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$1.2 Million Property Features Four Homes on 4.5 Acres

This unique estate in Racine County has two ranch homes, a cottage and a duplex on a wooded parcel with Lake Michigan access.

From elegant and stately mansions to modern, environmentally friendly abodes, southeastern Wisconsin is chock-full of one-of-a-kind homes for sale. Each week, Patch highlights one "Wow House" that caught our attention. This week, we took a bit of a different approach by featuring a 4.58-acre property on Sheridan Road in Mount Pleasant in Racine County that has a main ranch home, a second ranch, a cottage and a duplex — and an asking price of $1.2 million. The homes are located on a parcel of property with mature trees and access to Lake Michigan. The main home is a sprawling brick ranch with panoramic views from the sun room. At 3,029 square feet, this home also features a finished basement with full kitchen and bath. There are a total of …

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Mr Lundt

2:14 pm on Monday, March 11, 2013

MP He was poking fun at the lefties...   more ›

$900K Wow House Features 6-Car Garage, In-Ground Pool 'Oasis'

5,500-square-foot home in Racine County also includes four upper-level bedrooms connected by a catwalk.

From elegant and stately mansions to modern, environmentally friendly abodes, southeastern Wisconsin is chock-full of one-of-a-kind homes for sale. Each week, Patch highlights one "Wow House" that caught our attention. This week, it's a three-level executive home at 5924 Stefanie Way in Caledonia. This open-concept home has 18-foot-tall ceilings and loads of windows throughout. There are four bedrooms in the upper level that are adjoined by a catwalk, and maple hardwood floors in the main floor. The lower level features another bedroom, a see-through gas fireplace, a full bath, a wet bar and living room.  The 5,500-square-foot home also has a six-car garage and game room with patio doors that lead to an in-ground pool professionally …

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Joe Resident

7:03 pm on Sunday, January 27, 2013

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WOW House

With $435,000 Asking Price, 'Trilogy' Home a Local Landmark

Designed by renowned architect John Randal McDonald, this Mount Pleasant home in wooded surrounding overlooks a ravine and the Root River.

From elegant and stately mansions to modern, environmentally friendly abodes, southeastern Wisconsin is chock-full of one-of-a-kind homes for sale. Each week, Patch highlights one "Wow House" that caught our attention. This week, it's a home at 1505 Valley View Drive in Mount Pleasant known as "Trilogy" that was designed by architect John Randal McDonald, whose work is often compared to that of Frank Lloyd Wright. Also known as the John E. and Catherine Erskine House, the home has been featured on tours of homes designed by Wright and architects like him. According the website Wright in Wisconsin, Trilogy "is designed on an equilateral triangular grid, with triangularity as a repeated design motif throughout the entire home." The home …

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Bob McBride

11:26 am on Sunday, January 13, 2013

Now, to me, that's a "Wow House". I've been in a number of McDonald's homes. I don't recall if we saw that one on one of the "Wright and Like" tours we are on, or not. I know he has others in the Racine area. Considering what one would pay for a Wright home of a similar nature, that's a bargain price. Of the contemporaries of Wright in that period of his career, McDonald seemed to come closest in…   more ›