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All Posts in Category: Mid-Century Modern

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New Modernmass Video

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Bauhaus, Belmont, boston, Carl Koch, compton, Conantum, Concord, Deck House, Dick Morehouse, Five Fields, Frank Lloyd Wright, Gropius House, Henry Hoover, Historic New England, House Tour, Ira Rakatansky, Lexington, lincoln, Mid-Century Modern, MIT, New York Times, Peacock Farm, Preservation, Six Moon Hill, Snake Hill, TAC, Techbuilt, Turning Mill, Video, Walter Gropius, Walter Pierce On Feb 24, 2020

With the help of Alex Loer, we have a new video overview of the history of midcentury-modern architecture and neighborhoods in Boston’s western suburbs.  

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Always Worth a Reminder — We Sell All Sorts of Real Estate

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Buyer Agency, Marketing, Mid-Century Modern, modernism, Traditional On Oct 08, 2018

We sell all kinds of residential real estate: old; new; traditional; condos; multi-families; large Victorians; tiny Capes; Colonials; and yes, Mid-Century Modern. But sometimes we have to remind people that less than half of our overall sales (over $40 million annually) come from Modern homes. As we say over at the About page, the ModernMass…

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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 Apr 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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Light-Filled Peacock Farm Style

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Green and White, Lexington, Listings, Mid-Century Modern, Peacock Farm, Pleasant Brook, Walter Pierce On Oct 12, 2017

9 Mason Street, Lexington Offered at $899,000 (Sold for $908,000) Click any photo to enlarge and view as a slide show: Filled with natural light, this Mid-Century-Modern classic is an expanded version of the original Walter Pierce “Peacock Farm B House” design. The warm, well-maintained hardwood floors, soaring ceilings, huge windows, and an open floor…

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Updated Atomic Ranch in Marlborough

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Atomic Ranch, Listings, Marlborough, Mid-Century Modern, SOLD On Feb 28, 2017

81 E. Dudley St. Marlborough. Offered at $439,900.  Sold! Click any photo to enlarge and view as a slideshow.   Hip and sleek bi-level “Atomic Ranch.” Here is a versatile and efficient home that will Appeal to Many. Walls of the Original 1950’s “Quality Built” Ranch have been removed to create that desirable open floor…

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Expanded and Updated in Turning Mill

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Lexington, Listings, Mid-Century Modern, Peacock Farm, SOLD, Turning Mill, Walter Pierce On Jul 27, 2016

8 Gould Road. [Sold $1,060,000] Offered at $899,000.  Contact us for showings or questions.  Photos by Lara Kimmerer except the twilight shots, taken by John Tse. Click any photo to enlarge and watch as a slide show.  What a value! Updated five-bedroom Peacock Farm-style Mid-Century Modern with an expanded chef’s kitchen addition with quartz counters;…

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Sold: Affordable Modern in Norwood

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Fredrick Weinberg, Hayes Kelley, listing, Mid-Century Modern, Norwood, Paul McCobb, SOLD On Jul 17, 2016

Sold: $585,000. Offered at $525,000. 540 Nichols Street, Norwood. Contact us for details or questions. We are happy to partner with William Raveis agent, Mark O’Donnell on this listing. Photos by Lara Kimmerer. Click any photo to enlarge and view as a slide show.  You can live the Mad Men lifestyle close to Boston! Designed by Hayes Kelley —…

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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 Jun 08, 2016

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

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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 Mar 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,…

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Sold: Lexington Techbuilt on Almost Two Acres!

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Carl Koch, Lexington, Listings, Mid-Century Modern, SOLD, Techbuilt, Turning Mill On Feb 26, 2016

Photos by Lara Kimmerer. Click any to enlarge and watch as slide show.   It’s your serve on your own private clay tennis court* in the big level back yard of this expanded Techbuilt Mid-Century-Modern home A long wooded driveway leads the visitor to this privately sited hideaway with four bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths, and a kitchen that…

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Lexington Custom Modern

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Acorn, Deck House, Lexington, Mid-Century Modern, SOLD On Nov 30, 2015

Photos by Lara Kimmerer, except as noted.   (Under agreement) Huge Acorn-Deck House custom built in 1991 overlooking acres of Dunback meadow conservation land. Located on a cul de sac, the house offers a perfect location that combines privacy with ease of commute to Cambridge, Waltham, and Boston. With soaring two-story ceilings, this five-bedroom, four-and-a-half-bath…

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Pinned Post: A Brief 2015 Video Tour of Lexington and Lincoln Modernism

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Five Fields, Lexington, lincoln, Mid-Century Modern, Peacock Farm, Six Moon Hill, TAC, Techbuilt On Sep 16, 2015

Here is our primer on the Modernist history of the region.

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