Nash House (Woodland, Minnesota)

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The Nash House (1937) is a notable modern work by William Lescaze (1896–1969), a Swiss-born New York-based architect, one of the pioneers of modernism in American architecture, best known for the Philadelphia Savings Fund Society (PSFS) Building (1932), which is considered the first International Modernist skyscraper. The land's original owner, book and art dealer Frederick V. Nash, demolished the traditional house his family had on the lot and commissioned the East Coast architect to design him a modern house ideal for displaying art. It was later bought by Dr. Mark and Kati Lovaas, who restored much of the design. The house was featured in the 2005 book "Legendary Homes of Lake Minnetonka." The property line, giving access to both the lake and the main street, is exceptionally irregular.

Sources:
Hammel, Bette (2005). Legendary Homes of Lake Minnetonka. St. Paul, Minnesota: Minnesota Historical Society Press. ISBN: 9780873517225
www.nytimes.com/1984/08/21/arts/architecture-a-william-...
www.parknicollet.com/bios/lovaas-mark

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PID: 0711722440004
17840 Breezy Point Rd
Woodland, MN 55391