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The Gropius House
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68 Baker Bridge Rd
Lincoln, MA 01773
(781) 259-8098
Lincoln, MA 01773
(781) 259-8098
- Hours:
Wed-Sun. 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
- Good for Kids:
- No
6 reviews for The Gropius House
I shouldn't have to tell you that this is must see if you're at all interested in architecture or art, and of course the Bauhaus movement in particular. Go, now!
Our tour guide was fabulous and anticipated nearly every question that occurred to me (and I always have a lot of questions!). Gropius thought of absolutely everything in designing his country home, from pink ceilings and chrome-dipped light bulbs to reduce glare, to durable rubber floors in the bathrooms that don't make your feet cold. And if you're in search of the perfect gift for the Bauhaus fan in your life, how about a jade plant grown from a clipping of one owned by Walter Gropius himself? They sell them in the gift shop!
The only downside of the experience is returning to your tiny Victorian Boston or Cambridge apartment that definitely doesn't maximize natural light much less feature a sleeping porch.
I love that is architectural gem is so close to Boston!
We arrived shortly after a tour already started so it gave us the chance to walk around and take some pictures. The tour started promptly at noon and we went on our way. To enter the house you need to wear some booties so you don't ruin the floors. The space is preserved beautifully. There are two things you can touch- the handrail (safety issue) and a reproduction chair. Our tour guide was well informed about the house but we asked some questions she had never been asked before- love when an architect student notices things within 1 minute that the guide has never considered :-)
I just wish you could take pictures inside. As a student those pictures are valuable when it comes for precedent studies. (You can take pictures at Fallingwater if you take the extended tour)
Overall the great time! You def see how Gropius experimented with materials. Worth the time and its inexpensive.
at first glace or by the non-architectural eye this home is un-welcoming. But once you take a moment to visit the site and understand the building you too will call this place home! When it was first built neighbors called this place "the salt box on the hill"
its worth the trip to Lincoln to view this home.
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This is the house of the founder of the Bauhaus, Walter Gropius. He designed this house himself for his family after they left Germany. It is constructed from out of the catalogue materials many of which had not been used in a home before.
Info via http://www.spnea.org/v...
Open: June 1 through October 15: Wednesday through Sunday
October 16 through May 31: Saturday and Sunday
Tours at 11 a.m., noon, 1 p.m., 2 p.m., 3 p.m. and 4 p.m.
Admission: $10, Historic New England/SPNEA members and Lincoln residents free
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A beautiful Modernist gem out in the middle of nowhere! We found the house just by happenchance. It was a grey and wet fall day when we went for a ride in the country. We oohed and ahhed at the stunning colonial mansions and estates and there it was justoup off the road a White Bauhaus Masterpiece built for and by Gropious in the 40's, it is stunning in its simplicity and artfulness. The grounds are wonderfully natural juxtaposing the simple white mathematical house. I look forward to going back in the spring or summer to see it in a verdant landscape. It is stark and serene now what will it be in the summer?
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Visited a few years ago. Found the booties that guest have to wear so as not to scrape the floors kind of funny looking. Tour guide was well versed and I found it interesting to see the house just as it was left... as if the family had just run to the store and would be back any minute.
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