Welcome to the Archives of the Paul Rudolph Heritage Foundation. The purpose of this online database is to function as a tool for scholars, students, architects, preservationists, journalists and other interested parties. The archive consists of photographs, slides, articles and publications from Rudolph’s lifetime; physical drawings and models; personal photos and memorabilia; and contemporary photographs and articles.

Unless otherwise noted, all images and drawings are copyright © The Estate of Paul Rudolph and The Paul Rudolph Heritage Foundation. Please speak with a representative of the Paul Rudolph Heritage Foundation to get permission to use any drawings or photos. Drawings, sketches and other materials produced by Rudolph’s architectural office at the Library of Congress are maintained there for preservation, but the intellectual property rights belong to the Paul Rudolph Estate and Ernst Wagner, founder of the Paul Rudolph Heritage Foundation.

LOCATION
Address: 144 Upland Road
City: Cambridge
State: Massachusetts
Zip Code: 02140
Nation: United States

STATUS
Type: Residence
Status: Built/Modified

TECHNICAL DATA
Date(s): 1913 (original construction); 1958 (Rudolph remodel); 2016 (Renovation/Remodel)
Site Area: 8,712 s.f.
Floor Area: 3 beds, 2-1/2 baths; 3,432 s.f. ground floor with a full basement (6,864 s.f. total)
Height:
Floors (Above Ground): 1
Building Cost:

PROFESSIONAL TEAM
Client:
Architect: Paul Rudolph (1958); Ruhl Studio Architects (2016)
Associate Architect:
Landscape:
Structural: Roome + Guarracino (2016)
MEP: Vappi, Symmes & Maini (1958); ZED Mechanical Consulting (2016)
QS/PM:

SUPPLIERS
Contractor: Stanley I. Phalen (1958); S+H Construction (2016)
Subcontractor(s): Kitchen Style, Inc. (2016 - cabinetry)

McCandlish Residence

The original building was built as a commercial garage in 1913 and converted into a private residence by Rudolph in 1958.
Rudolph preserves the bay divisions from the original plan and separated different rooms of the house through a large central living space.
It is featured in Architectural Record Houses of 1960.
It is sold in 2014 to Alexander Broich.
The residence is renovated by Ruhl Studio Architects in 2016.

““The free flow of space is more often defined decoratively than structurally. The formal wall arrangement of antique plates defines the dining area. The fireplace ‘centers’ a conversation grouping. Two grand pianos are the focal point of a music ‘room.’ Where space divisions were inevitable for bedrooms and work areas, Mr. Rudolph has used the ‘bay’ divisions of the original structure. The large, central living area divides the master bedroom, dressing room and guestroom-study on one side of the house, from the children’s rooms and kitchen on the other.””

— Brazwell Evans, Edith. “What's Right with Architecture". Architectural Record 127 (Mid-May 1960)