The process moved quickly after that, and the Morrises closed the deal for the 6,600-square-foot house in October 2012. Then came the fun part: moving the couple’s Modern furniture and accessories in – or at least some of them. (Shortly before buying the house, the Morrises purchased two warehouses in Scott’s Addition and began using one of them to store the majority of their collection.)

“It was amazing,” Janet said. “The furniture found its home.”

The Morrises have renovated the house, but with a light touch. They painted the exterior wood siding a darker brown to heighten the contrast with the light-red brick, for example. And they remodeled the kitchen and installed new carpet throughout the open-floor-plan house. They also installed a front door they had acquired years before. Future projects include building a garage to supplement the property’s freestanding carport. The abiding goal is simple: Retain the period character of the house for future generations.

“Janet and I will never change the footprint of the house,” Scot said. “The only thing we might do is update it with modern materials.”