11 Riverview Place Cromwell, CT 06416

This striking mid-century modern house embodies the Mad Men era. Its design is inspired from Frank Lloyd Wright’s end-of-career Usonian houses. Designed by Peter Powers Hale from the Yale School for Architecture, and custom-built by the original owner/contractor, this dramatic home is also extremely practical for modern life. The open-plan allows for effortless entertaining, with a separate bedroom wing providing privacy. Vaulted ceilings and continuous expanses of windows fill the home with light and bring the outside in. A dedicated office, featuring built-in storage and a wall of windows, makes working at home or remote learning a pleasure. A walkout basement with yet another wall of windows can be an exercise area, craft space, playroom, or finished out for an additional large living space with its own full bathroom. Radiant in-floor heating warms underfoot while a brand-new split-ductless AC/heat pump cools the main house, along with a separate split-ductless AC for the master bedroom and two-story sunroom. Storage abounds, with an entire hallway of closet space and additional overhead bays. Located at the dead end of a quiet private road, the spacious flat lawn of over an acre and mature shade trees create a park-like feel, including the outdoor fireplace and patio. Plenty of parking includes an oversized two-car garage. Brick construction, steel I-beam ceiling structure, recent windows, and a tar and gravel roof all reduce maintenance.