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Donald Olsen’s Mid-Century Kip House in Berkeley Hits Market for $1.425 Million
FreeYork | September 28, 2026
A modernist gem designed by esteemed architect Donald Olsen is now available for purchase in Berkeley, California. This exceptional example of a mid-century residence … Read more
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Donald Olsen’s 1952 Kip House is for sale in Berkeley
The Spaces | September 25, 2026
A modernist house designed by Donald Olsen for UC Berkeley physicist Arthur Frederic Kip has come to market in Berkeley, California, listed with District Homes for $1.… Read more
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The Kip House became a classic of West Coast residential design.
California Sun | September 25, 2026
In 1952, a physicist recruited an architect to build him a home in the Berkeley Hills that would exemplify “precision, clarity, logic, and innovation.” The Kip House b… Read more
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The Bay Area Home of a Famed Experimental Physicist Just Hit the Market for $1.4M
Dwell | September 17, 2026
Architect Donald Olsen drew inspiration from the Bauhaus as he designed this clean-lined midcentury set on a wooded Berkeley hillside. Read more
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This 177m2 modernist house creates a bright living space between large windows and a garden
ELLE Decor | September 14, 2026
There are houses that remain etched in our memory forever, that make us fall in love and dream about every day. The Kip House is one of them. Designed in 1952 by moder… Read more
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The Perfect House Exists and It’s in California: Designed in the 1950s, With Glass Walls and Sweeping Views of a Forest
Elle Décor Spain | September 14, 2026
The secret of The Kip House, the 1950s home designed by Donald Olsen that inspires contemporary architects. Here, Bauhaus-inspired architecture meets the trees, light,… Read more
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A Modernist Berkeley House Hits The Market For Just The Second Time In 73 Years
Aspire Design and Home | September 3, 2026
At 775 San Diego Road, directly across from John Hinkel Park, the Kip House is one of the remarkable early residential works of Berkeley modernist Donald Olsen. Design… Read more
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Olsen-Designed Midcentury Modern home Built For Physics Pioneer Is Selling for Only the Second Time in 73 Years
Realtor.com | August 31, 2026
Tucked into the slope of Berkeley's Thousand Oaks neighborhood, sits a house that has changed hands only once in more than 70 years. Now, 775 San Diego Road, known to… Read more
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Donald Olsen’s Classic Modernism In Berkeley, $1.425M
CA Home + Design | August 29, 2026
The 1950s were heady times in Berkeley. World War II was over, building materials were no longer rationed, and new enthusiasm for Modernist architecture was taking hol… Read more