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Dan K. Gordon Landscape Architects
project name.
location.

Earl Major Estate
Newton, Massachusetts

This historically significant 1930’s Tudor revival
home sits on 1.8 acres on a quiet residential road
in Newton. The clients undertook an extensive
renovation of the property, including a substantial
addition which changed the way the house related
to the site. The clients wanted to create a traditional
landscape that matched the significance and quality
of the home. A site plan was created so that the
landscape would relate closely to the architectural
conditions and address program needs of the client.
These requirements required extensive regrading of
the sloping site to provide access to the new additi