Allen House, The
4 Burritt's Landing N, Westport, CTThe Allen House is significant under Criterion C at the state level of significance because it embodies the distinctive characteristics of the International Style, possesses high artistic values and is the work of an accomplished architect of the Modern Movement as well as a prominent landscape designer of the era.
Local significance of the building:Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 2010.
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