A woman bought her dream "time capsule" home, only to discover an incredible relic from the time installed in the house.

Antiques dealer Sarah Hidalgo recently bought a 1978 ranch home in the Chicago suburbs, having always dreamed of a "mid-century 'time capsule' home ," retaining its original layout and features. But, as she told Newsweek , "it proved incredibly hard to find."

That is, until Hidalgo toured her now-home, and was so blown away by the "flow and design " that she "even asked my realtor if it had been designed by an architect."

Her realtor wasn't sure, so Hidalgo went digging herself—and quickly realized the house was "something special."

It turns out that her home was built to the layout of an award-winning floor plan, popularized by the "go-to magazine for all thin

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