Montclair Magazine Fall 2019 | Page 38

ack Travel b w s! in time ith u s The Record Archives 1957 36 FALL 2019 MONTCLAIR MAGAZINE Since this issue features an Essex Fells estate full of smart home technology, we thought our Vintage page should reflect a “futuristic” home from back in the day. Fellsbridge — also located in Essex Fells – was constructed in 1957 as a “concept house, designed for the ‘future,’” according to its owner, preservation architect, historian and curator Frank Gerard Godlewski. According to his Fellsbridge blog, “This unique redwood house… is designed by Edward Bowser Jr., one of the few Americans to work in the Paris studio of the visionary architect Le Corbusier. The house’s ‘butterfly’ roof and main built form are reminiscent of Le Corbusier’s Council General Building of the United Nations in New York City.” ecordArchive Follow @TheR irMagazine on and @Montcla share your own Instagram and photos using local vintage rchives #RecordA