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ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE (Describe important architectural features and <br /> evaluate in terms of other buildings within the community.) <br /> This house was built speculatively as a model home in this development <br /> of Techbuilt houses. It incorporates the features developed by Carl Koch to <br /> reduce cost, preserve natural setting, and yet provide excellent design and <br /> possibility for long-term occupancy through rearrangement of existing space <br /> (see area form) . The design, almost classical in its simplicity, is character- <br /> ized by regular divisions marking the edges of the semi-prefabricated modules, <br /> bands of windows set off by slim projecting moldings, and a low pitch roof <br /> with broad overhang. <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 /> The house is occupied by the original owners: Robert Whitman, a professor, <br /> and his wife Elizabeth, an interior designer. They remain enthusiastic about <br /> the Techbuilt design and have rearranged and extended the house so that, as <br /> predicted'by Carl Koch, it has over the years served the changing needs of their <br /> family. <br /> �'�I a� �^ ^ �'Gte U�h �w►r�d'1J' r ri <br /> vvl <br /> BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES (name of publication, author, date and publisher) <br /> Koch, Carl. At Home With Tomorrow. New York: Rinehart and Company, 1958. <br /> Whitman, Elizabeth. Unpublished manuscript of a talk on the Techbuilt Community <br /> at riddle Ridge in Lexington sponsored by the Lexington Historical Society, <br /> May 16, 1982. <br /> 10M - 7/82 <br />