Restoration of a Wellfleet summer cottage designed by renowned Modernist architect and furniture designer Marcel Breuer is moving forward.
After years of planning and about a year of intense fundraising, the Cape Cod Modern House Trust bought the cottage and contents from Breuer’s son in late July for $2 million.
The group plans to restore the house — built in 1949, with additions in the 1960s — and archive the contents, which include books, art, furniture, and thousands of photographs.
Peter McMahon, founding director of the trust, visited the house this week, where a crew was beginning to shore up the structure.
“You know, it’s 75 years old,” he said. “Some things are sagging.”
Starting the work is a relief, he said.
“It's been a whirlwind the last year,” he said. “And it's done, and now the restoration is kind of the fun part, because it's a really interesting building.”
Once the house is restored, it will be rented during the summer to generate income.
In the fall, the group will host work-study fellows to help with the archiving.
