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At the close of 1953, Paul and Marianne Harnischmacher approached Breuer about building a house for them near the site of their first house, which had been destroyed during World War II. Breuer produced a flat-roofed, single-story, wood-frame and stone structure that resembled many of his suburban American houses in both appearance and construction techniques, with the exception that the vertical wooden siding used in America was replaced with stucco more appropriate to the German context. The main living spaces - the dining room, living room, library and master bedroom - lined the southern façade and opened to a long terrace bounded by a stone wall and covered by a pergola. Breuer placed the service spaces, including the large, American-style kitchen requested by the clients, the maid's room and a guest bedroom, along the northern façade. Wilhelm Neuser, a local architect, oversaw construction, which was completed in 1954. The clients expressed great satisfaction with Breuer's design, but Paul Harnischmacher would only live to enjoy the house for a few years, passing away in 1957.