Gropius House, Lincoln, Massachusetts
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Gropius House in Lincoln, Massachusetts is a modernist residence designed and lived in by Bauhaus founder Walter Gropius, now preserved as a museum of his architectural vision.
Aliases (1)
- Gropius House ×50
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic house museum
→
modernist house → museum → |
| addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces | 1988 → |
| architect |
Marcel Breuer
→
Walter Gropius → |
| architecturalStyle |
International Style
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Modernist architecture → |
| associatedWithMovement | Bauhaus → |
| constructionStartYear | 1937 → |
| context | suburban-rural setting → |
| country |
United States of America
→
surface form: "United States"
|
| currentUse | house museum → |
| hasFeature |
detached garage
→
flat roof → glass block elements → integration with surrounding landscape → open-plan interior → ribbon windows → roof terrace → |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
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National Register of Historic Places →
surface form: "U.S. National Register of Historic Places listing"
|
| interiorPreservationStatus | largely intact original furnishings and finishes → |
| locatedIn |
Lincoln, Massachusetts
NERFINISHED
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Massachusetts → Middlesex County, Massachusetts → United States of America →
surface form: "United States"
|
| managedBy | Historic New England → |
| materialUsed |
brick
→
glass → steel → wood → |
| municipality | Lincoln → |
| namedAfter | Walter Gropius → |
| nationalHistoricLandmarkDesignationYear | 2000 → |
| NRHPReferenceNumber | 88000787 → |
| openToPublic | true → |
| originalUse | private residence → |
| owner | Historic New England → |
| significance |
demonstration of Bauhaus design principles in a New England context
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important example of early Modernist domestic architecture in the United States → |
| significantPersonResident |
Ise Gropius
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surface form: "Ati Gropius"
Ise Gropius → Walter Gropius → |
| siteArea | approximately 2.5 acres → |
| state | Massachusetts → |
| streetAddress | 68 Baker Bridge Road → |
| tourType | guided tours → |
| yearCompleted | 1938 → |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form: "Lincoln, Massachusetts"
this entity surface form: "Gropius House"