Cape Cod Modernism
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Another Icon of Modernism in Cape Cod is the Murchinson House, Provincetown.
Cape Cod Modernism – Nonprofit Opens its First Restored House
By Judith A. Stock | Preservation Nation | Online Only | April. 19, 2010
The landscape of outer Cape Cod is a panorama of pristine beaches, rippling sand dunes, and unconventional towns far from the turmoil of life in the city.
Add to that serene snapshot a Midcentury Modern house designed and built by a local architect, Charlie Zehnder, an aficionado of Frank Lloyd Wright. Located on a pond in Wellfleet, Mass., the house is built entirely of cement block, with cedar decks, oak and slate flooring, large plate-glass windows, and a flat roof. The Kugel-Gips House is one of seven midcentury modern structures within the boundaries of the Cape Cod National Seashore.
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