Hagerty, Josephine M., House

History

Built in 1938, it was the first building in the U.S. designed by either of its architects: Bauhaus architect Walter Gropius and his partner Marcel Breuer. It is one of the nation's early examples of International Style architecture and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The original owners retained the house until 1951, after which it was resold multiple times. Successive owners have modified the architecture, including enclosing a deck.

The Hagerty House is situated on a point of land overlooking Massachusetts Bay on the north shore of Cohasset, west of Sandy Beach. The house sits near the rocky coastline, on a foundation made of locally gathered fieldstone. Parts of the house are supported by lally columns. The house is an L-shaped structure, with a north–south single-story section and a three-story section extending west from one end. The exterior is finished in vertical board siding, interspersed with floor-to-ceiling plate glass windows and bands of windows; farther to the south, a sundeck projects eastward. The building has undergone a number of minor alterations, including window and cement replacement, over the years.

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