Courtesy of Scott Hedges, this is the second airing of the Ford Foundation’s TV Radio Workshop show on the “Excursion” and “Omnibus” programs. Hosted by Alistair Cooke and narrated by Burgess Meredith shows the construction of a Techbuilt House its design inspiration in the office of Carl Koch. The show catapulted TechBuilt into the public…
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Real Estate in the Boston Area : Modernism Specialists
Real Estate in the Boston Area : Modernism Specialists
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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John Ellement Boston Globe Staff February 13, 2017 8:40 am 125 Green St., Canton $1,125,000 Style: Modern Year built: 1999 Square feet: 4,038 Bedrooms: 3 Baths: 2 full Sewer/water: Private/public Taxes: $10,759 (2017) After roughly 18 years of stewardship, Nancy Skolos and Tom Wedell, educators at the Rhode Island School of Design, are…
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Matter Design’s architectural play equipment encourages kids to crawl, jump and fly Dan Howarth | Published 22 hours ago 1 comment Intersecting wood-clad volumes create a playground for children in a Massachusetts suburb to scurry through, clamber over and zip-wire from. The Five Fields Play Structure was designed by Brandon Clifford of Matter Design and…
Read MoreSATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, from 2:00 to 4:00. Lexington Depot Building. RSVP at Contact. Tell your friends. Bring your friends. Join us to catch up over refreshments, and gain insight that can help you in making real estate decisions for the coming year. Have you outgrown your home and need a bit more space? Should…
Read MoreJust 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…
Read MoreWe were happy to be approached by the long-running local television program, Chronicle for their latest “History For Sale” episode, featuring 2 Barberry Road. Watch it here. We ar the second part of the segment, at 2:54.
Read MoreWe were saddened to learn of the passing of Chip Harkness. Here is the Boston Globe Obituary.
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125 Green Street, Canton. Offered at $1,125,000. (Sold) Photos by Lara Kimmerer unless otherwise noted. Click any photo to enlarge and view as a slide show. Contact us to arrange a private showing or with questions. As we have noted in past posts, early New England Modernist architect, Henry Hoover, once proclaimed, “A house is…
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SOLD: 464 Concord Ave. Five Fields, Lexington. Offered at $899,000. Photos by Lara Kimmerer unless otherwise noted. Click any photo to enlarge and view as a slide show. Great opportunity to own in the highly sought-after Five Fields neighborhood for under $1 million. Sited back from the road on a private wooded backyard abutting conservation, the…
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2 Barberry Road, Five Fields, Lexington. Offered at $1,895,000 (Sold) Photos by Lara Kimmerer unless otherwise noted. Click any photo to enlarge and view as a slide show. Open houses Saturday, September 17 1:00-3:00 and Sunday, September 18, 12:30-2:30. Contact us with questions or to request a showing. A rare opportunity to own this 2002-built* grand…
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