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Black plaque № 27548

Austin, TX, United States

Matsen House. In 1953, distinguished professor of chemistry and physics at the University of Texas at Austin, Frederick Albert Matsen (1913-2006), and his wife, Cecelia Christina (Kirkegaard) Matsen (1910-2006), built this home. The couple worked with Austin architects Carlton Brush and Joseph Buffl

er, influenced by Frank Lloyd wright, who was active in Racine, Wisconsin, native town of the Matsens. The two-story house is built of limestone walls and cedar shakes on a wood frame. It exhibits mid

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