Monday, March 28, 2011

Wilton Moderns

Here are some moderns and near moderns we have found in and around Wilton Connecticut. We are trying to find some information on these as well as seeing if we can't arrange closer looks.

There is an interesting diversity in Wilton Moderns from the iconic, Foster's Round House and Van Summern's family house to what I would term as either very early moderns or near moderns. That it has modern features like a flat roof, smaller footprint and the like but, from the experience of being in two of them on Route Seven, they are traditional 1950s style houses on the inside. The first house in our little photo tour below is one of these. The icons run in condition from possibly over restored to in need of repair (both those statements come from secondhand observations).

The houses seem to be clustered either in tight little bunches or in close proximity.

Here is our little drive-by photo tour. Hopefully more later.

A small mod near Silvermine.
A small mod near Silvermine.

A spectacular mod near the reservoir.
A spectacular restored/maintained mod near the reservoir.

This is a beautiful mod in southwestern Wilton.
This is a beautiful mod in southwestern Wilton.

This small modern is near the reservoir.
This small modern is near the reservoir.

Wilton Mod
This is the back house of the Route Seven cluster.

The first house in the Route Seven cluster.
The first house in the Route Seven cluster.

This is the main house in a Route Seven cluster.

Modern near Wilton High School.
Modern near Wilton High School.

Van Summern's family house in central Wilton.
Van Summern's family house in central Wilton.

This is a beautiful smaller modern in Northcentral Wilton.
This is a beautiful smaller modern in Northcentral Wilton.

A fun little mod.
A fun little mod.

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