"For decades, the Wellfleet home of Hungarian-born modernist architect and furniture designer Marcel Breuer (1901-1981) sat empty, its contents and structure falling into disrepair. Peter McMahon, an architect and founding director of the Cape Cod Modern House Trust (CCMHT), found it almost painful to sit idly while a piece of modernist history decayed - and then Breuer's son, Tamas, decided to sell the place."
"McMahon seized his chance to restore the renowned Bauhaus designer's 1949 house to its former glory. He approached Tamas Breuer with a deal: Would he wait one year to put the house on the market so the trust could raise enough money to buy it? Tamas Breuer, who planned to list the property for $2 million, agreed. Within a year, the trust fund-raised the necessary $2 million to acquire the home in 2024, and then borrowed an additional $700,000 to renovate it."
Marcel Breuer's 1949 Wellfleet house sat empty for decades with contents and structure deteriorating. Peter McMahon, an architect and founding director of the Cape Cod Modern House Trust, negotiated with Breuer's son Tamas to delay listing so the trust could raise funds. The trust raised $2 million and closed on the purchase in 2024, then borrowed an additional $700,000 for renovations. The CCMHT, founded in 2007, aims to restore notable modern homes on the Outer Cape. The trust previously leased four mid-century houses on National Seashore land but had not owned any until this acquisition. Breuer belonged to the Harvard Five Bauhaus architects.
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