The Noyes House II, Noyes's personal residence, is iconic and radical for its era. It was designed to accommodate the mess of everyday living of a growing family, yet it is revered for its timeless, understated elegance. Filled with art and pets with a lively family life, It embodies many of the design approaches that Noyes applied to all his endeavors.

In “Moods Are Not Accidents,” Life Magazine, 1963, Noyes writes: “It is no coincidence that an architect often expresses himself most clearly in a house designed for himself and his family. As an architect, he will have thought a lot about how people could live as oppose to how they do, and how by architectural means he could expand the scope and richness of life within the house. He is likely to have given form to his own way of living as a result of such thought: throughout his career, whether in an apartment, rented house or a house designed for himself, he is usually trying to shape his surroundings. When he designs for himself, he is likely to be tougher, more experimental and generally bolder than on other projects. The architect-client relationship in this case is presumably perfect. That helps.”