'60 Beauty First Time for Sale

They say, "Home is where the heart is." That's especially true when the home you live in is worthy of an architectural love affair. We recently found such a caressible mid-century modern in a suburb of Sacramento.

This beauty, located in the highly desirable area of Carmichael, is a special place where families can spend lazy afternoons on the banks of the American River, surrounded by towering trees and families of deer.

A private gate opens to a long, curving driveway leading to a spectacular home with 96 feet of waterfront property, and windows framing vistas from nearly every room.

Listed for the very first time since it was built in 1960, "This home is true to its time with spectacular sightlines, soaring ceilings, and views ranging from the sweeping treetops down to the flowing waters of the American River," as described in the listing.

Cheryl Nightingale of House Real Estate is the listing agent for the $2.895 million property located at 1614 McLaren Drive in Carmichael.

"The home looks a lot like the work of architect Carter Sparks, who designed a lot of the more well-known mid-mod homes in the area," points out Nightingale. This is an original owner property, but the owner has passed, so that information is still unverified."

Sparks, of course, is one of the most recognized architects in the Sacramento area, a key figure in the design of thousands of Streng Brothers modernist homes, custom residences, and commercial and civic buildings.

1614 McLaren was originally the home of Dr. Theodore Brifman and his wife, Ada, who moved to Sacramento where Dr. Brifman served as a U.S. Army physician during the Korean War, per Ada Brotman's obit in the Sacramento Bee.