- Read more on the event: Ann Arbor City Club to hold annual home tour this weekend
When Jim and Linda Elert bought their home at 830 Avon in Ann Arbor, they weren't exactly looking for a mid-century modern house.
"I haven't really liked modern very much, just because it always seemed very cold to me," said Linda. "But this house didn't seem that way, I think because the inside is very warm, it's very beautiful and it's very open."
The four-bedroom, three-bath home showcases classic mid-century traits. Wall-to-wall windows, open space, cork floors and wood paneling are a few of its attributes.
"I certainly had a lot more clutter in my previous house," Linda recalled. "This house teaches you what it wants, and it doesn't want very much. It wants very simple styles. It's been really fun for me; I feel like I've evolved."
830 Avon, also known as "The Crane House," was Ann Arbor architect Robert C. Metcalf's first commission. He personally designed 68 houses in Ann Arbor, many in the mid-century modern style in Ann Arbor Hills and Barton Hills.
Metcalf's personal home was even featured in the Ann Arbor City Club's home tour last year.
The home, along with several other area houses, will be featured on the Ann Arbor City Club's 61st annual home tour on Sunday, June, 2. Tickets will be available at the Ann Arbor City Club (1830 Washtenaw) or at any of the featured homes on the day of the tour. The home tour will run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and tickets cost $15. For more information on the tour and how to purchase tickets, go to www.annarborcityclub.org/home-tour.html.
Melanie Maxwell is a staff photographer for AnnArbor.com.