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FORM B - BUILDING R 529
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION
294 WASHINGTON STREET, BOSTON, MA 02108
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1 � .stor3.c Name Louis McMillan House
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Original residential
DESCRIPTION:
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ate c. 1948
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SKETCH MAP
Show property's location in relation Style Contemporary
to nearest cross streets and/or Louis A. McMillan
geographical features. Indicate Architect (The Architects Collaborative)
all buildings between inventoried cinder block (origina--
property and nearest intersection. Exterior wall fabric vertical wood siding
Indicate north. (addition
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Approx. acreage 24920 ft.2
Recorded by Nancy S. Seasholes Setting on wooded hillside in community
Organization Lexington Historical Commission of architect-designed contemporary homes;
Date February, 1984 set back from quiet street.
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ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE (Describe important architectural features and
evaluate in terms of other buildings within the community.)
Like other houses in Moon Hill, this house was individually designed but shares
with its neighbors elements of International Style, exterior finishes, and a plan
determined by the configuration of the site as well as by the needs of the client
(see Moon Hill area form) . In this case, the sloping site and owner's preference
for one-story living resulted in a bi-nuclear plan with the living/dining/kitchen
area connected to the bedroom wing by a narrow, sloping glass-walled passage. This
house was the first one in which plastic bubble skylights were used, here employed
to light the kitchen, lower level storage space, and an interior bath. The living
room featured a hooded fireplace made of white concrete built up on metal lath.
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 1948, this house was designed as his own residence by Louis McMillan,
one of the original members of The Architects Collaborative (TAC) (see Moon Hill
area form) . Subsequent additions have altered the low lines of the original house.
BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES (name of publication, author, date and publisher)
Architectural Forum, June 1950, pp. 118-119.
Gropius, Walter et al. , editors. 1966. The Architects Collaborative: 1945-1965,
p. 41. Switzerland: Arthur Niggli Ltd.
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