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Video Tour of a 1948 Marcel Breuer-Designed Home on 42 Acres

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Posted in Bauhaus, Dwell, Edwin Goodell, Eleanor Raymond, Henry Hoover, Marcel Breuer, Sales, Video On May 21, 2019

We are very proud to represent the buyer of this magnificent property in Williamstown. Located just a half mile from William College, the Robinson House was built in 1948 and is sited on a private 42 acres with river frontage and mountain vistas. The 5,000 s.f. butterfly roof home was designed by Bauhaus-identified architect, Marcel…

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Guided Tour of 33 Tabor Hill

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Henry Hoover, lincoln, Listings, Video On May 15, 2018

With Bill as your host.

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New Peacock Farm Listing

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Buyer Agency, Henry Hoover, Lexington, Listings, Mid-Century Modern, Peacock Farm On April 25, 2018

New listing in Peacock Farm with another brokerage from out of town. $908k. On a cul de sac. We would be happy to arrange a private showing as buyer agents. 4 BR, 3 BA, 2480 s.f. on half acre lot on a cul de sac. Designed by Walter Pierce with an addition by Henry Hoover….

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Sold! A Hoover-Hill Design in Brown’s Wood, Lincoln

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Brown's Wood, Henry Hoover, lincoln, Listings, SOLD, Valley Pond, Walter Lee Hill On April 17, 2017

18 Moccasin Hill Road, Lincoln. Offered at $1,099,000 (Sold for $1,105,000) With a top-notch wooded siting on a big lot at the end of a cul de sac in the unique neighborhood of Brown’s Wood, the Wales House is a post-and-beam, Mid-Century-Modern home designed by notable Lincoln architect, Henry Hoover (in partnership with Walter Lee…

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New Listings! Stay Tuned!

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Brown's Wood, Constantin Pertzoff, Henry Hoover, Listings On February 3, 2017

Just some things to watch this space for in the coming months. Prices are approximate ranges: A 1967 mid-century-mod fixer in Lincoln, designed by Constantin Perzoff. Post-and-beam, open floor plan, three bedrooms and three baths, garage, over three acres in a super location. About 2,400 s.f. Around $900k. Coming on in early March. An extremely well-maintained…

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Boston.com New Article on Area Modernism

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Boston Globe, Henry Hoover, lincoln, Mid-Century Modern, modernism, press, Walter Gropius On June 8, 2016

We are quoted in a new article posted a few days ago on Boston.com

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The Nelson House Featured as Boston Globe Home of the Week

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Boston Globe, Henry Hoover, Home of the Week, Walter Lee Hill, weston On April 19, 2016

Yes! Another Home of the Week for Janovitz + Tse/Modernmass. By John R. Ellement GLOBE STAFF  APRIL 19, 2016 The way the story is told in the book “Breaking Ground: Henry B. Hoover, New England Modern Architect,” the architect pondered how to design a house that took advantage of a rocky outcropping with views of Boston while preserving…

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75 Robin Featured in Boston Magazine

75 Robin Featured in Boston Magazine

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Boston Magazine, Henry Hoover, press, weston On April 5, 2016

75 Robin Road, Weston Price: $1,780,000 Size: 3,460 square feet Bedrooms: 5 Baths: 2.5 Just last week, a home expanded by Henry B. Hoover hit the market. This week, another house he co-designed with Walter Lee Hill is up for grabs. Hoover, an influential modern architect, built some of the first modern homes in Lincoln and Weston—even before Bauhaus legend…

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Open House and Modernism in Weston Talk April 14

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in David Fixler, DOCOMOMO, Events, Henry Hoover, Lucretia Hoover Giese, weston On April 4, 2016

Weston Historical Society’s Spring Lecture Modernism in Weston Thursday, April 14, 2016 7:30 PM Weston Public Library Community Room Refreshments. All are welcome. As part of this event on April 14, we will have an open house for those who are planning on attending the talk with David Fixler and Lucretia Goover Giese. The open…

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Sold! Hoover-Hill-Designed House in Weston

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Henry Hoover, Listings, Mid-Century Modern, SOLD, Walter Lee Hill, weston On March 30, 2016

75 Robin Road, Weston. Offered at $1,780,000. Photos by Lara Kimmerer, except as noted. Click any to enlarge and view as slide show. [Sold $1,780,000]. The house is always its site. This was the operating principle of Henry B. Hoover, one of the Boston area’s earliest Modernist architects and co-designer — with his partner, Walter…

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Alex and Becky in the Boston Globe Magazine!

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Boston Globe, Buyer Agency, Henry Hoover, lincoln On August 31, 2015

  Very cool to see our buyer clients, Becky and Alex, in yesterday’s Boston Globe Magazine with a feature on the Henry Hoover-designed house we assisted them in buying in Lincoln. They renovated the house substantially with the guidance of Mette Aamodt and Andrew Plumb of Cambridge-based Aamodt/Plumb Architects. The Globe also linked to the Hoover House (Hoover’s…

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The Hoover House: Offered for the First Time

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in FoMA, Henry Hoover, Historic New England, Home of the Week, lincoln, Listings On June 2, 2015
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