Conantum
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Massachusetts /
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Conantum, is the first residential housing development built in Concord, MA and was built in the 1950's. The community is maintained by the Kalmia Woods Corporation, non-profit organization that facilitates the use of the common land and coordinates community activities within Conantum.
Conantum was the idea of MIT economics professor, W. Rupert McLaurin, who envisioned affordable cost housing for young couples. McLaurin sponsored the initial expense. Carl Koch, an architect and also a MIT professor, planned the houses. Joseph Kelley, a local contractor, was the builder. Houses were originally sold for between $10,000-16,000, plus an additional cost of approximately $3,000 for land, water and a share of the common land. Buyers had the choice of two basic frames and a variety of minor features. The minimum house lot size was one acre.
Conantum was the idea of MIT economics professor, W. Rupert McLaurin, who envisioned affordable cost housing for young couples. McLaurin sponsored the initial expense. Carl Koch, an architect and also a MIT professor, planned the houses. Joseph Kelley, a local contractor, was the builder. Houses were originally sold for between $10,000-16,000, plus an additional cost of approximately $3,000 for land, water and a share of the common land. Buyers had the choice of two basic frames and a variety of minor features. The minimum house lot size was one acre.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 42°25'49"N 71°21'53"W
- North Waltham 7.5 km
- West Roxbury 20 km
- Jamaica Plain 22 km
- Hyde Park 25 km
- Dorchester 25 km
- South Boston 26 km
- East Boston 26 km
- East End/East Mountain 168 km
- Oakville 171 km
- Town Plot 172 km
- Fairhaven Bay 1 km
- Walden Pond 2.3 km
- Concord-Carlisle Regional High School 2.4 km
- Concord, Massachusetts 3.2 km
- Lincoln, Massachusetts 4 km
- Sandy Pond 4.2 km
- Sudbury, Massachusetts 6.6 km
- Hanscom Field / Hanscom Air Force Base (BED/KBED) 7.7 km
- Bedford Town Forest 9 km
- Bedford, Massachusetts 10 km