ST. LOUIS (KMOX) - If you've ever wanted to live in a home designed by a mid-century architect and restored by an internationally renowned design firm, here's your place. This St. Louis County home is under contract and up for sale for the first time since legendary mid-century modern architect Robert Elkington designed and built this home for himself.
The two-bedroom, two-and-a-half bathroom house was completed in 1948, and is located at 1520 Carmen Road in Manchester.
It's listed by Johnny Connors with Nettwork Global. See the listing, here.
The Elkington House is also known as "The Glass House"
(Spicewood Photography, Nettwork Global)The 2,000 square-foot home sits on nearly 2 acres of "park-life" land
(Spicewood Photography, Nettwork Global)Elkington was a practicing architect in St. Louis for nearly half a century, starting in the 1940s
(Spicewood Photography, Nettwork Global)He also has built homes in Kirkwood, St. Charles and other suburban areas that have been noted in architectural publications
(Spicewood Photography, Nettwork Global)This home in Manchester is listed for $600,000
(Spicewood Photography, Nettwork Global)The home listing calls it "a mid-century masterpiece that honors its natural surroundings; presenting stunning, private views"
(Spicewood Photography, Nettwork Global)The living room is surrounded by large windows
(Spicewood Photography, Nettwork Global)It also features a double-car garage with attached storage and garden workshop
(Spicewood Photography, Nettwork Global)"The Elkington House is a small masterpiece that honors its natural site," writes the Preservation Research Office.
(Spicewood Photography, Nettwork Global)





