October 2019

Balogh Open House

The family home of Tivadar and Dorothy Balogh, built in 1958-59, is listed for sale. Their two daughters, Melissa and Margaret, are holding a special open house for Modernists on Saturday, October 12, from 3:00pm to 5:00pm, and the Realtor, John Goetz of Real Estate One is holding an open house on Sunday the 13th of October from 1:00pm to 4:00pm. Modernists are especially invited to the Saturday open house but are certainly also welcome on Sunday. The house is located at 49800 Joy Road, near Plymouth, MI. Mr. Goetz will list the house at The Balogh House.com in the next day or two there you can see the exterior and interior photographs. I include one realtor photo of the interior of the house.

We did have an open house here in Ann Arbor of a Tivadar Balogh designed home built in 1960 for Andrew Nagy, west of town on Roseland Road. Some of you may remember that house.

Thornoaks Walking Tour Repeated

If you missed our original Thornoaks walking tour in June 2018, here’s another chance. Association for Preservation Technology–Eastern Great Lakes and a2modern will be giving walking tours of this neighborhood on Saturday, October 19th. Docent led tours will begin at 1 PM and 2:30 PM at 4099 E. Huron River Service Drive.

The tour has been organized by the Association for Preservation Technology – Eastern Great Lakes chapter. They have decided to make it free, though we will accept donations for A2Modern and perhaps Thornoaks Neighborhood association as well.

This tour will feature several houses that differ from the tour that A2 Modern hosted in 2018. So it may still be of interest even for people that went on that tour.

To register for the event, email APTEasternGreatLakes@gmail.com with the names of your party and your preferred tour time. Register by Friday, October 11.

Parking is available along the road. It is a dirt road with no restrictions on parking, though it is narrow in places so please be respectful of the surrounding community.