Walden Pond redux—and deluxe

Plus, a sitting room in shades of green ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ [View on the web]([Click to view images]( In the opening pages of "Walden," Henry David Thoreau presents a slew of criticisms about his project: Some neighbors "have been curious to learn what portion of my income I devoted to charitable purposes," he writes, and "how many poor children I maintained." He anxiously defends his first-person narration, too: "I should not talk so much about myself if there were anybody else whom I knew as well." If Thoreau's Walden required such an introduction, Colorado's Walden-inspired mountain retreat, a listing featured on Curbed this week, would probably provoke twice the moral interrogation from nearby townspeople. It costs $29 million, after all, making it "hardly a cabin in the woods," as Eater's Megan Barber puts it. Nevertheless, its locally sourced beetle-kill pine and proximity to National Forest land may be worth the capital. “If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be," Thoreau wrote. "Now put the foundations under them.” Read on for this and a handful of other featured homes, including a graceful New York City studio and a snazzy Beaux-Arts townhome with a green sitting room. —Emma [Click to view images]( [‘Walden’-inspired mountain retreat on 70 acres asks $29M]( The sprawling house is hardly a cabin in the woods, but Annabelle Selldorf designed the space to connect to nature [Click to view images]( [Redone 1930s Spanish-style in LA seeks $1.65M]( It has been meticulously restored [Click to view images]( [Asking $1.9M, Atlanta modern hires Christmas-light installers to boost appeal]( The ho-ho-home spans an immense 5,500 square feet [Click to view images]( [Vintage Austin cottage seeks $799K]( The Spanish Revival home is the definition of boho-chic [Click to view images]( [For $530K, a graceful New York City studio]( It has a sleeping alcove and a large living room area [Click to view images]( [Flawless Detroit home from 1920s asks $700K]( With one of the best sunrooms we’ve ever seen [Click to view images]( [Snazzy townhome in San Francisco Beaux-Arts building asks $4.99M]( Located on one of San Francisco’s most beautiful blocks [Click to view images]( [Boston Tudor revival on sale for second time in 90 years]( The five-bedroom house includes an in-ground pool [Click to view images]( [Picture-perfect midcentury with pool asks $2.9M]( Come for the house, stay for the backyard [Click to view images]( [A fan of Frank Lloyd Wright? Your dream house is listed for $3 million in Chicago.]( Built from the ground up, the home took inspiration from a dozen Wright projects [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Curbed]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Manage your [email preferences](, or [unsubscribe]( to stop receiving emails from Vox Media. View our [Privacy Policy]( and our [Terms of Service](. Vox Media, 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20036. Copyright © 2019. All rights reserved.