5 Modern Mansions Under $1 Million In Riverwoods

RIVERWOODS, IL — Located along the Des Plaines River between Deerfield and Buffalo Grove, the community of Riverwoods has a population of less than 3,700 people in about 1,400 households, according to the most recent U.S. Census data. It's also the home of one of the best collections of intact mid-20th Century modernist single-family homes in the Chicago suburbs that have not been demolished and replaced by McMansion-style designs since the 1980s. Several are on the market this summer asking for between $500,000 and $1 million.

Incorporated in 1959, the village of Riverwoods describes itself as an "oasis on the North Shore."

"Try to find the principals involved and then work out your own answers," said Edward Humrich, a self-taught architect of hundreds of customized homes across the North Shore.

Trained as a musician, he designed around 40 of homes in Riverwoods alone after learning the trade with architect Robert Seyworth.

In addition to one of Humrich's designs, one of the homes below was designed by a successful local architect for his own family. Check out five mid-century Riverwoods single-family homes below $1 million on the market as of August 2018:

2 Pine Tuck Trail in Riverwoods: $499,000

• Bedrooms: 6
• Bathrooms: 5
• Square Feet: 4,290
• Lot: 1.03 acres
• Built: 1940
• First Listed: April 2016
• Price Reduced: Aug. 7

Sitting a few blocks from the Ryerson Conservation Area to the west and the Ravinia Green Country Club to the east, this property is "tucked away" on a wooded acre, according to its listing. More photos »

6 Big Oak Lane in Riverwoods: $549,900

• Bedrooms: 3
• Bathrooms: 2
• Square Feet: 2,184
• Lot: 0.89 acres
• Built: 1965
• Last Sold: March 2016
• Price Reduced: June 26

Designed by Edward Humrich, the modernist prairie-style architect chosen by steel magnate Edward Ryerson as Riverwoods' preferred designer, the property includes a patio, gazebo, tea house and wood deck on a private cul-de-sac. It includes a new kitchen, oak hardwood and polished concrete flooring and new appliances. More photos »

2890 Blackthorn Road: $638,900

• Bedrooms: 4
• Bathrooms: 3
• Square Feet: 2,396
• Lot: 2.2 acres
• Built: 1968
• Last sold: October 2013
• Price Reduced: July 11

According to its listing, the home has been recently renovated with more than $250,000 in improvements, including a new roof, updated bathrooms, windows, insulation and plumbing. There are two garages with a total of four spaces, plus a "spectacular great room with soaring ceilings and glorious wooded views." More photos »

300 Thornmeadow Road in Riverwoods: $725,000

• Bedrooms: 2
• Bathrooms: 2
• Square Feet: 2,815
• Lot: 4.06 acres
• Listed: Aug. 2

Architect Robert Hausner, designed of several North Side lakefront apartment buildings, designed this home for his own family. It has maintained its architectural integrity while undergoing several renovations, according to its listing. Plus, a "feng shui master proclaimed the house is in peace and harmony with the natural environment." The home include the option of an additional bedroom and features a two-car garage totaling more than 1,000 additionalsquare feet. One of Hausner's former employees told the architecture website Chicago Bauhaus and Beyond that the back patio of his home was constructed from marble stripped from the Standard Oil Building, now the Aon Center, in the 1980s before Hausner moved out in 1989. More photos... »

2655 Crestwood Lane: $875,000

• Bedrooms: 5
• Bathrooms: 4 full, 1 half
• Square Feet: 3,804
• Lot: 1 acre
• Built: 1965
• Last Sold: November 2012
• Listed: Aug. 4

This 11-room ranch home was recently remodeled with new finishes to its kitchen and master bath, according to its listing. The fenced property with a stone exterior, an open floor plan and an outdoor grill and firepit combines privacy with large open spaces. More photos...

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