Federalist Details

I'm just a girl from Southern California. I grew up admiring mid-century ranchers, Spanish-style haciendas, and craftsman bungalows. All beautiful and architecturally significant, yes. But, the oldest building in our area was from the 1930s... So now, having moved to historic Pennsylvania, I sort of feel like a wide-eyed kid (and don't even get me started on the winters).


So, Philadelphia really was the center of the Revolutionary movement, right? We all sort of know this. Symbols of the Federalist Era include eagles and snakes, dentil moulding and pediments... custom built-ins, brass fittings and hardware. I like it all. So, I must be adjusting well.


Vintage iron eagle available in the shop... it's 23" wide and totally awesome in person.






...

Oh, Cameron...

We will never forget that red Ferrari flying through the (floor to ceiling) windows and off the cantilevered deck, only to crash into the woods below. This is Cameron Frye's house from the iconic 80's movie, Ferris Bueller's Day Off.



It's for sale.



If you have $2.3 million and you would love to own a mid-century GEM of residential architecture (that cannot be replicated!), you're in luck! Available through Sotheby's, this single family home in Highland Park, Illinois features amazing views of the surrounding woods, and servants quarters (where do you hide servant's quarters in a glass house like this? underground?). The home was designed by A. James Speyer and David Haid, architects who studied under famed architect Mies van der Rohe. Learn more about their work here.