This Contemporary Delaware Beach House Is a Rare Find

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$2.495 million

Address: 214 Hickman St., Rehoboth Beach 19971 | Square footage: 3,500 | Lot size: 0.11 acre
Year built: 2007 | Bedrooms, baths: 6 bedrooms, 6.5 baths | School district: Cape Henlopen

Picture a hip home built in 1950s Palm Springs, where guests moved freely about—Tom Collins in hand—from the sleek interior to the open air beside a shimmering pool.

Now pick it up and set it down in south Reho, a short jaunt from your favorite downtown watering hole.

The 13-year-old house was designed by noted Washington, D.C., architect James Foster, with the clean lines, organic flow, flat roofs and glass expanses that are hallmarks of midcentury modern design.

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“It’s a style you don’t see that often in Delaware or Rehoboth,” says Shaun Tull of the Bryce Lingo & Shaun Tull Team of Jack Lingo Realtor.

The house is big and tall, a rare find in Delaware’s beach community. With its size, lot coverage and multiple rooftop decks, “you could not replicate today due to zoning restrictions,” Tull says.

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Extravagant finishes and fixtures are reflected in the price point. Hardwood floors are featured throughout. A Sub-Zero fridge, a wine fridge and a Wolf range are among the kitchen’s fine amenities. Each bedroom has its own en suite bath with such niceties as frameless glass shower doors, and a gas fireplace adds warmth to the master suite. Another suite has its own private entrance for long-term guests, and a sixth bedroom, currently used as a home office, can be whatever you’d like.

The sun-drenched catwalk accessing the guestrooms overlooks the lower level of the house. Guests are pampered with a beverage center and their own private laundry area.

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Custom stainless-steel railings are a recurring theme inside and outside. The multiple decks include a space for al fresco entertaining on a roof that’s outfitted with a fireplace for nippy autumn evenings.

Cement-board siding on the exterior keeps maintenance to a minimum—a bonus at the beach.

“The whole wall along the pool is glass, which provides tremendous natural light all day long,” Tull notes.

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A one-car garage with a glass-fronted entry door faces the street and is designed for both parking and partying. A second garage door on the pool side can be opened for additional entertaining space, Tull points out.

Just bring your swimsuit.