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Peacock Farms

File / Documentation
Name

142070_sv.jpg

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3.06 MB

Format

JPEG

Checksum (MD5)

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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, driveway and houses alongside two-lane blacktop road, 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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