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Northshore October 2025
The exterior of Lisa Dorval and David Hall's house resembles that most comforting and iconic of rural New England buildings: a barn. Surrounded by the gentle farmlands and salt marshes of Newbury, the rectilinear structure blends beautifully in a way that a new McMansion never could.Written by Regina ColePhotographs by Eric RothYet nothing about the house is conventional. The barn-like structure is actually a 40x60-foot rectangular steel envelope more commonly used for applications like auto body shops or horse barns. Structural support comes from a steel framework that originally supported the Boston Whaler plant along Rte. 3 in Norwell.The
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