Waldenmark Explained

Waldenmark
Location:1280 & 1300 Wrightstown Rd., Wrightstown Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:40.2738°N -74.9688°W
Built:1939, 1948
Architect:Gropius, Walter; Breuer, Marcel
Builder:Large, Roy
Architecture:International Style
Added:August 30, 2001
Refnum:01000924

Waldenmark, also known as the Edward Fischer House, is an historic, American house, studio, garage, and guesthouse complex that is located in Wrightstown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.

History and architectural features

The house, studio, and garage were designed by architects Walter Gropius and Marcel Breuer and built in 1939. The guesthouse was completed in 1948 and was designed by Breuer. The main house is a two-level, flat roofed dwelling in the International Style. A frame structure with redwood and stone sections, it features curved walls, ribbon windows, and a freeform stone patio. The studio is a frame structure with redwood siding with a saltbox and shed roof profile. The guesthouse is a long, two-story building with a cantilevered second floor and uneven gable roof. The complex was built for artist Edward L. Fischer and his wife Margrit, who were friends of Gropius and Breuer through Bauhaus.[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Searchable database. Note: This includes Web site: [{{NRHP-PA|H097281_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Waldenmark]. 2012-10-07. Jeffrey L. Marshall. PDF. December 2000.