Photograph courtesy of Keller Williams Advisors Realty, David Smith
It’s not often a house and its owners seem kindred spirits, but that really was the case for this structure and the couple who commissioned it in 1984 Harris and Alice Weston. He was an attorney and she, a photographer; together they were well known in this city as art collectors, arts patrons, and generous supporters of the Jewish community.
Photograph courtesy of Keller Williams Advisors Realty, David Smith
Set on a one-acre lot with sweeping Ohio River views, the contemporary home served as both a refuge and a place to entertain for the empty nesters, who worked and spent extensive time at arts and nonprofit organizations and events downtown. It was also the final project by Mid-Century-Modern icons Carl Strauss and Ray Roush as partners, and served as a home gallery for the Westons’ renowned art collections, with works by Dine, Kandinsky, and De Kooning (among countless others). Alice’s own photos of the