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The 10 Best Architectural Buildings in Massachusetts, United States
Discover the best top things to do in Massachusetts, United States including Fairhaven Town Hall, Phillips House, Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, Gropius House, Trinity Church, Memorial Hall, Congregational Church, Lee Library, Massachusetts State House, Old Harbor Lifesaving Station.
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1. Fairhaven Town Hall
2. Phillips House
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 141 reviews
Phillips House is the only home on historic Chestnut Street open to the public, and it provides a glimpse into the private world of the Phillips family during the early decades of the twentieth century. The kitchen, pantry, and a domestic staff bedroom, present a rarely seen picture of how the great houses functioned as new technologies were being introduced.
Reviewed By F3351UYpamelac
This is a beautiful example of a wealthy family's home in the early 1900s. It is full of interesting artifacts and great stories. There are stunning carpets, dishware, paintings and furniture. The carriage house has the family's old cars and some carriages.
3. Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 4 reviews
Reviewed By vincentdE9094KZ - Dún Laoghaire, Ireland
This is really a place where Architects can blow their whistles. The building was designed to accommodate Visual Arts activities, and thus the building is very flexible in the way that the spaces can be used. When i visited, there was a major exhibition which related to the written word and art. The exhibition was in two locations both accessible from the central ramp. unfortunately the ramp is really too steep for general use or to use as a short cut as intended. it in the 1960s. having seen many of Le Corbusiers buildings -this one was better built than most possibly due to the input of Josep Luis Sert and due to the available budget.
4. Gropius House
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 61 reviews
This minimalist masterpiece was built by the founder of the Bauhaus movement. Walter Gropius, founder of the German design school known as the Bauhaus, was one of the most influential architects of the 20th century. Modest in scale, the 1938 Gropius home was revolutionary in impact. It combined the traditional elements of New England architecture -- wood, brick, and fieldstone -- with innovative materials rarely used in domestic settings at that time -- glass block, acoustical plaster, and chrome banisters, along with the latest technology in fixtures.In keeping with Bauhaus philosophy, every aspect of the house and its surrounding landscape was planned for maximum efficiency and simplicity of design. The house contains an important collection of furniture designed by Marcel Breuer made in the Bauhaus workshops.With all the family possessions still in place, the house has an immediacy rarely found in house museums.
Reviewed By colvinkathy - Jacksonville Beach, United States
If you have an interest in the stars of "modern" architecture, put this house on the top of your list. When it was built, it was situated on a hill, in an apple orchard with a glimpse of Walden Pond in the distance. Gropius transplanted small tree specimens for shade and variety, and added an Asian garden off the patio. The original landscape trees are enormous; the pond is no longer visible, but the house orientation is still significant for attention to the window orientation, for solar gain. Industrial materials were adapted for residential construction, and the interior furnishings are mostly built-in. There is also a superb collection of original furniture designed by Gropius contemporaries.
5. Trinity Church
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1,016 reviews
This National Historic Landmark, one of America's great buildings, was built in 1877 by architect H.H. Richardson.
Reviewed By vincentdE9094KZ - Dún Laoghaire, Ireland
this is first of all a church and secondly a tourist attraction. there is a charge to go in. If you are interested in arts and crafts - this is heaven - it was built in 1877 by Henry Hobson Richardson. Woodwork in the pews is beautiful with each roundel at the end of the pews being slightly different. every style of leaded glass is represented including some designed by the British artist Edward Burne Jones and executed by his friend William Morris who was the leader of the arts and crafts movement in England. Everywhere you look there is beautiful stonework, glasswork, painted murals or timber carving.
6. Memorial Hall
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 4 reviews
A building made from local marble.
7. Congregational Church
8. Lee Library
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 32 reviews
Building made from local marble.
9. Massachusetts State House
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 749 reviews
Designed in 1798 by renowned architect Charles Bulfinch, the historic building is dominated by a magnificent gold dome.
Reviewed By KimGTravels - Pacific Grove, United States
Presiding above Boston Common on Beacon Hill sits the "New" State House, designed by prominent architect Charles Bulfinch. The seat of Massachusetts government since 1798, Oliver Wendall Holmes proclaimed: "The Boston State House is the hub of the solar system". Designated a National Historic Landmark, it is considered a masterpiece of Federal Style architecture. Paul Revere covered its original wooden dome with copper, which was replaced with shimmering 23 karat gold leaf in 1997. Atop sits a pine cone, reflecting the logging history of Massachusetts. Art work, statuary, stained glass, mosaics, murals, marble floors and columns, sweeping staircases,coffered ceilings, exquisite details; this is a must see! Stately, stunning and impressive!
10. Old Harbor Lifesaving Station
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 69 reviews
Early Coast Guard sea rescue station and museum of rescue techniques, artifacts and history.
Reviewed By BethlehemPaUSA - Bethlehem, United States
Neat old. Building with a huge history behind it. You can drive to a parking lot then take a boardwalk to the building.
