Elder Brewster
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Location: Duxbury, Massachusetts

Client: Private Client

Site: 0.40 acres – in c. 1900 beach subdivision

Program: 2,800 sf, K /D /L, 4 BR, 3 1/2 B, suite

Concept: Seashore house replaced 1950 cottage

Context: Early 20th C. subdivision for summer cottages

Design Brief:

  • Expand vernacular in Queen Anne /Shingle Style
  • Orientation to private rear of lot

Neighborhood

  • T-3.0: Early 20th C. carpenters houses

Public Frontage / Movement Armature

  • Minor street – wooded loop lane

Building (Private) Frontage

  • Common lawn

Parking and Service

  • Private drive to front oriented garage

Building Type

  • Detached House (Edge Yard)

Construction

  • Wood frame cedar shingled exterior

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