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ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE (Describe important architectural features and <br /> evaluate in terms of other buildings within the community.) <br /> Designed by The Architects Collaborative (TAC) for the original (and present) <br /> owners, this house is distinguished from others in Five Fields (see Five Fields area <br /> form) by its steel frame construction. It has also been cited for its two-story <br /> plan with kitchen and family room as one unit, living and dining as another, and <br /> bedrooms upstairs. The original house had the master bedroom and bath as a separate <br /> suite, two children's bedrooms that could be combined, and space for two more <br /> children's bedrooms and another bath. <br /> HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE (Explain the role owners played in local or state <br /> history and how the building relates to the development of the community.) <br /> This/bisuone of those in Five Fields designed by The Architects Collaborative <br /> (TAC) specifically for a particular client (see Field Fields area form) . The design <br /> was well-received, was cited by Better Homes and Gardens as an example of a "good" <br /> two-story plan, and was offered by the magazine as a house plan available for <br /> purchase. This house has not had any major additions. <br /> BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES (name of publication, author, date and publisher) <br /> Better Homes and Gardens, May 1958, pp. 62-63, 190. <br /> [Above article reprinted in Steel Framing for Houses, 1959, a magazine put out by <br /> Bethlehem Steel Company.] <br /> Gropius, Walter et al. , editors. 1966. The Architects Collaborative: 1945-1965, <br /> pp. 50-51. Switzerland: Arthur Niggli Ltd. <br /> 10M - 7/82 <br />