Walter Gropius, founder of the Bauhaus, moved to Boston in the late 1930s to head the Architecture Dept. at Harvard. A benefactor gave him 4 acres in Lincoln to build a home.
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This is, believe it or not, a Bauhaus version of a New England center-entrance colonial.
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This corner has a upper level deck.
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Back patio.
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Details of the corner.
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Sunshade over deck.
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To the right is a screened porch.
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Roy, Karen and Judy.
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While we were not allowed to photograph inside, nobody said we could not shoot through the windows! Most of the furnishings and art are original.
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The overhang was for shade in the summer. That idea has been revived by architects.
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Stairs added for their daughter to get down from the deck.
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Glass brick fram the entrance.
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Marcel Breuer also came to Boston with Gropius and was given 2 acres to build himself a house next door.
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The higer section in the back was added by a later owner
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