
4 Beds • 3 Baths • 2,951 SF • 23,750 SF Lot • $400,000 SOLD
5514 Dorsett Dr, Madison, WI 53711
“I believe a house is more a home by being a work of art.” Frank Lloyd Wright
This classic 1955 midcentury modern home debuts with custom updates. Classic architecture of this very special era is woven into every detail of this home. Timeless, singular, and uniquely designed for the wooded private lot. Iconic MCM features are huge windows to let the outside in, sleek angles, soothing color palettes, and gracious living areas.
Floor-to-ceiling windows, stone feature wall with gas fireplace, and natural materials throughout. Main rooms are oriented toward the wooded private lot.
Private owner's suite includes remodeled bathroom with period tile and vessel sink, sunken sitting room overlooking the wooded yard, and vaulted ceiling to let in natural light.
Newly remodeled 4th bedroom features private bathroom, wood burning stove, and radiant heated floors. It feels Spa-like! Perfect for guests or as an in-law suite.
Spacious kitchen offers vaulted ceilings with transom windows, great storage, and a kitchen island with seating and additional dining. The kitchen flows to a screened in porch.
Ample storage throughout starting with three double door coat closets off the main entry!
- Master bathroom renovated with custom tile and upgraded fixtures
- Lower level gutted/renovated
- Crawlspaces insulated
- Boiler/radiant heat system was added
- Electrical panel was upgraded
- Landscaping
- Updated fixtures in all bathrooms
- Kitchen dishwasher replaced
- Gas insert fireplace installed
- Carport rolling metal doors installed
- Closet systems added
- Front door replaced and built-in screen door added
- Fourth bedroom/library space was gutted/renovated and new windows installed
-SWAN (Southwest Alliance of Neighborhoods), a coalition of neighborhoods on the southwest side of Madison, have recently formed a neighborhood-based organizations to share information and to work together on activities/projects. One of their first efforts is to design a social contract, Residents Bill of Rights, to set neighborhood standards (2009).
-Received a Neighborhood Planning Grant to identify strategic issues in Orchard Ridge. Hosted two Town Hall Meetings and unveiled Online Neighborhood Survey to solicit input from area residents (2009).
-Develop online tools to communicate with neighbors: Neighbor-to-Neighbor Forum and Neighborhood Watch Email helps area residents connect and keep connected (2008-2009).
-In a City of Madison/Madison Schools partnership, the new Meadowood Community Center opened near the corner of South Whitney Way and Raymond Road, in the Meadowood Shopping Center (adjacent to the library). Recreation and academic enrichment programs provided by Madison School and Community Recreation (MSCR) serve neighbors young and old (2009). http://www.mscr.org/MSCR-MeadowoodCenter.cfm
-Neighborhood residents, business representatives, and other stakeholders within in the neighborhood worked together to prepare the Southwest Neighborhood Plan (adopted January 2008).
For more information, please visit https://orna.wildapricot.org/
Robin Anderson-Guernsey
REALTOR®
Licensed in Wisconsin
608-213-8778
Wil Guernsey
REALTOR®
Licensed in Wisconsin
608-658-8902
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