Wilmette, Ill. | $899,000
A 1916 Frank Lloyd Wright house with three bedrooms, two full and one partial bathroom, on a 0.1-acre lot
This house is one of Wright’s American System-Built Homes, his effort at affordable housing using precut pieces assembled inexpensively on site. It is a few blocks from a section of Leahy Park with a playground and a municipal golf course. The center of Wilmette and Gillson Beach, on Lake Michigan, are about a mile away.
Chicago is about half an hour away, by car or public transit.
Size: 1,458 square feet
Price per square foot: $617
Indoors: Paved steps lead from the street up to a covered porch. The front door opens into a sunny foyer wrapped in windows with their original unpainted woodwork, a feature that can be seen throughout the house.
To the right is a living room with a wood-burning fireplace flanked by windows. The dining room is also off the foyer. Both rooms have direct access to an updated kitchen with a center island, stainless steel appliances, more original woodwork and a skylight.
An L-shaped hallway extending from the kitchen links all three bedrooms. The primary suite has a bedroom big enough to hold a king-size bed and a bathroom with a walk-in shower and floating vanity. The other two bedrooms have the use of a full bathroom with a combined tub and shower.
Another bathroom with a stall shower and a sink is in the finished basement, along with a recreation room, a space used by the sellers as a home office and a laundry room with a side-by-side washer and dryer. An extra stainless steel refrigerator is also in the basement.
Outdoor space: The property includes a patio that currently holds a large dining table, a grill and a heat lamp. The yard is landscaped with mature trees and enclosed by a wood fence. The detached garage holds one car.
Taxes: $14,605 (estimated)
Contact: Julie Fleetwood and Julia Seitchik, Sotheby’s International Realty, 847-902-2539; sothebysrealty.com
Wilmington, N.C. | $899,900
An 1879 house with three bedrooms and three and a half bathrooms, on a 0.2-acre lot
This Italianate house, known as the Glameyer Home, retains many of its original details, including fireplaces and doors, and has been updated with a new water heater and HVAC system. It is in the city’s historic district, about half a mile from Wilmington Riverwalk, and a five-minute walk from Thalian Hall, a performing arts center, several breweries and coffee shops, and a retro videogame arcade.
Driving to beaches along the Atlantic Ocean, including Wrightsville Beach and Shell Island at its northern end, takes about half an hour. Myrtle Beach, S.C., is 90 minutes away. Raleigh is a two-hour drive. Charleston is about three and a half hours away.
Size: 3,124 square feet
Price per square foot: $288
Indoors: A wrought-iron gate separates the front yard from the street, and a brick path steps up to the front porch, where the double front doors are topped by a stained-glass transom window.
They open into a foyer with hardwood floors and a staircase to the second floor. The hardwood floors continue to the right, through folding doors, into a living room with high ceilings and a fireplace with an ornate mantel.
This space connects to a den with another fireplace, this one with a wood mantel and green-tile surround. From the den, folding doors open to a dining room with yet another fireplace and a chandelier hanging from a plaster ceiling medallion.
The kitchen, at the back of this level, has white cabinetry, a gray-tile backsplash, stainless steel appliances and room for a breakfast table. A powder room, a mudroom and a two-person elevator to the second floor are off the kitchen.
All three bedrooms are on the second floor, off a central hallway lighted by a chandelier. The primary suite, at the back of the house, has a separate sitting room, a bathroom with a walk-in shower and a balcony overlooking the backyard. The bedroom across the hall also has an en suite bathroom. The third bedroom, at the front of the house, has the use of a bathroom off the hall with a claw-foot tub and a separate shower.
Outdoor space: Behind the house is a covered deck with enough space for a cafe table and chairs. The backyard is landscaped with grass and colorful flowers, including roses. At one end is a stone patio with a fire table shaded by a mature tree. There is room to park four cars in the driveway.
Taxes: $4,140 (estimated)
Contact: Jeff Lesley, Century 21 Vanguard, 910-769-1465; century21.com
Scottsdale, Ariz. | $899,000
A renovated 1961 ranch house with four bedrooms and three bathrooms, on a 0.1-acre lot
This house is a few blocks from East McDowell Road, one of the city’s main thoroughfares, and about five minutes from a Fry’s grocery store, a Walgreens and Eldorado Park, which has an aquatic center, a gym and sports fields. Hohokam Elementary School is about half a mile away; public middle and high schools are within a 10-minute drive.
Driving to Old Town Scottsdale, the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, the main campus of Arizona State University or Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport also takes about 10 minutes. Downtown Phoenix is about 20 minutes away.
Size: 2,020 square feet
Price per square foot: $445
Indoors: This house sits behind a lawn and a garden planted with succulents, and a path leads from the driveway to the front porch.
The front door opens directly into a living room with wide-plank floors, a ceiling fan and a large, street-facing window. Through a wide doorway is an open kitchen and dining area. The kitchen has muted green cabinetry, a waterfall-style center island and stainless steel appliances. A laundry room with a stacked washer and dryer and ample storage space is off the kitchen.
At the back of the house is a den used as a game room, with a door to the pool area. One bedroom is off this space, behind a barn-style sliding door, as is a full bathroom.
Three more bedrooms are off a hallway extending from the kitchen. The primary suite, at the far end, has a bathroom with an oversized walk-in shower that has a glass door and a built-in bench seat. A guest bedroom next door and another across from it share a full bathroom off the hall.
Outdoor space: The in-ground swimming pool behind the house is framed by a concrete deck with room for lounge chairs. On the other side of the pool is a lawn with a canopy-covered patio in one corner. The attached garage holds one car; there is room to park another in the driveway.
Taxes: $3,684 (estimated)
Contact: Lynsie Olsen and Tanner Riordan, The Agency, 303-522-2804 or 623-313-4987; theagencyre.com
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