Douglas House joins America’s historic places list

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These new photographs show American architect Richard Meier’s Douglas House perched above Lake Michigan, which has been added to the USA’s National Register of Historic Places. The designation by the National Park Service recognises the house’s historical and architectural significance, joining a list of monuments deemed worthy of preservation.

Completed in 1973, the home was commissioned by the Douglases after they contacted Meier to buy the blueprints for his earlier Smith House in Connecticut. “I replied that while I was not prepared to sell the drawings I would certainly be willing to design a new house for them along similar lines,” said the architect.
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