HomeMy WebLinkAboutbarberry-road_0002 AREA FORM NO.
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?SSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION
, 94 WASHINGTON STREET, BOSTON, MA 02108
wn Lexington
dress 2 Barberry Road
storic Name Type G Five Fields House
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Original residential
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ite 1953
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SKETCH MAP
Show property's location in relation Style Contemporary
to nearest cross streets and/or (TAC)
geographical features. Indicate Architect The Architects Collaborative
all buildings between inventoried
property and nearest intersection. Exterior wall fabric vertical wood siding
Indicate north. El
Outbuildings garage, fencing (c. 1970)
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Major alterations (with dates) living
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room extended south (c. 1970)
Moved Date
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Approx. acreage 26917 ft.2
Recorded by Nancy S. Seasholes Setting In community of contemporary
Organization Lexington Historical Commission homes; shielded by garage and fence from
Date February, 1984 busy street.
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ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE (Describe important architectural features and
evaluate in terms of other buildings within the community.)
Part of Five Fields, a community of contemporary houses designed and
developed by The Architects Collaborative (TAC) , this house is one of their early
designs using post and beam construction and a 12-foot by 12-foot module. Like
other Five Fields houses it has an open living/dining/kitchen area, smaller
windows toward the street, and living room and large areas of glass at the back,
facing the sun and view.
HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE (Explain the role owners played in local or state
history and how the building relates to the development of the community.)
Built in 1953 and designed by The Architects Collaborative (TAC) , this
house is in the second section of Five Fields to be developed (see Five Fields
area form) . It was one of the models intended to provide more opportunities for
custom design; other variations on this plan are at 476 and 440 Concord Avenue.
This house has been modified by the extension of the living room to the south.
BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES (name of publication, author, date and publisher)
Better Homes and Gardens, March 1955, pp. 56-57, 165, 167.
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