The spacious living room, filled with vintage furnishings by Harry Bertoia, Paul McCobb, overlooks the heavily wooded site, which adjoins a protected watershed. Photo by: Jason Schmidt  Photo 1 of 5 in Totally Rundown Houses Transformed Into Modern Homes by Luke Hopping from Blues Clues

Totally Rundown Houses Transformed Into Modern Homes

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Todd Goddard and Andrew Mandolene have a spring in their step since completing their restoration of the near-derelict 1957 home of architect Arthur Witthoefft, who says, “I can’t get over what they’ve done—it’s unbelievable.” Having fended off a developer's wrecking ball, Goddard and Mandolene went above and beyond to make this manse mint again.

The spacious living room, filled with vintage furnishings by Harry Bertoia, Paul McCobb, overlooks the heavily wooded site, which adjoins a protected watershed. Photo by: Jason Schmidt