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Peacock Farms

File / Documentation
Name

141963_sv.jpg

Size

2.35 MB

Format

JPEG

Checksum (MD5)

8d55c2f80a6f2bebb197ace370515f34

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.
general view, house in background partially obscured by tree in foreground, 1987
Work type
Housing development
Medium
concrete
glass (material)
steel
wood (plant material)
Keywords
Type
Image
Rights
(c) Massachusetts Institute of Technology, photograph by Shakeel Hossain
Access rights
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/
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