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FORM B - BUILDING R 527
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION
294 WASHINGTON STREET, BOSTON, MA 02108
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DESCRIPTION:
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SKETCH MAP
Show property's location in relation Style Contemporary
to nearest cross streets and/or
geographical features. Indicate Architect The Architects Collaborative(TAC)
all buildings between inventoried
property and nearest intersection. Exterior wall fabric redwood
Indicate north.
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Approx. acreage X5850 ft.2
Recorded by Nancy S. Seasholes Setting In community of architect-
Organization Lexington Historical Commission designed contemporary homes; on a wooded
Date February, 1984 hillside and set back from a quiet street
serving only this neighborhood.
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ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE (Describe important architectural features and
evaluate in terms of other buildings within the community.)
Part of a planned community of contemporary homes, this house is individually
designed. Like its neighbors, it is an example of the International Style and has
similar exterior finishes (see Moon Hill area form) . The original house had a large
stone-floored entry that opened onto a terrace and could be converted into a breeze-
way by folding glass doors. The dining table rolled in channels between the dining
room and kitchen, serving as a counter in the kitchen when not in use as a dining
table. The house featured spaces that could be converted to accommodate future
family growth: the dining room into an easily-supervised playroom and an area on the
lower level into another bedroom and bath.
HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE (Explain the role owners played in local or state
history and how the building relates to the development of the community.)
This house was designed in 1948 by The Architects Collaborative (TAC) for
the Sills, one of the few non-academic families in Moon Hill (see Moon Hill area
form) .
BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES (name of publication, author, date and publisher)
Architectural Forum, June 1950, p. 117.
L'architecture d'aujourd'hui 28, February 1950, pp. 36, 110.
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