▁the ▁land ▁around ▁the ▁ ▁house . ▁ ▁They ▁re built ▁a ▁pool ▁house ▁that ▁serves ▁as ▁a ▁view ing ▁pav il ion ▁for ▁the ▁main ▁house , ▁and ▁kept ▁a ▁tennis ▁court ▁that ▁was ▁built ▁on ▁a ▁par cel ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁original ▁Kauf mann ▁property . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁Harr ises ▁divor ced , ▁the ▁home ▁was ▁ ▁sold ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁for ▁US $ 1 5 ▁million ▁at ▁au ction ▁by ▁Christ ie ' s ▁as ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁high - profile ▁sale ▁of ▁contemporary ▁art . ▁The ▁house ▁had ▁a ▁pres ale ▁estimate ▁of ▁US $ 1 5 ▁million ▁to ▁US $ 2 5 ▁million . ▁The ▁sale ▁later ▁fell ▁through , ▁as ▁the ▁bid der ▁bre ached ▁terms ▁of ▁the ▁purchase ▁agreement . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁house ▁was ▁listed ▁for ▁sale ▁at ▁US $ 1 2 . 9 5 ▁million . ▁ ▁The ▁rest oration ▁by ▁Mar m ol ▁Rad z iner ▁+ ▁Associ ates ▁was ▁crit ically ▁la ud ed . ▁Today , ▁many ▁critics ▁place ▁the ▁Kauf mann ▁House ▁among ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁houses ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁with ▁the ▁lik es ▁of ▁Fall ing water , ▁Rob ie ▁House , ▁G rop ius ▁House , ▁and ▁the ▁Gam ble ▁House . ▁ ▁The ▁Kauf mann ▁house ▁was ▁included ▁in ▁a ▁list ▁of ▁all - time ▁top ▁ 1 0 ▁houses