New England Design & Construction – An Original Minuteman’s Home in Lexington, MA

“I really love historic architecture. I think it represents a time when both designer and builder were one and the same. Inherently beautiful patterns and natural forms were understood by the trades and the architect was part of the trades.  

So I’m going to give you an overview of our train of thought with this property and what we’re thinking. 

I had the fortune to have Brent Hull come out. If you know of him, he did a walkthrough with me and really helped me identify the story of this property. We really want to respect that, honor that, and continue that narrative. 

This property was built in 1773 by one of the original Minutemen who, a few years after he built this home and was living here, was one of the original 77 Minutemen to face the British on Lexington’s Battle Green. So there’s a really rich history here. It’s obviously a colonial in the Federal style. There have been some modifications to it over time, where there are some Greek Revival features and Colonial Revival built into this. 

We’re going to really look at restoring the main house as well as the barn. There are four acres here and we’re going to have some sort of regenerative farm component. I’m going to have a place to live here, and also our office, workshop, and studio. So we’re figuring all that out. 

There’s likely going to be some additions, some extensions to the existing properties. The viewpoint is to have those new structures be in harmony with the existing–but not necessarily try to mimic and be from the time that these were built. I do have an appreciation for modern architecture, and I really love when old and new are blended well. I think the way that’s done effectively is where you have the new structure read–you can just look at it and it’s inherently new, but it follows a similar form to the historic structures. It has a similar color palette. While the materials might be different, there’s a synchronicity in that. 

I give this analogy: if you saw a historic or classic car that was in rough shape, most people’s first inclination wouldn’t be to trash it, throw it out, and start new. There would be an appreciation for that, and a lot of folks would love to restore that. That’s really our viewpoint with historic architecture, and it really starts with an appreciation for it. You can’t replicate a lot of the things that you find in historic homes. So that’s first and foremost, as a starting block. 

On this analogy of an older car: you would restore it, and you look at the exterior of the car and you’re like, “Oh yeah, that’s vintage, that’s classic.” But you can also bring a lot of modern amenities into the performance of the interior of the home. That’s really a philosophy we take when we are restoring older homes: still providing the modern amenities, the energy efficiency. That can still be done very well while respecting, appreciating, and honoring that original structure from the outside. 

That’s our philosophy on how we’re going to tackle this property, and our train of thought when we go to work for our incredible clients here in Lexington, which we’re super proud and happy to reside in. It’s been an amazing town that’s embraced us from the first time we engaged with the building commissioner, who’s incredible. In a town that’s so rich in history, we really want to add to that and create something special and memorable here that can be appreciated as well. 

My name is David Muniz Supple, signing off.” 

David Muniz Supple  

CEO/Founder New England Design & Construction 

About New England Design & Construction (NEDC): 

New England Design and Construction was founded in 2005 by Tufts architectural graduate David Muniz Supple. With a continuing mission to “Lift Spirits With Spaces” NEDC is Boston’s leading luxury architectural design build firm with a creative team of 25 architects, interior designers, and artisan builders. 

Specializing in larger home remodeling projects, whole-home gut remodels, home addition, or custom new builds, NEDC’s work has been published across the Boston Globe Magazine, New England Home, Modern Luxury Interiors, Boston Design Guide, and many others. 

NEDC has recently expanded to 342 Bedford Street in Lexington, Massachusetts, making this its new creative home. 

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