Architectural home 'in its original glory'
entices with rare features, $615K price tag

Modesto may not be a hotbed for California mid-century modern, but every so often we get pleasantly surprised by one of its diamond-in-disguise modern residences loaded with possibilities.

Like the Bare house, which recently went up for sale there.

What's more, it's a rarity to find a home on today's market that hasn't been diminished to some degree through insensitive remodeling. Too often an architect's original design intention gets marred by a hasty sledgehammer, or by a can of white paint gone wild.

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