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William Landsberg House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The Landsberg House, as seen in 2016.
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Location	5 Tianderah Rd., Port Washington, New York Village of Baxter Estates
Coordinates	40°49′57″N 73°41′40″W / 40.83250°N 73.69444°W / 40.83250; -73.69444
Area	less than one acre
Built	1951
Architect	William Landsberg
Architectural style	Modernist Home
NRHP reference No.	14000490
Added to NRHP	August 18, 2014

William Landsberg House is a historic home located on a hill in a wooded area of the Incorporated Village of Baxter Estates in Nassau County, New York. It was designed by architect William Landsberg for himself and his family.

Description

The rectangular house with a flat roof features vertical cypress panels which cover the garage and second story, which cantilevers over the first story by 3 feet on the north and south sides. Custom-sized large windows, a few of which are floor to ceiling, ornament the facades creating an open feeling in the living and dining room.

The house was modified in 1962–1963 to add nine feet, allowing expansion of the kitchen and living room; the rear porch was also replaced with the current stone patio. The house has been unchanged since then. Landsberg lived in the house until his death in 2013. The Landsberg house is considered a significant example of Modernist Architecture created in the United States, and as such was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 18, 2014.

Landsberg was not well known nationally, but was active on the east coast and particularly on Long Island. He was a graduate student at Harvard under Walter Gropius and Marcel Breuer, and worked professionally with both men during his career.

References

1. "Weekly list of actions taken on properties: 8/18/14 through 8/23/14". National Park Service. August 29, 2014. Archived from the original on June 28, 2015. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
2. "William Landsberg House". docomomo-us.org.
3. ^ Jennifer Betsworth (March 31, 2014). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: William Landsberg House" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-09-14. Photos

External links

• For Sale: home of architect William Landsberg, Design Within Reach blog
• TKS Historic Resources, Inc., Significance Analysis for 238 East Broadway, Roslyn, NY (PDF), P.11.

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