The year 2021 saw an impressive list of homes put up for sale in the Greater Cincinnati area.
Some of those listings included a Frank Lloyd Wright home, a resort-like water-lovers dream in Mason, and another complete with a Brunswick bowling alley in Deerfield Township.
Take a look back at some of The Enquirer's stories featuring these homes along with photos of each.
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Villa Hills estate with heated pool and private lake
A more than 10,000-square-foot estate in Villa Hills, Kentucky, with a heated pool and private lake among a long list of luxury amenities hit the market in July for $2,950,000.
The house at 875 Squire Oaks Drive has four bedrooms, four full baths and three half baths, garage parking for seven cars and a two-story carriage house.
Frank Lloyd Wright's 'Boulter House' sold
The "Boulter House" in Clifton, designed in 1954 by famed American architect Frank Lloyd Wright, was sold in March for $519,000 to the principals of a local venture capital firm.
The more than 2,000-square-foot, five-bedroom house was listed in 2019 for $695,000 by then-owners Chuck Lohre and his wife, Janet Groeber, who told The Enquirer they spent more than a decade updating the house.
Water lover’s dream in Mason 'like living at a resort'
A more than 7,000-square-foot house at 5493 Winding Cape Way in Mason was sold in July for $1.55 million.
The house is situated on a corner lot in the exclusive Long Cove community on a man-made waterway that allows non-gas-powered boating, fishing and other nautical pastimes.
Built in 2006, the custom home has six bedrooms and four full baths with 9-foot-tall ceilings and an open floor plan.
Custom home with Brunswick bowling alley in Deerfield Township
You may be bowled over by the more than 8,000-square-foot house in Deerfield Township that was listed for sale early this year for $2.25 million before the listing was removed in April.
The custom-built, six-bedroom, six-bath house at 8659 Coveview Court was designed for entertaining.
This Bellevue house was owned by Flaming Lips bassist
The four-bed, four-bath 4,000 square-foot home on Fairfield Avenue in Bellevue went on the market in 2021 for $399,900 and was owned by Flaming Lips bassist Michael Ivins.
According to the listing, the Tudor-style house is "loaded with old-world charm and character," including intricate millwork, coffered ceilings, hardwood floors and four fireplaces with original tile work and mantels.
Hyde Park estate with rare Rookwood fountain
A completely renovated house sitting on 1.5 acres in Hyde Park was listed in the spring for about $2 million.
The house maintains many original features, including several Rookwood fireplaces and a rare Rookwood fountain in the solarium.
The more than 7,000-square-foot house has six bedrooms, five full baths and two half baths, as well as a circular driveway out front, three-car garage and a patio with a built-in barbecue.
Indian Hill estate with stocked fishing pond
A nearly 14,000-square-foot estate sitting on more than 5 acres in Indian Hill hit the market in April for $4.5 million.
The house has seven bedrooms and eight full baths, including a first-floor luxury-style master bedroom suite with a spa bath. It also features a game room with a bar; 4,000-bottle wine cellar; an exercise room with a full bath; and a library. The house also has a caretaker's quarters on the second level.
CaSole, an Italian-style villa in Hyde Park with noted garden
This massive Hyde Park estate was sold in October for $3.65 million.
It was built to mimic an Italian villa and has gardens that are listed in the Smithsonian Institution’s Archives of American Gardens.
The more than 8,000-square-foot house built on nearly 3 acres at 10 Grandin Lane was the home of William Horace Schmidlapp Sr. and his wife, Jean Maxwell Schmidlapp. Schmidlapp's father, Jacob Schmidlapp, founded Union Savings Bank, which merged with Fifth Third Bank in 1919.
Cartridge Factory Apartments open along Little Miami Scenic Bike Trail
The redevelopment of the former Peters Cartridge Factory along the Little Miami Scenic Bike Trail was completed and includes a 134-unit apartment complex, a brewery and retail spaces.
The one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments are housed in four historic industrial buildings – Riverside, Grandin, the Lofts, and Hillside – which were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
Many of the apartments feature 13-foot ceilings, concrete floors and original windows that were preserved in buildings that have been updated with energy-efficient heating and cooling systems and other "green" building features.
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Enquirer reporter Emily DeLetter contributed.
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