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Legendary $1.55M Lake Harriet house is Old World in front, modern in back The distinctive house with two contrasting aesthetics is an iconic home overlooking Lake Harriet. February 1, 2021 4:53am Text size Copy shortlink:
Putting ultramodern additions on traditional older houses is increasingly common these days. But it was unusual in the 1980s when Dolly Fiterman, the late philanthropist, art dealer/collector and gallery owner, put a very contemporary-style addition onto the back of her stately vintage home overlooking Lake Harriet.
Fiterman and her late husband had raised their daughter in the original house, a Mediterranean Colonial designed by architect Albert Van Dyke, a former associate of Harry Wild Jones (designer of the chapel at Lakewood Cemetery).