The 1956 Cerrito House in Watch Hill, Rhode Island, was built in 1956 and demolished in 2007. Siblings Charlie and Marlene Cerrito—whose father hired Ralph Twitchell's firm, and by extension Paul Rudolph, to design the house—recall that the neighbors, who all owned Colonial mansions, hated the structure. "The house was alive," recalls Marlene Cerrito, "and we were part of the outdoors inside. Each night as I went to sleep I got to hear the sounds of the surf." Photo by Chris Mottalini. Photo 5 of 11 in Reading List: Demolished Paul Rudolph Homes by Kelsey Keith

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The 1956 Cerrito House in Watch Hill, Rhode Island, was built in 1956 and demolished in 2007. Siblings Charlie and Marlene Cerrito—whose father hired Ralph Twitchell's firm, and by extension Paul Rudolph, to design the house—recall that the neighbors, who all owned Colonial mansions, hated the structure. "The house was alive," recalls Marlene Cerrito, "and we were part of the outdoors inside. Each night as I went to sleep I got to hear the sounds of the surf." Photo by Chris Mottalini.