep things cool.

This 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom split-level has all the markings of a “bird cage house,” the nickname given to Vision-Aire Homes for their airy appearance. The open-plan living room features vaulted wood ceilings and an updated kitchen.

At the time Vision-Aire Homes were built, they were considered modern marvels. Even today, some of the people who own the remaining houses want them designated as historical landmarks for their unique design.

 
Click here to read more about these homes in the Tampa Bay Newspaper.

 

More information about the architect:

Glenn Q. Johnson

Born in Chicago, Johnson (1909-1999) was was responsible for many of St. Petersburg’s modern masterpieces including the Pinellas County Judicial Center (one of the city’s only examples of the Brutalist architectural style), the St. Pete Beach Library, the Snell Isle Shopping Center, North Shore Pool and the Sebring Building. He also designed about a dozen schools, including Gibbs High and Azalea Middle School in St. Petersburg, Oak Grove Middle School in Clearwater and Oakhurst Elementary in Largo.

Johnson received his education at Crane College, Armour Institute of Technology and Atelier Nelson. During the Second World War, Johnson was the director of a division of Douglas Aircraft, a major supplier of war materiel. In 1952, he came to St. Petersburg and joined George Ely as a land developer, and it is with Ely that Johnson developed his locally-famous “Bird Cage” homes along Pinellas Point Drive and 69th Avenue South. The homes were built with the main living areas on the second floor and the bedroom and bathroom on the ground floor. The porches on both floors were tied together with floor-to-ceiling screens to allow outdoor living free of insects. Johnson oriented the homes to the southeast to catch the sun in the winter and to take advantage of cross ventilation which was aided by jalousie windows. Bedrooms also had wooden jalousies to allow ventilation as did closet doors.

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