National Register of Historic Places

Woods End Road Historic District

Lincoln, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Listed
July 7, 1988
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
88000956

About this property

The Woods End Road Historic District is a historic district in Lincoln, Massachusetts, United States. The district consists of one Federal Revival house, four International Style houses, and two garages built on land owned by the philanthropist Helen Storrow. These buildings were constructed between 1937 and 1939 on a subdivision surrounding a cul-de-sac named Woods End Road. The International Style structures are early examples of modernist architecture in the Eastern United States. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. All four of the International Style houses were designed by internationally renowned architects, and three of those served as the residences of their respective architects. The Gropius House at 68 Baker Bridge Road, a National Historic Landmark and house museum, was designed by Bauhaus architect Walter Gropius and his associate Marcel Breuer as Gropius's personal residence. The other houses are on Woods End Road. Two of these houses were designed by Gropius and Breuer: the Ford House and Breuer's own residence. Walter Bogner also designed an International Style house for himself, while the Federal Revival house was designed by Constance Mumford Warren for John F. Loud.

Location

68 Baker Bridge Rd., 1, 5, 9, and 10 Woods End Rd.
Lincoln, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
42.42684, -71.32783

Categories

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Nearby Historic Sites

Gropius House
Industrial
0.1 mi
Higginson, Henry, House
Industrial
0.5 mi
Grange, The
Industrial
0.6 mi
Grange, The, (Boundary Increase)
Industrial
0.7 mi
Walden Pond
Listed
0.9 mi

Nearby Battles

Skirmish at Brooks Hill (Concord Retreat)
1775Revolutionary War
2.4 mi
Battle of Concord Apr 19 1775
1775Revolutionary War
2.6 mi
Skirmish at Hardy's Hill (Concord Retreat)
1775Revolutionary War
2.6 mi
Concord — Barrett's Farm Search
1775Revolutionary War
2.9 mi
North Bridge Concord
1775Revolutionary War
3.3 mi

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When was Woods End Road Historic District listed on the National Register?

Woods End Road Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 7, 1988.

What type of historic resource is Woods End Road Historic District?

Woods End Road Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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