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The house was later donated to the church and repurposed as a working weaving school under the patronage of the fames Anatolian carpet maker Nicholas Soutzoglou<ref>{{Cite book |last=Juskowski |first=Ekaterina |title=The Warp of Time |date=2024 |publisher=Mnemosyne Projects |year=2024 |isbn=979-8-9902936-0-1 |language=English}}</ref>. It produced textiles and carpets and became known locally as the "Old Carpet Factory".<ref name=":0" />
The home's artistic period began in the 1950s when American sculptor John La Farge bought it and renovated it. He removed parts of the deteriorated roof and glazed the retaining arch to create a large window, opening into a private courtyard. La Farge's arch, together with three large elegant windows,<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Loudon|first=Michael|title=Hydra. An Island and Its Architecture|year=2018|isbn=9783851611946|location=Wien|pages=186–190}}</ref> became the signature architectural feature of the house. In 1976, painter [[:cs:Kristina Colloredo-Mansfeldová|Kristina Colloredo-Mansfeld]] purchased the house.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kristina Colloredo-Mansfeld: Dokud dýchám, cestuji|url=https://www.e15.cz/magazin/kristina-colloredo-mansfeld-dokud-dycham-cestuji-1231024|access-date=2020-10-06|website=E15.cz}}</ref> In 2015, the current owner, Stephan Colloredo-Mansfeld, turned the lower part of the house into a recording studio, incorporating the acoustics of high ceilings and water cisterns.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Howard|first=Rachel|title=The best Greek islands to visit in 2020|url=https://www.cntraveller.com/gallery/best-greek-islands-beaches|access-date=2020-11-02|website=CN Traveller|language=en-GB}}</ref>
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