Welcome to the Archives of The Paul Rudolph Institute for Modern Architecture. The purpose of this online collection is to function as a tool for scholars, students, architects, preservationists, journalists and other interested parties. The archive consists of photographs, slides, articles and publications from Rudolph’s lifetime; physical drawings and models; personal photos and memorabilia; and contemporary photographs and articles.

Some of the materials are in the public domain, some are offered under Creative Commons, and some  are owned by others, including the Paul Rudolph Estate. Please speak with a representative of The Paul Rudolph Institute for Modern Architecture before using any drawings or photos in the Archives. In all cases, the researcher shall determine how to appropriately publish or otherwise distribute the materials found in this collection, while maintaining appropriate protection of the applicable intellectual property rights.

In his will, Paul Rudolph gave his Architectural Archives (including drawings, plans, renderings, blueprints, models and other materials prepared in connection with his professional practice of architecture) to the Library of Congress Trust Fund following his death in 1997. A Stipulation of Settlement, signed on June 6, 2001 between the Paul Rudolph Estate and the Library of Congress Trust Fund, resulted in the transfer of those items to the Library of Congress among the Architectural Archives, that the Library of Congress determined suitable for its collections.  The intellectual property rights of items transferred to the Library of Congress are in the public domain. The usage of the Paul M. Rudolph Archive at the Library of Congress and any intellectual property rights are governed by the Library of Congress Rights and Permissions.

However, the Library of Congress has not received the entirety of the Paul Rudolph architectural works, and therefore ownership and intellectual property rights of any materials that were not selected by the Library of Congress may not be in the public domain and may belong to the Paul Rudolph Estate.

1956.06-02.04.0012.JPG

LOCATION
Address: 43 Gate House Road
City: Chestnut Hill
State: Massachusetts
Zip Code: 02467
Nation: United States

STATUS
Type: Residence
Status: Built

TECHNICAL DATA
Date(s): 1956
Site Area: 16,553 s.f. (0.38 acre)
Floor Area: 3 beds, 3 baths; 1,872 s.f.
Height:
Floors (Above Ground): 2
Building Cost:

PROFESSIONAL TEAM
Client: Mr. Barnet Yanofsky (1907-1996) & Martha Yanofsky (1923-1996)
Architect: Paul Rudolph
Associate Architect: 
Landscape:
Structural:
MEP:
QS/PM:

SUPPLIERS
Contractor: Stanley I. Phalen
Subcontractor(s):

Yanofsky Residence

  • The project is a small scale 2,600 s.f. residence, designed in a pinwheel-shaped plan.

  • The residence is photographed by Joseph Molitor on July 31, 1962.

  • The residence is sold around 1976 to Judy Johnson.

  • The residence is sold for $615,000 USD on May 08, 1998.

  • The residence is featured in a New York Times article on November 02, 2006.

  • On October 01, 2021 the residence is included as part of Mass Modernism, Docomomo US’s first US travel tour, which features significant modern sites in Cambridge, Boston, Lincoln, Dartmouth and Cape Cod.

DRAWINGS - Design Drawings / Renderings

DRAWINGS - Construction Drawings

DRAWINGS - Shop Drawings

PHOTOS - Project Model

PHOTOS - During Construction

PHOTOS - Completed Project

PHOTOS - Current Conditions

LINKS FOR MORE INFORMATION

RELATED DOWNLOADS

PROJECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
Alexandra Lange. “Once a Teardown, a Modernist Gem Is Reborn.” The New York Times, 2 Nov. 2006.

“Chronological List of Works by Paul Rudolph, 1946-1974.” Architecture and Urbanism, no. 49, Jan. 1975.

“Six New Houses by Paul Rudolph.” Architectural Record, no. 132, Nov. 1962, pp. 134–38.

“Yanofsky Residence.” Architecture and Urbanism, no. 80, July 1977.