Walter Gropius was the founder of the German architecture school "Bauhaus." In 1936 he was invited to become the head of the architecture department at Harvard, and since Germany was headed in a very bad direction, he took the assignment. He was followed by his fellow designer, Brauer, the designer of the famous furniture, whose house is next door. A rich old lady gave them the land to build their houses on and the money to build them. This house cost $25,000 in 1936. It is 2300 square feet. The heating situation is quite "iffy," since all the glass is original, single pane windows.
This property is 10 miles from our apt. in Cambridge.
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