Alcoa Care-free Home
Alcoa Care-free Home | |
 Alcoa Care-free Home, September 2012 | |
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| Location | 1589 Clover St., Brighton, New York |
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| Coordinates | 43°7′38.64″N 77°32′49.27″W / 43.1274000°N 77.5470194°W |
| Area | .9 acres (0.36 ha) |
| Built | 1957 |
| Architect | Goodman, Charles M. |
| Architectural style | Modern |
| NRHP reference No. | 10000358[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 18, 2010 |
Alcoa Care-free Home is a historic home located at Brighton in Monroe County, New York. It was designed by Charles M. Goodman (1906–1992) and is one of 24 Alcoa Care-free Homes listed in their sales brochure of 1957 that were built for a demonstration project and the only one located New York State. It is a one-story, Ranch-style house with 1,900 square feet (180 m2) of living space, a carport, and a full basement. It is 91 feet (28 m) long and 36 feet (11 m) wide. It is of post and beam construction with a shallow pitched, side gabled roof. It features end walls constructed completely of plate glass framed by aluminum and supported by wood columns that are clad in aluminum.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.[1]
See also[edit]
- Alcoa Care-free Homes
- Hollin Hills Historic District
- Green Machine / Blue Space, another experimental home in New York
References[edit]
- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places". WEEKLY LIST OF ACTIONS TAKEN ON PROPERTIES: 6/14/10 THROUGH 6/18/10. National Park Service. 2010-06-25.
- ^ Robert T. Englert (January 2010). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Alcoa Care-free Home". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2009-10-01. See also: "Accompanying nine photos".
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