Hvitträsk
Sign in to savethumb|Hvitträsk Hvitträsk is a mansion complex in Kirkkonummi, Finland, about west of Helsinki. It was designed as a studio home by the members of the Finnish architecture firm Gesellius, Lindgren, Saarinen, later becoming the private residence of Eliel Saarinen. It is operated as a museum.
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thumb|Hvitträsk Hvitträsk is a mansion complex in Kirkkonummi, Finland, about west of Helsinki. It was designed as a studio home by the members of the Finnish architecture firm Gesellius, Lindgren, Saarinen, later becoming the private residence of Eliel Saarinen. It is operated as a museum.
==Description== thumb|Postage stamp from 1978 The development was started when the plot was purchased by the company in 1901. The construction was mostly completed by 1903. The house was named after Lake , beside which it was built. The name [H]vitträsk literally means 'white lake'. Today Hvitträsk is a museum open to the public. The red-roofed manor structure facing the lake is the main museum building, and the brownish structure separated on the other side by a yard is the cafeteria. There is also a smaller sauna down by the lake.