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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Real Estate in the Boston Area : Modernism Specialists
Real Estate in the Boston Area : Modernism Specialists
Real Estate in the Boston Area : Modernism Specialists
Private showings by appointment only. Contact us via below form. Any/all offers will be reviewed Monday, May 11 Monitoring the guidelines from federal and state authorities, and those of Compass, MAR, and NAR regarding the Covid 19 novel virus. See end of post for more details. Virtual Facebook Live Showing/Open House embedded below. Located at…
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18 Moccasin Hill Road, Lincoln. Offered at $1,099,000 (Sold for $1,105,000) Click any image to enlarge and view as slide show. 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…
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Two backyard photos are from our 2018 listing. The property is on the Lexington Cultural Resources Survey. Please contact us below for showings or if you have questions. Designed by renowned architect, Hugh Stubbins, and only owned by two families since, this Mid-Century-Modern is located a stone’s throw from Diamond Middle School, the bike path,…
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Originally designed by architect Claude Miquelle for his own family, here is a midcentury-modern dream house that’s been restored, expanded, and updated to exacting standards. Expertly sited on a cul de sac abutting the hundreds of acres of conservation land in the Middlesex Fells Reservation, this was the first home in a six-home midcentury subdivision…
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Originally designed by architect Claude Miquelle for his own family, here is a midcentury-modern dream house that’s been restored, expanded, and updated to exacting standards. Expertly sited on a cul de sac abutting the hundreds of acres of conservation land in the Middlesex Fells Reservation, this was the first home in a six-home midcentury subdivision…
Read MoreThe Five Fields Neighborhood Details and History Both Five Fields and the Five Fields Pool are separate corporations.Five Fields Inc. owns the common land – it pays the taxes and owns all liabilities. The only connection to the houses is that residents of Five Fields have the right to serve on the board of directors….
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This 2010-constructed Modern home in the established and historic Five Fields Midcentury-Modern neighborhood is a rare opportunity. Architect-designed and built to exacting LEED-certified energy efficiency standards, One Stonewall is truly a singular home. A geothermal HVAC system is only the beginning of the winning features. Big windows let in the natural light and look over…
Read MoreMore about the Peacock Farm neighborhood Architectural guidelines linked here. More about Walter Pierce — and our interview with him — tagged here. Original layout of Peacock Farm: From the history section of our web site, Modernmass.com: One of three important planned modernist developments, “Peacock Farm” was just a stone’s throw across Pleasant Street from the swimming pool…
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Escape to the highly sought-after pioneering modernist neighborhood of Five Fields — designed and developed by internationally renowned Gropius-founded firm, The Architects Collaborative (TAC) — featuring a neighborhood pool and common fields with a recent architect-designed playground. Sited back from the road on a private wooded lot with a backyard abutting conservation, this cheerful and…
Read MoreThe Turning Mill Neighborhood Residents love the area due to its proximity to the highly desirable 2015-built Estabrook School (adjacent — many kids walk or bike) and because it offers membership in the country-club-like Paint Rock swimming pool, which was improved and updated in 2012. It also borders the vast Paint Mine conservation area, with beautiful walking trails. The Lexpress bus…
Read MoreHistory of Pleasant Brook and Architecture Official Pleasant Brook Site is here. The history of Pleasant Brook begins with the development of the Peacock Farm neighborhood, so let’s start there. More about Walter Pierce — and our interview with him — tagged here. Original layout of Peacock Farm: From the history section of our web site, Modernmass.com:…
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