Mid-Century Modern Gem

Our home got its start as the 1959 Indianapolis Home Show home. The Architectural Association of Indiana collaborated to create it with the latest designs and technology. The concept behind the style of our home was new at the time. It is a mixture of mid-century modern and custom twists meant to support entertaining. In the early years of the Indianapolis Home Show it was common for the homes to be taken apart and reassembled. But for our home, it was prearranged to have the framing begin while the Home Show home was being built and displayed. Then, all remaining materials were brought to our home when the Show ended. We still have several of the home show elements: the music room cabinets, which were featured in the Indianapolis Star in 1959, the tile walls, the vintage light fixtures, and a large limestone fireplace and mahogany wood cabinet which are the focal point of the main living area. We remodeled our home in phases, always finding a way to embrace the style and preserve the original elements, but open it up and make it functional for how we live and today's technology. Since we last had our home photographed, we have remodeled the lower level to suit the mid-century modern architecture.