A rarely available private home designed by the late architect I.M. Pei has quietly landed on the market in Westover Hills with a $22 million asking price, instantly claiming the title of priciest publicly listed home in Fort Worth and standing out as one of the most unusual pieces of residential real estate in the region.
The roughly 19,000-square-foot mansion sits on about 4 acres and includes seven bedrooms, three kitchens, two climate-controlled wine cellars and a dedicated art gallery, according to The Real Deal. Laid out for serious entertaining, it offers multiple living and dining rooms, while the grounds come with a pool and a putting green. Built in 1969, the estate became the most expensive publicly listed home in Fort Worth the moment it hit the market.
Pei’s theatrics of light and geometry
Pei once described the house as suitable for two people – or two or three hundred, a line that neatly captures how the design walks the line between intimate residence and showpiece gathering place, according to The Real Deal. The estate’s signature space is a dramatic garden room topped by a sloping steel-and-glass ceiling filtered through a wood lattice, a textbook example of the geometric, light-driven approach that runs through Pei’s work.
Why the listing matters beyond Fort Worth
I.M. Pei is best known for major public landmarks and was awarded architecture’s Pritzker Prize in 1983, per MIT News. Because his portfolio leans heavily toward civic and institutional projects rather than private houses, any residential commission by his office is a rarity, which helps explain why this listing is likely to attract attention well beyond local luxury circles.
Family provenance and local heft
The house was commissioned by Anne Burnett Tandy and later became the home of heiress and philanthropist Anne Marion, remaining in the same family for more than five decades, according to local coverage. FTWtoday notes that it is widely known as the Tandy House, also called the Hunter Barrett House, and points to its long-standing role in Westover Hills history.
How it is being marketed
The property is listed by Ashley Mooring of Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty, whose background includes work in the Fort Worth luxury market. Brokerage materials indicate that marketing will focus on qualified buyers with a specific interest in architecturally significant estates, a niche where a Pei-designed residence carries considerable weight…