Philip Johnson's 1946 Booth House acquired by Lang Architecture and Ravi Arps for restoration and resale
Drew Lang, an architect, along with builder Ravi Arps, has acquired the Booth House, designed by Philip Johnson, located in Bedford, New York, via their company RnD. Constructed in 1946 for Richard and Olga Booth, this 1,440-square-foot pavilion occupies a two-acre site at 319 Pound Ridge Road. As RnD's first venture, the house is set for an 18-month renovation before it is listed again. Booth House, notable as Johnson's initial residential project, showcases a central masonry fireplace and glass walls, supported by steel framing. Since 1955, Robert and Sirkka Damora have owned the property, which was priced at $2 million in 2010 and $1.9 million in 2024. RnD plans to document the restoration process, highlighting the concept of living architecture. Johnson's legacy has been reassessed since 2020.
Key facts
- Booth House was built in 1946 for Richard and Olga Booth as a weekend retreat
- The house is located at 319 Pound Ridge Road in Bedford, New York on a two-acre wooded lot
- Architect Drew Lang and builder Ravi Arps acquired the house through their new firm RnD
- An 18-month restoration is planned before the house returns to market
- This is Philip Johnson's first built residential design, predating the Glass House by three years
- The 1,440-square-foot structure features concrete block, plate glass, and steel framing
- Landis Gores collaborated on the project and called it a "cross-breed in concrete block"
- The house has no landmark designation or National Register status
Entities
Artists
- Philip Johnson
- Drew Lang
- Ravi Arps
- Landis Gores
- Robert Damora
- Sirkka Damora
- Richard Booth
- Olga Booth
- Robert A. M. Stern
- Henry-Russell Hitchcock
- Walter Gropius
- Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
- Louis Kahn
- Le Corbusier
- Matt Damora
- Melissa Marcogliese
Institutions
- Lang Architecture
- Plane Remodeling
- RnD
- Docomomo US
- Compass
- MoMA
- Harvard Five
- Guggenheim Fellowship
- AIA
- National Register of Historic Places
- Pritzker Prize
Locations
- Bedford
- New York
- United States
- New Canaan
- Connecticut
- 319 Pound Ridge Road
- Harvard