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Our New Peacock Farm Listing

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Carl Koch, compton, Peacock Farm, Six Moon Hill, SOLD, TAC, Walter Gropius, Walter Pierce On February 23, 2010

  An expanded and updated five-bedroom Peacock Farm house. The original Walter Pierce design of this now-modern-classic style has been expanded in the front, on the side, and in the rear. The kitchen in particular, benefits with the bump-out and feels much larger than most Peacock Farm kitchens. And the front addition adds a foyer….

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Arlington

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in 1948 House, Arlington, Single Speed Design On February 18, 2010

An interesting house on the market in Arlington, re-designed by Single Speed Design.

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More Breuer Residencies in Massachusetts

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in lincoln, ma, Marcel Breuer On February 3, 2010

Courtesy of the very good site, GreatBuildings.com Breuer House I in Lincoln, MA (very close to Gropius House) This is the J. Ford House in Lincoln, MA.

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Chamberlain Cottage

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Chamberlain Cottage, Marcel Breuer, Walter Gropius, Wayland On February 3, 2010

Here is a link to more information on the Marcel Breuer/Walter Gropius Chamberlain Cottage in Wayland, MA

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Peacock Farm Listing

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Peacock Farm On January 12, 2010

Jodi Winchester in our office brought this one on this past weekend. Word on the street is that it is already under agreement. Asing price is $765,000. We have some listings coming on in a couple of Lexington’s historic modernist neighborhoods. Contact me for info.  

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Six Moon Hill Article

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Henry Hoover, Six Moon Hill On January 3, 2010

From Architects.org: Link Here And another (from Harvard Magazine) regarding preservation of modernists homes, pointing out a brief history that predates Walter Gropius’ arrival at Harvard. Henry Hoover is discussed.

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Techbuilt Offered for Sale

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in homes for sale, Lexington, midcentury modernism, Techbuilt On December 23, 2009

There’s a nice expanded and renovated Techbuilt house for sale in Lexington’s Turning Mill/Paint Rock neighborhood. See the listing information and photos here. I would be glad to arrange a showing.

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New (original old) Platner Knoll Chairs

New (original old) Platner Knoll Chairs

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Uncategorized On December 18, 2009

  I inherited up some classic Platner chairs

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Welcome

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Uncategorized On December 11, 2009

Thanks for checking out the site. This will be for more dynamic content updates than its sister site, modernmass.com. The latter site will continue to serve as an overall history of the significant modernist neighborhoods in the western suburbs of Boston. Check this blog for events (like the one above), new listings, and random updated…

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