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    A Modern House of stone+glass

    Mar 31, 2020 3 minutes
    BY BRIAN D. COLEMAN
    PHOTOGRAPHS BY WILLIAM WRIGHT
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    THE 1951 HOUSE

    nestles in quiet woodlands. Stone walls, glass block, and floor-to-ceiling windows are indicative of Modern design. The ell at right extends to the original garage, just beyond the breezeway.

    On walks taken through this woodsy neighborhood in north Seattle, Kevin Dodge and Darin Collins kept an an eye out for just the right home—a house with character, on a lot big

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