Michael Graves-Designed Modern Home Is a Steal in Fort Wayne

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World-famous architect Michael Graves, the postmodern designer known for his contemporary buildings and popular kitchen gadgets for Alessi’s Target line, got his start doing residential homes. (He died in 2015 at the age of 80.)

One of those homes, in Fort Wayne, IN, went on the market last week for the very low price of $264,888. Aaron Hoover of Keller Williams Preferred Realty is the listing agent.

Built in 1971, the 2,886-square-foot home has four bedrooms and three baths. It features an open layout where the color yellow pops out on the railing of the bridge walkway and the refrigerator in the kitchen.

One wall of the home is entirely made of glass, providing stunning views of the foliage on the 1-acre lot.

In 1975 Graves won an American Institute of Architects Award for the home’s standout design, and a plaque stating so is permanently installed in the house.

Here’s another fun fact: While Graves is known for his offices in New York City and Princeton, NJ, his roots are Hoosier.

“Michael is from Indy and grew up in the area with the original owners of the home,” Hoover explains. “They were high school classmates. This was his first residential commission.”

The home has had only three owners, including the current owners who have lived in the house since the 1990s.

U-shaped kitchen

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Another high-end feature of the home: Cooking in the U-shaped kitchen is like being tucked into a glass conservatory, with multipaned glass walls curving into the roof. Another perk for the next owner is an original mural produced by Graves adorning a living room wall.

Original mural signed by the architect

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Graves signed his artwork during a visit in 2000, when locals were embroiled in a dispute over another of his early home designs, also in Fort Wayne. Some wanted to sell it to developers while others sought to save it. The Snyderman House perished in an act of arson two years later.

Bathroom with floating double vanity

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The third-floor master suite comprises a bedroom, sitting room, and bath. The remaining three bedrooms are on a lower level. There are curved walls and hardwood flooring throughout. Outside, there are two decks.

Other homes in the neighborhood aren’t quite this contemporary. “This home definitely stands out among them,” Hoover says. “There aren’t too many representations of modern homes in Fort Wayne. There’s a [Frank Lloyd] Wright home here and two [Eero] Saarinen homes.”

It’s also a bargain. Hoover notes, “If this were in California or New York, it would be a million-dollar home.”

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