Designed in 1938 by Charles A. Wood, Jr., 190 North Long Beach Avenue in Freeport, New York is an Art Deco/Art Moderne gem with few parallels on Long Island’s South Shore. Resembling Florida’s famed Miami and South Beach dwellings, this light-filled, 3-bedroom, 2-bathroom stucco residence is perfect for buyers seeking a home of architectural distinction. Since its dining room and sunken living room face the back garden — brimming with flowering shrubs, rare trees, a waterfall, and a formal pond — the house also offers its owners a lush, green sanctuary from the stress of ordinary living. At the same time, the house is located near the Babylon branch of the LIRR, offering a convenient and speedy commute into New York City. In addition, the house features a tiled second-floor terrace that wraps around three sides of the house — including the roof of its attached, two-car garage — adding 566 square feet of outdoor space to the house’s footprint during spring, summer, and fall. Sporting a wrought-iron and chrome balustrade in its central staircase, the house still boasts many of its other original decorative elements, too, including hall-ceiling lamps, an unusual Art Moderne mantelpiece for the working fireplace in the living room, and silvered grills for its heating and cooling vents. But the house’s current owners have also modernized it, with custom steel casement windows and doors, new gas heating and central air-conditioning units, a new gas water heater. Other updates include two beautiful, recently renovated bathrooms with marble floors, custom-cabinetry, high-end Italian ceramic tiling, and top-line shower fixtures, vanities, and sinks. The kitchen features custom, solid walnut cabinetry and stainless-steel appliances, including a Bosch dishwasher, a Viking gas range, and a Sub-Zero refrigerator. The utility portion of the basement offers owners a Bosch washing machine and dryer, while the finished portion of the basement is now a media room with an exposed I-beam ceiling, built-in custom cabinetry, and a working fireplace. The current owners are avid gardeners, and something is blooming in the garden during almost every month of the year. Many plantings also provide spectacular fall color and winter interest, too. The garden includes a patio off the French doors from the dining room, bluestone and cement pathways, a distinctive utility structure from Modern Shed, a 13-zone in-ground sprinkler system, the already mentioned pond and waterfall, a composting area, and raised beds for growing vegetables and cut flowers.
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