Property Watch: A Hidden Midcentury Oasis

From the outside, this midcentury modern home is entirely incognito, just a squat black box set behind a short, wide driveway and a touch of low-maintenance landscaping. But it’s deceiving you. What looks like the front door actually leads to a serene courtyard with a tiny pond and a graceful modern sculpture. Across the courtyard is the real front door.

Architect James Chiarelli designed this home. Well-respected in his field, he worked with some big local names, practicing with Andrew Willatsen and John Graham earlier in his career. For six years in the 1940s, he even had a partnership with midcentury

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