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Aberdeen, Wash.
WHAT: A five-bedroom Queen Anne with a carriage house
HOW MUCH: $799,900
SIZE: 9,256 square feet
PRICE PER SQUARE FOOT: $86
SETTING: This house is in a residential neighborhood 10 minutes' walk from the antiques stores and restaurants in historic downtown Aberdeen, an industrial town on the Chehalis River, about two hours from Seattle by car. The area attracts fishing enthusiasts from all over the world, drawn by the salmon and halibut in Puget Sound. Olympic National Forest is 20 minutes away.
INSIDE: Built in 1905, this Queen Anne has three working fireplaces and plenty of original woodwork, including a built-in sideboard in the dining room and wainscoting lining the stairs. On the main floor, there is a living room with coffered ceilings, and a kitchen, updated in 2005, with a gas stove set into the brick hearth. The second floor has five bedrooms, including the master, which has an en-suite bathroom and a walk-in closet. The house's round turret is part of the master bedroom. The third floor was once a ballroom; now most of the space is used as an entertainment room. The carriage house has a one-bedroom apartment.
OUTDOOR SPACE: The house has a wrap-around porch and a curved driveway. The property, which is nearly an acre, has a professionally designed kitchen garden, as well as a rose garden and a pergola.
TAXES: $7,407 per year
CONTACT: Teri Herrera, John L. Scott Real Estate; 425-643-5732; johnlscott.com
Austin, Tex.
WHAT: A four-bedroom, three-bath midcentury modern
HOW MUCH: $807,000
SIZE: 2,975 square feet
PER SQUARE FOOT: $271
SETTING: This house is in Pemberton Heights, a neighborhood with residential architecture from the 1920s, '30s and '40s. It's a five-minute drive to the University of Texas campus, and the restaurants and shopping in downtown Austin are 10 minutes away by car.
INSIDE: Built in 1945, this house was updated in 2008 by the current owners, who added a glass-walled foyer and a second- floor master suite. The living room has bamboo floors and a sloped wood ceiling with white beams; off the living room, there's a screened-in porch. The cabinets in the remodeled kitchen are made from burled wood, and a row of windows installed under the roofline lets in light. A family room is off the kitchen. Three of the bedrooms are on the main level, and the upstairs master suite includes a study and a bathroom with bamboo cabinets and travertine counters.
First Published September 15, 2011 12:00 am
