near Boston, Massachusetts
Mary Wellman Associates
Palladio Design Award, July 2005
Description
House and barn
Site
Overlooking a river
Design
Down a sweep of lawn and pasture, this big house looks like a collection of small houses. Greek Revival-inspired pavilions are connected by a Shingle Style link, uniting various regional traditions. The elliptical ceiling of the kitchen eating area looks like a shallow, tented canopy.
Middlesex County, Massachusetts
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