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ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE (Describe important architectural features and <br /> evaluate in terms of other buildings within the community.) <br /> An early example of the "Peacock Farm House" design, this house is <br /> superbly sited and is one of the few in which the garage has not been converted <br /> to living space. The split-level design, particularly adapted to sloping sites <br /> and natural settings, has a low, asymmetrical roof pitch, stained vertical <br /> cedar siding, and horizontal bands of windows. <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 /> one of the first of the award-winning split-level designs known as <br /> the "Peacock Farm House" to be built in the development of Peacock Farm, this <br /> house was pictured in House and Home in 1957, Time Magazine, The New York Times <br /> September 13, 1959, and other newspapers and magazines. The publicity was - <br /> generated by the 1957 AIA Homes for Better Living award and brought requests <br /> for plans from other parts of the country. As a result there are Peacock Farm <br /> Houses in Virginia and the Midwest. The design proved particularly popular in <br /> Lexington and developers, Green and White, built five other communities <br /> composed of the house after their success with Peacock Farm. <br /> BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES (name of publication, author, date and publisher) <br /> "First Award." Reprint from House and Horne, June .1957. <br /> "First Prize Awarded in Competition." Christian Science Monitor, May?, 1957. <br /> "Lexington Contemporary at Peacock Farms Wins First Prize in National Competition." <br /> Boston Sunday Herald, May 19, 1957. <br /> "Lexington Home Wins A.I.A. Contest." Boston Globe, May 16, 1957. <br /> "Modern Split-Level Homes Find Acceptance in History-Steeped Lexington." New York <br /> Times, September 13, 1959. <br /> Noel Seney. A Split-Level that Makes Sense. Reprint from Better Homes and Gardens <br /> Magazine for Benjamin Franklin Homes, Lexington, Massachusetts. Des Moines, <br /> Iowa: Meredith Publishing Company, 1960. <br /> Personal communication from Walter Pierce. <br /> 10M - 7/82 <br />