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Glenn Murcutt's 1970s 'environmentally responsive' farmhouse added to NSW Heritage Register

Glenn Murcutt describes his inspiration for the 1974-designed Kempsey House. (ABC TV)

An unassuming yet "extraordinary" 1970s farmhouse in Kempsey on the NSW Mid North Coast has been heritage-listed for its significance as an early example of an "environmentally responsive" building.

Known as the Marie Short Farmhouse, it is the second house designed by Sydney-based architect Glenn Murcutt to be added to the New South Wales Heritage Register.

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