Gilbory House Lincoln front elevation Hoover 1939 900 x 400

 

Book Signing and Member's Party

Sunday, November 1, 2014 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Breaking Ground: Henry B. Hoover, New England Modern Architect

John Peabody Monks House, G. Holmes Perkins, 1940 Lincoln, Massachusetts

 

The sun beamed through fall foliage on Sunday afternoon, as over seventy FoMA members enjoyed the chance to see the amazing house, purchase the new book, learn about what FoMA had been up to over the year and enjoy seasonal refreshments. FoMA Board Members and authors, Lucretia Hoover Giese and Harry Hoover Jr. were on hand for the book signing. They spent ten years researching the work of their father, Henry B. Hoover (1902-1989), a prodigious regional architect and accomplished draftsman. The authors received the an award from FoMA/Lincoln to recognize excellence in preservation, planning and design in the name of Lincoln's Modern Heritage, which was given for the first time.

 

2015 booksigning signing 300 x 200 2015 booksigning harry 3000 x 200 2015 book signing guests 300 x 200
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More information about the book here