Jump to content

The Allen House (Westport, Connecticut)

Coordinates: 41°6′57″N 73°22′32″W / 41.11583°N 73.37556°W / 41.11583; -73.37556
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Markvs88 (talk | contribs) at 02:36, 10 January 2019 (minor expansion, turned IP editor's source into a citation.). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

The Allen House
The Allen House (Westport, Connecticut) is located in Connecticut
The Allen House (Westport, Connecticut)
The Allen House (Westport, Connecticut) is located in the United States
The Allen House (Westport, Connecticut)
Location4 Burritt's Landing North, Westport
Coordinates41°6′57″N 73°22′32″W / 41.11583°N 73.37556°W / 41.11583; -73.37556
Built1958
NRHP reference No.10000492[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 22, 2010

The Allen House is a historic house at 4 Burritt's Landing North in Westport, Connecticut. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 22, 2010.[1] The house, built in 1958, is the only known example in Westport of work by Chicago architect Roy Binkley, Jr.. It is a Bauhaus-style mid-20th Century Modern structure.[2]

The home is roughly "u-shaped" and features unusual 30-foot tall windows, and a spring-fed fish pond. Actor and director Lee Strasberg used it as a summer home and studio in the 1950s and 60s, and often hosted celebrities such as Marilyn Monroe.[3]


See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Announcements and actions on properties for the National Register of Historic Places for July 30, 2010". Weekly Listings. National Park Service. July 30, 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-01.
  2. ^ Historic Preservation Awards recipients announced for 2009, WestportNow.com, accessed 2015-01-04
  3. ^ https://www.thehour.com/realestate/article/Art-music-memories-fill-mid-century-modern-10972370.php#prev