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Show property's location in relation Style International Style
to nearest cross streets and/or Robert McMillan
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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OApprox. acreage 35404 ft.2
Nancy S. Seasholes
Recorded by R.S. Morehouse Setting In a community of architect-
Organization Lexington Historical Commission designed contemporary homes; set back
Date April, 1976; January, 1984 from quiet street.
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ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE (Describe important architectural features and
evaluate in terms of other buildings within the community.)
Part of a community of contemporary homes designed and developed by an architectual
firm, this house is an example of the International Style and has exterior finishes
similar to the others in the development (see Moon Hill area form) . The original house
was, however, one of the smallest in the neighborhood, for it was designed for a working
- couple without children. In order to take maximum advantage of the spectacular view,
the upper level was a single space, divided by the fireplace and storacre °units into
living, dining, kitchen, and study areas. A roofed porch extended out from the central
part of the living area and had a glass skylight at the junction of the porch and main
roofs. Bedrooms, lighted by above-grade windows, were on a lower level.
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, built in 1948, was designed by Robert McMillan, one of the original
members of The Architects Collaborative (TAC) , as his own residence (see Moon Hill
area form) .
BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES (name of publication, author, date and publisher)
Architectural Forum, June 1950, pp. 114-115.
L'architecture d'aujourd'hui 28, Feburary 1950, pp. 39, 111.
Gropius, Walter et al. , editors. 1966. The Architects Collaborative: 1945-1965,
pp. 37, 41. Switzerland: Arthur Niggli Ltd.
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