From converted Grade II-listed water towers in Faversham, Kent, to a Connell & Ward Sun House in Amersham, Buckinghamshire.
Casa Blanca, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire. A 1930s art deco house set in landscaped gardens that include a heated pool. The house has solid wood floors, a feature fireplace, arched windows and a large, triple-aspect drawing room. 5 beds, 3 baths, 3 receps, breakfast kitchen. £1.95m Strutt & Parker 01753-257314.
Tory Hole Road, Darien, Connecticut, US. This house was designed in 1938by a collaborator of Frank Lloyd Wright. It has curved walls, a spiral staircase,and feature fireplaces. 4 beds, 4 baths, 2 receps, 5.5 acres. $2.465m Halstead Property +1 203 656 6501.
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Grayswood, Haslemere, Surrey. This Grade II-listed, early 1930s house retains its original sculptural fireplace, ribbon windows and stairway encased in glass. 5 beds, 3 baths, 4 receps, study, breakfast kitchen, games room, roof terrace, gardens, grounds, 12 acres. £1.85m The Modern House 020-3795 5920.
St Ann's Court, St Ann's Hill, Surrey. This refurbished, Grade II-listed modernist house has a circular living room, a Mondrian-inspired kitchen, a library and a converted coach house with a recording studio. 6 beds, 4 baths, dressing room, 2 receps. Coach house: en-suite bed, games room, 2 studies, recep, music studio. Grade II-listed gardens, 8 acres. £9m The Modern House 020-3795 5920.
The First Sun House, Amersham, Buckinghamshire. This is the first of five Sun Houses designed by architects Connell & Ward in the 1930s. It is Grade II-listed and has a roof terrace that overlooks the town. 3 beds, 2 baths, study, open-plan recep/dining area, breakfast kitchen, gardens. £1.38m Savills 01494-725636.
The Lime Works, Faversham, Kent. This partially converted, Grade II-listed, 1930s art deco house is made up of two water towers connected by a central building. It has planning permission to be turned into a six-bed property with two roof terraces. The completed house would have a cinema, gym and sauna, and comes with woodland and eight acres of land. £750,000 Savills 01580-720161.
Villa St Ronans, Torquay, Devon. A renovated, 1930s modernist house in an elevated position with views over the town and sea. It has a top-floor master bedroom with bi-fold doors leading onto a balcony. 5 beds, 4 baths, open-plan living area/kitchen, study, terrace, gardens. £779,950 Strutt & Parker 01392-215631.
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