Real Estate in the Boston Area : Modernism Specialists
Real Estate in the Boston Area : Modernism Specialists
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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In 2015 I attended a talk given by a couple of the authors of Heroic: Concrete Architecture and the New Boston, which had just been published. The insight of the authors was so keen and their presentation so impressive that I naturally purchased a copy at the event. It is truly a hefty tome, more…
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This is not our listing. We would act as buyer agents for clients. Contact us for details. Offered at $2 million. Located in Wayland, a pond-front 7+ acre setting for this 1940 house with three bedrooms and two full baths. 3,742 s.f. of living area. The Chamberlain Cottage. Click to enlarge:
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I hate the to be the bearer of bad news, but with the kids heading back to school and Labor Day weekend upon us, the unofficial end of summer is here for those of us in the northern hemisphere. But we each have our ways of savoring those precious remaining days. Mine has been…
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The Globe today covers two subjects near and dear to my heart. Bryan Marquard has written a nice tribute to Walter Pierce, including links to our 2011 interview with him for this site. In the Ideas section of same edition is a very interesting article by Max Page about the architecture of the University…
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From our friends at the Cape Cod Modern House Trust, comes this call for action supporting the Wellfleet Historic Review Board’s effort to maintain a demolition delay list. Preservation can be a tricky cause in some instances, and as a real estate broker, I have been embroiled in one or two. But in the case…
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See post below for more photos [slideshow exclude=”1776,1779,1780,1781,1782,1783,1784,1785″] The Dunn House, 58 Hill Street, Lexington (Under Agreement; Showing for Back-Up Offers) One of an enclave of two homes designed by noted master Modernist architect, Ira Rakatansky, this 3052 square-foot house, built in 1955, has six bedrooms; three full baths, including an en suite master…
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Click any photo to enlarge: [slideshow exclude=”1776,1779,1780,1781,1782,1783,1784,1785″] The Dunn House, 58 Hill Street, Lexington (Under Agreement; Showing for Back-Up Offers) One of an enclave of two homes designed by noted master Modernist architect, Ira Rakatansky, this 3052 square-foot house, built in 1955, has six bedrooms; three full baths, including an en suite master bath; a…
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Read MoreI have had this link bookmarked for a while but just stumbled across it again recently while doing some surfing. Old House Journal online takes a look at some specimens of residential midcentury modernism in the town of Lincoln. It seems our friends at FoMA Lincoln suggested a few to view.
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This is a bit old now, but worth posting here. The rarity of modernism on the New England waterfront, except perhaps in the Wellfleet/Truro area, makes this Gropius/Breuer house in Cohasset of particular interest. Read the article here, in Dwell.
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We are proud to be representing the owners of this modernist home, The Baggs House in Lincoln, MA. The House A rare offering of a Hugh Stubbins-designed three-bedroom private residence, a mid-century modernist classic thoughtfully sited on a private two-acre lot in a neighborhood of multi-million-dollar estates. Open-concept main floor offers abundant natural light and…
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