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Peacock Farms

File / Documentation
Name

141908_sv.jpg

Size

1.15 MB

Format

JPEG

Checksum (MD5)

4666b7d8cbb83c01d5ae15eb8258ef34

Creator(s)
architect: Walter Pierce (American, 1920-2013), architect: Danforth Compton (American, active mid-20th century)
Time period
creation date: begun, 1952
Location
Site: Lexington (Massachusetts, United States)
Cultural context
American
Description
Replicable split-level house adaptable for hillside siting; featured common land and recreational facilities; architectural design restrictions.
map, site map of Peacock Farms, January 1970, Peacock Farms Associations, showing lots and location of houses
Work type
Housing development
Medium
concrete
glass (material)
steel
wood (plant material)
Keywords
Type
Image
Rights
(c) Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Access rights
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/
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