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California
meets Rochester.
Bungalows,
originally meant as a small but beautiful means of coping
with the East Indian sun, are most often associated with
California. They reached their height of popularity at the
time as the Arts and Crafts movement in America. A builder
who saw both come alive in a Pasadena bungalow took the
exact plans to copy in his hometown back east. That bungalow
was voted Most Beautiful Home in Rochester in 1916, several
years after the builder ran out of money before ever getting
to live in his dream. The current owners, Jim and Marie
Via, have brought the original passion for the rough, hands
on beauty of the Arts and Crafts style into the ongoing,
authentic restoration of the bungalow.
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Tuscany
in Mendon
Architect Rodney Skirment had never had a client spend 5
years researching the perfect place and style of their dream
house. The style was inspired by the classic lines of 16th
century master Andreas Palladio. For several reasons, the
dream house that became a real life, 3-story Italian villa
has passed on to Robert and Jill Klimasewski. They have
made their own mark from the playful rooster theme in the
fully equipped Tuscan kitchen to the soaring center space
that dominates the home. It is a new home but one destined
to be a classic.
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