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2000 |
2000
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Conrad and Evelyn Gordon Residence 2000 (1956
- S.419). Designed in 1956 by Frank Lloyd Wright, construction did not begin
until 1963. Located in Wilsonville from 1963 until 2001 until it was rescued
from destruction and moved to the Oregon Gardens in Silverton, Oregon. The
original budget of $25,000, doubled to $56,000 because of construction
delays. The 2,100-square-foot Gordon House was completed in 1964 and was
based on Wright's "House for a Family of $5-6,000 Income" plan, which was
published in a 1938 issue of Life magazine. Photographed before the move.
Hand Written on face: "9/15/00, AE Wright, Cordell, 1-13A." Typed on verso:
"House/Home - W (Frank Lloyd Wright, Wilsonville)." Stamped on verso: "Dec 1
2000." Original 10 x 8 color photograph. |
2000.83.0117 |
2000
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Warren Hickox Residence, Kankakee, Illinois,
Table 2000 (1900 - S.056). Table from the Warren Hickox Residence, Kankakee,
Illinois. The photograph of this table in the Prairie Avenue Bookstore was
taken in 2000 prior to its closing. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1900.
Both the Hickox and Bradley houses are considered Wright’s first prairie
styled houses. Although the Hickox is smaller than the Bradley, it has many
of the same characteristics. Broad overhanging eaves, gabled roof, upturned
flanges, stucco and wood trim, dominate horizontal lines, and horizontal
bands of leaded glass windows. The angles in the windows mimic the angles of
the roof line. Provenance: The Collection of Wilbert & Marilyn Hasbrouck,
Chicago, Illinois. This table was the centerpiece at the Prairie Avenue
Bookstore in Chicago for many years. Constructed of oak. 64" Square x 28"
High. Courtesy of Toomey & Co., Chicago, Illinois. 10 x 8 Color photograph. |
2000.99.1223 |
2000
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Francis W. Little Residence II,
Northome, Deephaven, Minnesota, Model, 2000 (1912 - S.173). Model of the
Francis W. Little Residence II, Northome, at the Minneapolis Institute of
Art. Architectural model, created in 1998-1999 by David Swanson, Construct
Studios. Museum description: “This model illustrates in three dimensions
both the complexity of Wright's design and its complete engagement with the
site. (Wright always favored a building into a hill rather than on top of
it.) The main approach to the Francis W. Little house was on the inland
side. The hallway on view in this gallery was situated on the Lake
Minnetonka side. An adjoining hallway with small square windows connected it
to the master bedroom on the far right end of the house. At the opposite end
was the large living and music room pavilion (now at the Metropolitan Museum
of Art in New York).” Model: 72.75" x 41.75" x 8.5". Five 10 x 6 Color
photographs.
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2000.104.0924 (1-5) |
2000
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Francis W. Little Residence II, Northome,
Deephaven, Minnesota / Allentown Art Museum, Allentown, Pennsylvania,
Library, Circa 2000 (Not Dated) (1912 - S.173). Designed by Frank Lloyd
Wright in 1912. Mr. Little past
away in 1923. Mrs. Little gave the summer home to their daughter Eleanor and
her husband, Raymond Stevenson. By the late 1960s, the Stevensons could not
keep up with the challenges of the home. In 1972, after efforts were
exhausted to preserve the Little House on its site, interior rooms were
saved. The Metropolitan purchased the house in 1972, installing the Living
Room, selling other portions of the home to other museums. The Allentown Art
Museum installed the Library. The Minneapolis Institute of Art installed
remnants of other rooms. The Domino’s Center for Architecture and Design
purchased the Bedroom Wing and displayed portions of it.
Allentown Art Museum description: "Originally located to the left of the
house's asymmetrical entrance, the library functioned primarily as a
reception area. Large art glass windows on the east and south walls
overlooked a terrace and the lawn respectively. The west wall was lined with
oak bookshelves...
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2000.105.0924 |
2000
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Charles E. Roberts Residence, Oak Park,
Illinois, Roberts Electric Car, Circa 2000 (Not Dated) (1896 - S.040). View
of the 1896 Roberts Electric car. Charles E. Roberts was a client of Frank
Lloyd Wright's and strong supporter. Wright remodeled his home in 1896
(S.040), and his Stable in 1900 (S.041). One of Robert's inventions was an
electric car. According to Jorge Lucendo, "The "Roberts Electric" car was a
"'Stanhope" type car. It was equipped with two 60-volt electric motors, each
acting on one of the rear wheels. Using both motors could circulate at 20
mph and had a range of 40 miles... The total length was 89 inches and the
wheelbase was 54". The car "Roberts Electric", was manufactured and marketed
by the 'standard Screw Company" of Chicago, Illinois, between 1896 and
1897." Most enthusiasts recognize that it was way ahead of its time. In
2012, the Chevy Volt got 40 miles to the charge. Photographer unknown. 8 x 8
Color photograph. |
2000.98.0623 |
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2001 |
2001
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Edward E. Boynton
Residence, Rochester, New York, Circa 2001 (1908 - S.147). Not dated. View
of the Boynston Residence from the Northwest. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright
in 1908. In 1886 Charles T. and George W. Ham established the C. T. Ham
Lantern Co. in Rochester New York. Leonard K. Eaton wrote, "Born in 1857,
Edward Boynton was an excellent example of the successful American
businessman - salesman. At first a
salesman and later a partner in the Ham Lantern Company of Rochester, New
York, he remained with the firm after its absorption in 1908 by the giant
trust of the lantern industry, the R. E. Dietz Company of Chicago."
Two Chicago Architects and Their
Clients, 1969, p.112. McArthur was influential in Boynton's...
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2001.84.0121 (1-5) |
2001
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Elizabeth and Don C. Duncan, Lisle,
Illinois, 2001 (Marshall Erdman Prefab Homes) (1957 - S.407.2). Perspective
view of the front of the Duncan Residence, published in the Summer 2008issue
of the Frank Lloyd Wright Quarterly. Wright designed three prefab homes for
Marshal Erdman and Associates. Nine Prefab #1 homes were completed:
Van Tamelen (1956 - S.406);
Jackson (1957 - S.407.1);
Duncan (1957 - S.407.2);
Iber (1957 - S.408);
Post (1957 - S.409.1);
Cass (1959 - S.409.2);
Zaferiou (1961 - S.410); Mollica
(1958 - S.411.1); LaFond (1960 - S.411.2). Prefab
#2: two homes were constructed. Prefab #3 was never built. Marshall Erdman
and Frank Lloyd Wright first discussed the idea of working together on a
prefabricated design in 1954. The design is a one-story house, with the
addition of a lower level when on a hillside. It included a large living
room, dining room, family room and kitchen, four bedrooms and two bath. In
the December 1956 issue of
House & Home,
"Here is prefabrication's biggest news for 1957. Frank Lloyd Wright has at
long last built a prefab house and Erdman Homes is putting it on the market
for 1957. This is both big news and amazing news. It is big news because it
gives prefabrication - once the step child of home building...
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2001.89.0223 |
2001
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Conrad and Evelyn Gordon Residence 2001
(1956 - S.419). Set of 24 - 4 x 6 color photographs. Saved from destruction.
The Move. The original 22 acre site that once was home to the Gordon House,
was sold by the Gordon's son in September, 2000. The new owners were not
interested in the Home, but the property and slated it for destruction, not
knowing it was a Wright home. The Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy
was notified. Agreements were reached. The interior wood paneling, built-in
furniture, doors, cabinets and shelves were carefully removed, packaged and
marked to assure an accurate restoration and reassembly. The roof was
removed, then the upper story was cut from the lower. The concrete red
floor, many of the concrete blocks and interior...
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2001.83.1020 (1-24) |
2001
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Frank Lloyd Wright Short Crystal Leerdam Bud
Vase, Circa 2001/1929. Short Crystal Emerald Green Bud Vase, created in
1929, adapted from the design for the Leerdam Glassfabrik Company, Holland.
In 1929, Wright designed tableware including china, stemware, serving
pieces, candlesticks, and vases. According to Phieffer, “Frank Lloyd Wright
Monograph” 1924-1936 Volume 5, 1990, page 74, a few designs were executed
including a tall hexagonal flower vase in deep emerald green glass. This
vase is in the collection at the Museum Boijmans, Van Beuningen, Rotterdam,
Netherlands. Height: 30cm (11.8 “). Courtesy of the Museum Boijmans,
Rotterdam. 8 x 10 Color photograph. |
2001.91.0324 |
2001
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Frank Lloyd Wright Short Crystal
Leerdam Bud Vase, Circa 2001/1929. Tall Crystal Emerald Green Bud Vase,
created in 1929, adapted from the design for the Leerdam Glassfabrik
Company, Holland. In 1929, Wright designed tableware including china,
stemware, serving pieces, candlesticks, and vases. According to Phieffer,
“Frank Lloyd Wright Monograph” 1924-1936 Volume 5, 1990, page 74, a few
designs were executed including a tall hexagonal flower vase in deep emerald
green glass. During our research, we located this photograph on the Bas Van
Beek (Rotterdam) wedsite. Their caption reads: “In 1922 Royal Leerdam
commissioned Frank Lloyd Wright to design a coffee service and vases for the
American market. In 1929/29 only one vase was executed but was considered a
failure by Mr. Wright because the interior of the vase didn’t line up with
the exterior. Something that to this date is still impossible using the
pressed glass technique.” Of note: Both the Museum Boijmans (ST#2001.91)
and Bas Van Beek (ST#2001.92) indicate that only one vase was produced. This example
appears to be much taller and closer to Wright’s original design (S#0228.38).
Bas Van Beek does not indicate where this example is located. Courtesy of
the Bas Van Beek, Rotterdam. 8 x 10 Color photograph. |
2001.92.0324 |
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2002 |
2002
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Harry S. Adams
Residence, 2002 (1913 - S.179). Harry S. Adams was the Chicago manager of
Eaton, Crane and Pike, manufacturers of fine writing paper. Wright's first
design dated September 4, 1912, was rejected, as was Wright's second
proposal dated May 31, 1913. Both were rejected as too elaborate. The third
was scaled down and accepted by Adams. Covering the width of almost three
Chicago city lots, the Adams House exemplifies Wright's Prairie styled
design. Constructed of brick, it includes broad overhanging eves, horizontal
rows of windows, and a dominate horizontal line that incorporates the second
story window sills and completely encircles the house. The Porte Cochere is
on the far left. Just to the right, the Veranda appears to be enclosed. The
Living Room is just to the left of the Entrance, the Dining Room is on the
right. Bedrooms are on the upper level. This was the final home Wright would
design for Oak Park. Set of eight 35mm slides and 14" x 9" high res digital
images. Photographed by Douglas M. Steiner in September 2002.
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2002.119.1216 (1-8) |
2002
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Oscar B. Balch Residence Circa 2002 (1911 -
S.168). The Balch Residence was one of Wright's first commission upon his
return from Europe. The home is very symmetrical in design, and like the
Thomas Gale home, it was designed with a flat roof. There are built-in
planters and a walled Terrace in front. Just below the soffit are horizontal
bans of windows that dominate the front and back of the home. Frank Lloyd
Wright used wood sash bars to create a design within the windows. The
entrance is at the rear of the home. There are two upper balconies in front,
and originally two in back that were enclosed long ago. Set of five 35mm
slides and 14" x 9" high res digital images. Photographed by Douglas M.
Steiner in September 2002.
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2002.113.1016 (1-5) |
2002
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Peter A. Beachy Residence, Oak Park 2002
(1906 - S.117). Set of 6 images from a trip to Oak Park in September, 2002.
View of the Beachy Residence from the Northwest. Wright designed his home in
1906. Photographed by Douglas M. Steiner in 2002. Original 35mm negative and
4 x 6 color print, 9 x 14 high res digital image.
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2002.137.0519 (1-6) |
2002
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William G. Fricke Home 2002 (1901 S.058). The
William G. Fricke Residence was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1901.
William G. Fricke was a partner in Weber, Costello, Fricke, a Chicago firm
which manufactured and sold school supplies nationwide. Fricke commissioned
Wright in 1901 to design his home. He lived in the home for five years until
it was purchased by Emma Martin purchased the home in 1906-7. Patrick F.
Cannon suggests that "Fricke sold the house because of Financial
difficulties. According to divorce records. William Frick left for work on
August 10, 1909, and never returned..." Hometown Architect, 2006. Like the
Thomas Residence, also 1901 and in Oak Park, it is an all-stucco exterior.
But unlike the Thomas Residence which is considered Frank Lloyd Wright's
first fully developed prairie styled house in Oak Park, it includes elements
of Wright's transitional designs. Broad...
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2002.117.1116 (1-9)
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2002
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Rollin Furbeck Residence
2002 (1897 -
S.044). The Rollin Furbeck Residence was designed by
Frank Lloyd Wright in 1897. Warren Furbeck gifted two Wright designed
home to his sons, Rollin and
George as
wedding presents. The transition from Wright's earlier homes with
Sullivanesque details, toward his Prairie style is evident in the Furbeck
Home. The facade of the upper two floors in the front is similar to the
Winslow (1894),
Heller 1896) and
Husser (1899). But it
also has the beginnings of his prairie style. Wright created horizontal
bands that ran between the upper sills and soffits. Of particular note is
the use of wood trim within the upper horizontal bands. This is possibly the
first home to utilize this design element. He also hung trim with square
holes, from the center of the soffit. A single horizontal diamond-paned
leaded glass window runs the length of two single paned windows. The Furbeck
Residence... Continue...
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2002.115.1016 (1-7) |
2002
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Mrs. Thomas Gale Residence, Oak
park, 2002 (1902 - S.074). View of the Gale Residence from the North. Set of
3 images from a trip to Oak Park in September, 2002. Frank Lloyd Wright
designed the Gale Residence in 1902. Photographed by Douglas M. Steiner in
2002. Original 35mm negative and 4 x 6 color print, 9 x 14 high res digital
image.
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2002.140.0519 (1-3) |
2002
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Conrad and Evelyn Gordon
Residence 2002 (1956 - S.419). Set of 22 exterior 5 x 7 high res digital
images. The grand opening of the restored Gordon House took place on March 2
- 3, 2002. Saturday included an in-depth tour and a panel discussion
including: Frank Mataro who worked on the Guggenheim Museum; Jack Quinan,
Director of the Darwin Martin House in Buffalo, NY; Hetty Startup, Site
Administrator for the Zimmerman House in Manchester, NH; and Lynda Waggoner,
the Director of Fallingwater, Wright's most famous building. The panel was
moderated by Professor Neil Levine, a noted Wright author and scholar,
Gleason Professor, Department of the History of Art and Architecture,
Harvard University. "Restoring it Wright", the panel...
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2002.146.1020 (1-22) |
2002
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A. W. Gridley Residence 2002
(1906 - S.121) Batavia. Viewed from the Southwest. On the first floor, the
servants quarters is on the left. The Dining Room is in the center, and the
covered Porch is to the right. Set on a large rural 2.3 acres lot in
Batavia, Illinois, it is on a corner lot, but set back from the street. A
large two-story house, there is a covered porch on the South side, with a
extensive terrace on the East. Its 5,000 square feet allows for six bedrooms
and three bath upstairs, which includes the servants bedroom and bath.
Photographed by Douglas M. Steiner in September 2002. Set of eight 35mm
slides and 14" x 9" high res digital images.
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2002.127.1217 (1-8) |
2002
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Isidore
Heller Residence 2002 (1896 - S.038) Chicago. Viewed from the Southeast
during September 2002. Five bedrooms are on the second floor. Bedroom doors
open to a balcony. The Playroom is on the third floor. There are three
variations of Sullivanesque capitals on the exterior of the Heller
residence. A square capital atop a square brick column on the second floor
and a smaller flowing ornamental Sullivanesque plaster capital atop of a
round column on the third floor. Set of four. Photographed by Douglas M.
Steiner in September 2002. 35mm slides and 14" x 9" high res digital image.
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2002.126.1217 (1-4) |
2002
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Henderson Residence, Elmhurst,
Illinois 2002 (1901 - S.057). Viewed from the Northeast. The Dining Room is
on the left, the Kitchen in the center and the Covered Porch is on the
right. Strong horizontal lines, low-pitched roof and broad overhanging
eaves. Set of 15 images from a trip to the Chicago area in September, 2002.
Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Henderson Residence in 1902. Photographed by
Douglas M. Steiner in 2002. Original 35mm negative and 4 x 6 color print, 9
x 14 high res digital image.
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2002.143.0519 (1-15) |
2002
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Arthur Heurtley Residence, Oak
park, 2002 (1902 - S.074). View of the Arthur Heurtley Residence from the
West. Set of 9 images from a trip to Oak Park in September, 2002. It is
directly across the street from the Moore and Hills Residences. Frank Lloyd
Wright designed the Heurtley Residence in 1902. Photographed by Douglas M.
Steiner in 2002. Original 35mm negative and 4 x 6 color print, 9 x 14 high
res digital image.
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2002.139.0519 |
2002
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Mary and Edward R. Hills
Remodeling 2002 (1900, 1906 - S.051). Taken during a trip to Oak Park in
September, 2002. A Victorian home was located one lot South of the Nathan G.
Moore Home (1895 - S.034). Moore purchased the home in 1900 and hired Wright
to remodel the home as a wedding gift for his daughter and her husband, Mary
and Edward R. Hills. Work did not begin until 1906, and at that time, the
home was moved one lot South, enabling Moore to expand his back yard. During
the move, Wright turned the home 90 degrees. Where the front door originally
faced the street (East), it now faced North obscured from view. One of the
interesting features is Wright's use of a double-sloped roof, which appears
as a flare at the bottom of the roof. Another element is Wright's use of a
horizontal line that incorporates the window sills of the upper levels.
Within the horizontal band, Wright adds additional wood...
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2002.112.1016 (1-9) |
2002
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P. D. Hoyt Residence, Geneva, Illinois 2002 (1906 -
S.120). Set of 3 images from a trip to Geneva in September, 2002. View of
the Hoyt Residence from the East. Frank Lloyd Wright designed his home in
1906. Photographed by Douglas M. Steiner in 2002. Original 35mm negative and
4 x 6 color print, 9 x 14 high res digital image.
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2002.138.0519 (1-3) |
2002
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Emma Martin Garage 2002 (1907 -
S.060). Emma Martin purchased the Fricke Residence in 1906, and commissioned
Frank Lloyd Wright to design a garage for herself. Plans were dated March
15, 1907. Wright designed a two-story garage which included a living space
upstairs with a fireplace. For many years after the commission of the
garage, Wright referred to house as the Emma Martin Residence. The upper
level was reached via stairs a the rear of the garage. Set of two 35mm
slides and 14" x 9" high res digital images. Photographed by Douglas M.
Steiner in September 2002.
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2002.118.1116 (1-2) |
2002
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William E. Martin
Residence, 2002 (1902 - S.061; Pergola 1909 - S.061A). William Everett
Martin moved to Chicago in 1882 and formed Martin & Barton with his
brother-in-law George F. Barton (1903 - S.103) which manufactured stove
polish. He eventually established a partnership with his brother Darwin D.
and formed the Martin & Martin, Inc. They manufactured polish under the
brand E-Z Polish (1905 - S.114) for both stoves and shoes. William and
Darwin were out driving in Oak Park, they passed Wright's Studio, and were
so "intrigued by its appearance stopped to call on the owner. That afternoon
Wright received a commission for a house from W. E. And shortly thereafter
was summoned to Buffalo to undertake an important series of commissions for
Darwin..."
Two Chicago Architects and Their
Clients, Eaton, 1969, p.79-81.
Constructed of stucco and wood trim, it is a beautiful example of Wright's...
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2002.121.1216 (1-6) |
2002
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Nathan G. Moore Residence,
2002 (1895/1923 - S.034). One of Frank Lloyd Wright's early clients, Wright
designed Moore's first home (S.034) in 1895, the home was destroyed by fire
in 1922. It was redesigned by Wright in 1923. According to Wright's
Autobiography,
1932, he wrote about Moore's visit to his office. "Now we want you to build
our house... but... I don't want you to give us anything like that house you
did for Winslow. I don't want to go down back streets to my morning train to
avoid being laughed at. I would like something like this," he said, and laid
some pictures of English half-timber work on my table... They were delighted
with the house, and so was everyone but me." He recounted that he took the
work because his "Three children were now running around the streets without
proper shows". Pages 125-127. The Moore home would become the only English
Tudor styled home he would ever design...
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2002.120.1216 (1-11) |
2002
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Nakoma Clubhouse
Dining Room 2002. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1923, the Nakoma
Clubhouse was not completed until May 2001. Wright's plans were adapted by
the Taliesin Architects, headed by lead architect Arnold Roy. At the center
of Wright's design is the octagonal "Wigwam Room" and the majestic stone
"Campfire" incorporating two rotated squares. Surrounding the room above the
walls on all eight sides of the interior is a 17-foot high intricate
Indian-motif frieze accented by art glass clerestory windows. Photographed
by Mary E. Nichols. Published in the November 2002 issue of Architectural
Digest. Acquired from and courtesy of Architectural Digest. 8 x 10 Color
photograph. |
2002.03.0314 |
2002
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Carl Post Residence, Barrington Hills,
Illinois, 2002 (Marshall Erdman Prefab #1). View of the Post Residence from
the East. Set of 10 images from a trip to Barrington Hills in September,
2002. Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Post Residence in 1957. Photographed
by Douglas M. Steiner in 2002. Original 35mm negative and 4 x 6 color print,
9 x 14 high res digital image.
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2002.141.0519 (1-10) |
2002
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Ravine Bluffs Architectural Features and
Street Lamp 2002 (1915 - S.185.1-3). In 1911, FLW was commissioned by
Sherman Booth to design a suburban development in Glencoe, Illinois, the
Ravine Bluffs Development. Sherman Booth was Frank Lloyd
Wright's attorney at that time.
The project included both public and private buildings. The town Hall, an
art gallery, as-well-as the infrastructure for the community. Of all the
structures that were designed, the Ravine Bluffs Sculptures and Bridge, a
train station, Sherman Booths Residence and six additional Houses were
completed. The wait-station was demolished in the mid-1950s. There are three
Ravine Bluffs Sculptures, all basically the same design. Geometric in
design, there is a large circular vase on one end, a tall pedestal on the
other with "Ravine Bluffs" embedded in the face of the concrete. S.185.1 is
at the west end of Sylvan Road; S.185.2 is at Franklin Road and Meadow; and
S.185.3 is at the east end of Sylvan Road. Photographed by Douglas M.
Steiner in September, 2002. Set of five 35mm slides and 14" x
9" high res digital images.
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2002.128.1217 (1-5) |
2002
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Ravine Bluffs: William F. Kier Residence
2002 (1915 - S.190). One of five rental homes designed by
Frank Lloyd Wright for Sherman Booth. A square plan, refined from the
Fireproof House Wright designed in1907 for the April issue of The Ladies"
Home Journal. The Root house is virtually the same layout as the Chesley R.
Perry Residence, but flipped. The first floor includes the kitchen, Dining
Room and a large Living Room, with a centrally located fireplace. The
upstairs has three bedrooms, one bath and a Sleeping porch. Built as a
rental, the house was named for the second owner of the home, not Sherman
Booth who commissioned the home. Herbert Angster (S.169) was the first
resident, but Kier purchased the property in 1919. Mrs. Herbert Angster was
Sherman Booth's sister. Two 35mm slides and 14" x 9" high res digital
images.
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2002.131.1217 (1-2) |
2002
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Ravine Bluffs : Lute F. And Daniel Kissam
Residence 2002 (1915 - S.192). One of five rental homes designed by
Frank Lloyd Wright for Sherman Booth. A square plan, refined
from the Fireproof House Wright designed in1907 for the April issue of The
Ladies" Home Journal. Like the Root house the roof is flat. The first floor
includes the kitchen, Dining Room and a large Living Room, with a centrally
located fireplace. The upstairs has three bedrooms, one bath and a Sleeping
porch. The exterior is of wood and stucco. Two 35mm slides and 14" x 9" high
res digital images.
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2002.132.1217 (1-2) |
2002
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Ravine Bluffs: Chelsey R. Perry Residence
2002 (1915 - S.188). One of five rental homes designed by
Frank Lloyd Wright
for Sherman Booth. A square plan,
refined from the Fireproof House Wright designed in1907 for the April issue
of The Ladies" Home Journal. The first floor includes the kitchen, Dining
Room and a large Living Room, with a centrally located fireplace. The
upstairs has three bedrooms, one bath and a Sleeping porch. Built as a
rental, the house was named for the first resident of the home, not Sherman
Booth who commissioned the home. It has been established that Charles" name
was actually Chesley R. Perry, who was married to Jessie Booth, one of
Sherman Booth's sisters. It was conveyed to Chesley Perry by a warranty deed
dated 1918 but not recorded until 1926. Photographed by Douglas M. Steiner
in September, 2002. One 35mm slide and 14" x 9" high res digital image.
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2002.129.1217 |
2002
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Ravine Bluffs: Hollis R. Root Residence 2002
(1915 - S.189). One of five rental homes designed by
Frank Lloyd Wright
for Sherman Booth. A square plan, refined from the
Fireproof House Wright designed in1907 for the April issue of The Ladies"
Home Journal. The Root house is virtually the same layout as the Chesley R.
Perry Residence, the only difference being a flat roof. The first floor
includes the kitchen, Dining Room and a large Living Room, with a centrally
located fireplace. The upstairs has three bedrooms, one bath and a Sleeping
porch. Built as a rental, the house was named for the second owner of the
home, not Sherman Booth who commissioned the home. S. J. Gilfillan was the
first resident, but Root purchased the property in 1921. Three 35mm slides
and 14" x 9" high res digital images.
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2002.130.1217 (1-3) |
2002
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Frank Wright Thomas Residence 2002 (1901 -
S.067). Designed in 1901 by Frank Lloyd Wright. The Frank Thomas Residence
is considered to be Wright's first fully developed prairie styled house in
Oak Park. It is also the first house in Oak Park to be completely designed
in Stucco. Upon entering the archway, stairs lead up to the Terrace and main
living quarters on the second level. The Living Room is to the left, Dining
Room on the right. The Kitchen is strait ahead. A back stairway leads to the
bedrooms on the third floor. The ground floor was for the house staff. Some
of the design features included beaded molding and exquisite leaded glass
windows. Photographs from the 1940s show that the stucco surface is covered
in shingles. But during the 1975 restoration by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Coleman,
the stucco surface was restored. Photographed by Douglas M. Steiner in
September, 2002. Set of 13 - 35mm color...
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2002.116.1116 (1-13) |
2002
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Unity Temple, Oak Park 2002 (1904 - S.096).
View of the Unity Temple from the Southeast. Unity House is on the left,
Unity Temple on the right. Set of 9 images from a trip to Oak Park in
September, 2002. Frank Lloyd Wright designed Unity Temple in 1904.
Photographed by Douglas M. Steiner in 2002. Original 35mm negative and 4 x 6
color print, 9 x 14 high res digital image.
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2002.142.0519 (1-9) |
2002
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Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio, Oak Park
2002 (1889 - 1897 - S.002-004). Set of 4 images from a trip to Oak Park in
September, 2002. View of Wrights Home and Studio from the West, on Forrest
Avenue. Wright designed his home in 1889, added the Playroom, Dining Room
and Kitchen in 1895, and his Studio in 1897. The octagonal Studio Library
can be seen on the far left. Photographed by Douglas M. Steiner in 2002.
Original 35mm negative and 4 x 6 color print, 9 x 14 high res digital image.
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2002.136.0519 (1-4) |
2002
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Harrison P. Young Residence Additions
and Remodel, Oak park September, 2002 (1895 - S.036). View from the street.
Frank Lloyd Wright's
extensive remodeled of the home in 1895 included moving the house further
back into the lot, a new Living Room, two second floor Bedrooms, the
addition of a wide porch, and reconfiguring the house's interior spaces. The
dramatic slope of the roof line is similar in slope of the Moore Residence,
also 1895. The original front stairs that Wright designed have been restored
and are reached at the end of the sidewalk where they paralleled the front
porch. A left turn to the top of the stairs, then a right turn brought you
up to the porch. The stairs were hidden behind the porch wall. The porch
roof cantilevers over the drive on the North (left) end. 35mm slide and 14"
x 9" high res digital image. Photographed by Douglas M. Steiner in September
2002. |
2002.114.1016 |
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2004 |
2004
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Benjamin Adelman
Residence, 2004 (1953 - S.344). Set of 5 images of the Exterior of the
Adelman Residence, photographed in April 26, 2004 by Douglas M. Steiner. The
1957 entrance, originally on the South side of the house (left), has been
blocked off and replaced with perforated/glazed blocks. The entry stairs
that were on the left, have also been removed. The Entrance has been moved
to the right side of the Living Room. Perforated blocks have been added to
the fireplace chimney. The 1957 Living Rooms windows and built-in planter
box remain intact. Glass corners are mitered. The original Carport is now
enclosed. In 1957, Frank Lloyd Wright proposed an addition to the back of
the Carport, to be used the 'servant's Room." It appears that the Carport
was enclosed instead. Windows were added to the two front corners. The
Living Room was extended 10 feet South and two feet East in 1957. Windows
were added to the Southeast corner, as well as the built-in planter. Five
original 10 x 7.5 color images. For more information on the
Adelman
Residence see our Wright Study. |
2004.42.0404
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Arizona in May 2004. This set of sixteen
images correspond with the 1963 Set of twelve
2.25 x 2.25 transparencies. Photographer Douglas Steiner. |
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2004
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1) Benjamin Adelman Residence.
Built in 1951. Storrer #344. |
2004.19.0606 |
2004
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2) Boomer Residence.
Built in 1953. Storrer #361. |
2004.20.0606 |
2004
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3) Gammage Memorial
Auditorium. Designed in 1959, built in 1962-64. Storrer #432. |
2004.21.0606 |
2004
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4) Gammage Memorial
Auditorium. Designed in 1959, built in 1962-64. Storrer #432. |
2004.22.0606 |
2004
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5) Pauson Residence (Ruin). Built in 1939. Storrer #250. Constructed in
1939, destroyed by fire in 1942. "Desert Rubblestone" construction. For nearly 40
years the concrete foundation, walls and fireplace remained in ghostly
ruins. These were destroyed in 1980 to make way for an extension of 32nd
Street. Architect Edward M. Jones salvaged the 70 ton fireplace chimney
mass and relocated it 200 yards to the south and incorporated it in the
entrance to Alta Vista Park Estates where the Boomer and Benjamin Adelman
residences are located. Chimney mass measures 9 x 11' at the base and is
26' tall. |
2004.23.0606 |
2004
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6) Harold Price,
Sr., Residence. Built in 1954. Storrer #378. |
2004.24.0606 |
2004
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7) Taliesin West.
Built in 1937. Storrer #241. |
2004.25.0606 |
2004
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8) Taliesin West.
Built in 1937. Storrer #241. |
2004.26.0606 |
2004
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9) Taliesin West.
Built in 1937. Storrer #241. |
2004.27.0606 |
2004
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10) Taliesin West.
Built in 1937. Storrer #241. |
2004.28.0606 |
2004
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11) Taliesin West.
Built in 1937. Storrer #241. |
2004.29.0606 |
2004
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12) Taliesin West.
Built in 1937. Storrer #241. |
2004.30.0606 |
2004
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13) Taliesin West.
Built in 1937. Storrer #241. |
2004.31.0606 |
2004
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14) Taliesin West.
Built in 1937. Storrer #241. |
2004.32.0606 |
2004
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15) David Wright
Residence. Built in 1950. Storrer #322. |
2004.33.0606 |
2004
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16) David Wright
Residence. Built in 1950. Storrer #322. |
2004.34.0606 |
2004
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Arizona Biltmore Hotel and
Cottages 2004 (S.221 & 222 - 1927).
Set of 24 images photographed by Douglas M. Steiner on
April 26, 2004. Designed in 1927, the Hotel opened on February
23, 1929. Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer provides the best explanation for Frank
Lloyd Wright's involvement in the design of the hotel: There will always be
a controversy over who indeed was the "architect" for the Arizona Biltmore
Hotel. In 1927, Mr. Wright received a telegram from the brothers Warren and
Charles McArthur inviting him to come out to Arizona to "...help Albert
build the Arizona Biltmore." The three brothers, Warren, Charles and Albert
were sons of Warren McArthur, Mr. Wright's friend and one of his first
clients in Chicago. Albert had been in the Oak Park Studio as one...
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2004.85.0818 (1-24) |
2004
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Jorgine Boomer
Residence, 2004 (1953 - S.361). Set of five images of the exterior of the
Boomer residence, photographed on April 26, 2004 by Douglas M. Steiner. The
home is dominated by the large roof that begins in the rear of the home a
few feet off the ground, and rises to the front, enhancing the two story
home in front, then cantilevers out over the cantilevered balcony. The home
is anchored to the desert with walls that are constructed of natural red
desert stone set in concrete, in the nature of Taliesin West. Five original
10 x 7.5 color images. For more information on the Boomer
Residence see our Wright Study. |
2004.40.1014 (1-5) |
2004
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First Christine Church.
Set of 37 photographs. In 1949, Frank Lloyd Wright was
commissioned by Peyton Canary, the President of Southwest
Christian Seminary in Glendale, AZ, to design the buildings
for their 80 acre campus. Dr. Canary cofounded the Seminary
in 1947. The campus was to include the administrative
buildings, seminar rooms and library, a Greek theater,
faculty housing and a chapel. Drawings were completed in
1950 but shelved after the Seminary closed in 1963.
After the Seminary closed, Boice convinced
his congregation to approach the Frank Lloyd Wright
Foundation, and they acquired the chapel plans for their
churches sanctuary. With the assistance of the Taliesin
Associated Architects, under the direction of
William Wesley Peters, working
plans were generated. Ground was broken in 1971, and the
church was completed in 1972. Twenty tons of native Arizona stone, collected from the
600 acres desert surrounding Taliesin West, were utilized for
phase one, the construction of the Church building. Photograph on April 26,
2004 by Douglas M. Steiner. |
2004.38.0614 (1-37) |
2004
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Aime and Norman
Lykes Residence, 2004 (1959 - S.433). Set of ten images of the exterior
Lykes Residence photographed on April 26, 2004. Designed by Frank Lloyd
Wright in 1959, it was to be his last residential work. Working drawings
were completed in 1966 by Taliesin Fellow, John Rattenbury, who had worked
closely with Mr. Wright on the initial plans. Rattenbury also supervised the
construction of the home. Based on intersecting and overlapping circles, the
home is over 2800 square feet. The circular design is constructed of
desert-rose tinted concrete blocks. The home is dramatically built into the
hillside, overlooking Phoenix and the valley. As we approach the home it is
viewed from below and reached by a steep hill on the East side of the
property. Original 10 x 7.5 color images. For more information on the
Lykes
Residence see our Wright Study. |
2004.69.0615 (1-10) |
2004
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Harold Price Sr. Residence, Paradise Valley,
Ariz, 2004 (1954 - S.378). 7211 North Tatum, Paradise Valley, AZ
Set of 19 images photographed in 2004. Designed in 1954 as a summer home,
and given the name "Grandma's House." After Harold Price's death on January
28, 1962, the home was sold to U-Haul company president, Sam Shoen. The
Shoen's formed U-Haul in 1945. When they planned on relocation the
headquarters to Phoenix, Arizona, Sam's first step was purchasing a home for
his large family. He purchased the Price Residence in 1964. It remained in
the family as a private home for three generations. In 1997, U-haul
Corporation set up U-Haul House, which eventually formed the Price House
Foundation...
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2004.84.0818 (1-19) |
2004
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Don M. Stromquist Residence, Bountiful, Utah, 2004 (1958 -
S.429).
Set of 36 Interior photographs of the Don M. Stromquist
Residence. The Stromquist home is the only structure designed by Wright in
the state of Utah. As you approach the home from the street below, the roof
cantilevers skyward over the living room and terrace. The living room has
two large walls of windows, one floor to ceiling. From the peak over the
living room, the roof slants down toward the back of the home. Wright
designed these windows to match the slope of the roof. The slope of the
windows is not immediately evident, but becomes apparent as your eye follows
the slope at the floor. Wright used this window design in only one other
home. The Archie Teater Studio. The doors...
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2004.97.0310 (1-36) |
2004
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Taliesin West 2004 (1937 - S.241). Set of 73 - Color 8 x 10
High Res Digital images photographed on April 26, 2004
during a trip to Scottsdale, Arizona. Frank Lloyds first
trip to the Phoenix area was in January 1927, for the
purpose of working on the Arizona Biltmore. In 1928, they
were back in the Phoenix area. The set up a temporary camp
they named "Ocotillo," built on the site near the project San Marcos-in-the-Desert. When
the stock market crashed, Ocotillo was abandoned, but not
the warm winters of Arizona. They purchased land Northwest
of Phoenix in 1937 and began building Taliesin West, the
winter home of Frank Lloyd Wright and the Taliesin
Fellowship. 73 - 8 x 10 Color high res digital photographs. Photographed
by Douglas M. Steiner on April 26, 2004.
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2004.81.0917
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2004
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Wright, David & Gladys Wright House (1950) 2004.
Set of 13 photographs. Frank Lloyd
Wright designed this home for his fourth child David, in March, 1950. Wright
called the design "How to live in the Southwest", and was published in the
June 1953, "House & Home." The lot was located in the middle of a citric
grove, so Wright designed the living space to float above the tree line.
David owned a company that manufactured and distributed concrete block. The
decorative blocks were designed specifically for this home. Others were
standard blocks manufactured by his company. David was born in 1895 and past
away in 1997 at the age of 102. Gladys past away in 2008 at the age of 104.
She was living in the home when these photographs were taken. Photographed
on April 26, 2004 by Douglas M. Steiner. |
2004.37.0614 (1-13) |
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2005 |
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Hotel Geneva, Lake Geneva,
Wisconsin, 1911 Bare Bulb Light Fixture, Circa 2005 (1911 - S.171).
Photograph of original bare bulb light fixture from the Hotel Geneva.
Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1911 as "The Geneva Inn", "The Geneva"
opened in August 1912. Within two years, it changed hands due to financial
difficulties. By the end of 1914 and the beginning of 1915 the name was
changed to the "Hotel Geneva", and it stayed the Hotel Geneva most of its
life. During its final years it was known as "The Geneva Inn". It was
demolished in 1970. These bare bulb fixtures were the main ceiling light in
each of the 70 bedrooms within the hotel. They were also used in the lobby
around the massive skylight perimeter. Detailed photographs taken in 1967 by
Richard Nickel, show these fixtures "in situ" with the pull chains and bare
bulbs. Courtesy of Urban Remains, Chicago. 5 x 7 Color photograph. See
additional Hotel Geneva light fixtures. |
2005.56.1121 |
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2006 |
2006
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William E. Martin Residence, Oak Park, Low-Back
Slipper Chair 2006 (1902 - S.061). Three-quarter view of a William Martin
low-back slipper chair, Christie's Auction, September 8, 2006. Designed by
Frank Lloyd Wright in 1902. Lot description: "An Upholstered Oak Slipper
Chair, circa 1902. Frank Lloyd Wright. 27 Inches high. Provenance: William
E. Martin House, Oak Park, Illinois." Most likely executed by John W. Ayers
Co. Low back with handhold below the crest rail. There is a space at the
base of the back of the chair that mirrors the Handhold at the top. Eight
shorter spindles run parallel to a long and larger spindle on either side.
Horizontal trim runs along the base of the seat and runs along the front,
sides and back. Like the crest rail that curves out at the top, the base of
the legs curve outward also. Forward in the front, backwards in the back.
Constructed off oak. Provenance: William E. Martin House, Oak Park,
Illinois. 27 Inches high. Courtesy of Christie's, New York. Copy 8 x 10
Color photograph. |
2006.68.1223 |
2006
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Pope-Leighey House 2006. Set of eight
photographs of the Pope-Leighey House, by Douglas M. Steiner, April 7, 2006.
As you approach the home from the same direction as in 1939, the Carport, it
has been positioned on a slope much like the original. Like many of Wright's
designs, the entrance is hidden, and is not revealed until you reach the
home. The lack of windows on the approach reveals little of the interior of
the home. Perforated Light Screens allow soft light into the home, adding a
measure of privacy and a decorative design element to the home. The roof of
the Carport cantilevers out 8' 6" at the front, is 19' wide, and cantilevers
out from the house 15' 6" in the back. The roof was designed with three
layers of 2x4's, each...
For more information see our Wright Study on the
Pope-Leighey House.
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2007 |
2007
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Jiyu Gakuen Girls"
School exterior, 2007. (1921 - S.213). While working on the Imperial Hotel
(1915-1923 - S.194), Wright was contacted by Mr. And Mrs. Hani. Wright's
design consisted of the larger building in the center incorporating a
two-story Living Room/Classroom in the front. The rear included an Assembly
Hall on the first floor and a Dining Hall on the second floor. Two
classrooms where on either side of the main building. Additional classrooms
were added later creating a U-Shaped building seen on the far left. Arata
Endo was Wright's assistant on the Imperial Hotel. He was most likely
responsible for the additional classrooms. An effort began in 1990 to save
and restore the building. In 1997 it was designated a National Important
Cultural Status. Restoration began in January 1999 and was completed in
September 2001. Photograph by Jmho, August 21, 2007. Original 10 x 5.6
photograph. |
2007.64.1111 |
2007
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Jiyu Gakuen Girls"
School two-story Living Room/Classroom exterior, 2007. (1921 - S.213). While
working on the Imperial Hotel (1915-1923 - S.194), Wright was contacted by
Mr. And Mrs. Hani. Wright's design consisted of the larger building in the
center incorporating a two-story Living Room/Classroom in the front. The
rear included an Assembly Hall on the first floor and a Dining Hall on the
second floor. Two classrooms where on either side of the main building. An
effort began in 1990 to save and restore the building. In 1997 it was
designated a National Important Cultural Status. Restoration began in
January 1999 and was completed in September 2001. Photograph by Jmho, August
21, 2007. Original 10 x 7 photograph. |
2007.65.1111 |
2007
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Conrad and Evelyn Gordon
Residence 2007 (1956 - S.419). Set of 23 exterior 10 x 7.5 high res digital
images. Living in the great Northwest, I have had the opportunity to visit
the Gordon House many times. There are many classic Wright details. The
basic materials are concrete blocks, local cedar and a red concrete floor
with radiant heat, designed on a seven foot grid. There are three sets of
double wood framed glass doors on the East and West side of the Living Room.
They open outward and are one and a half stories tall. Two cantilevered
balconies on the second floor with walls that step inward as they rise.
Cantilevered and trellised roof overhangs. Rows of vertical block piers.
There are windows with perforated cut-wood light screens. The hidden
entrance...
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2007.92.1020 (1-23) |
2007
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Dr. Toufic H and Mildred Kalil
Residence, Manchester, New Hampshire, 2007 (1955 - S.387). Set of 13
photographs of the Kalil Residence. There are many classic Wright details.
The basic materials are concrete blocks, Philippine mahogany and a Cherokee
red poured concrete floor with radiant heat. It is designed on a two foot
grid. There are rows of perforated concrete blocks with embedded mitered
glass corners. There are perforated concrete block windows and clerestory
windows with embedded glass. A centrally located sunken fireplace.
Clerestory windows bring light into the interior Workspace. The hidden
entrance, but this door actually opens inward. And the carport. Like many of
Wright's homes, he designed the built-in seating and shelving, many...
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2007.93.0920 (1-13) |
2007
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Dr. Isadore and Lucille
Zimmerman Residence, Manchester, NH, 2007 (1950 - S.333). Set of 28
photographs of the Zimmerman Residence. There are many classic Wright
details. Wright used matte red brick, cast concrete, Georgian cypress and
originally red clay roof tiles. The Cherokee red poured concrete floors are
designed on a four foot grid system, it has a four foot cantilevered roof,
and mitered glass windows that eliminate corners. Five sets of floor to
ceiling wood framed glass doors open outward from the Dining Loggia to the
Terrace. Bedroom windows also open outward. Clerestory windows bring light
into the interior Workspace. The Zimmerman's used Georgian cypress trim on
both the interior and exterior of the house. There are also differences...
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2007.91.0520 (1-28) |
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2008 |
2008
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Jiyu Gakuen Girls"
School two-story Living Room/Classroom interior from the second floor
balcony, 2008. (1921 - S.213). The glass and furniture were designed by
Wright. While working on the Imperial Hotel (1915-1923 - S.194), Wright was
contacted by Mr. And Mrs. Hani. Wright's design consisted of a larger
building in the center incorporating this two-story Living Room/Classroom in
the front. An effort began in 1990 to save and restore the building. In 1997
it was designated a National Important Cultural Status. Restoration began in
January 1999 and was completed in September 2001. Photographed August 27,
2008. Original 10 x 7 photograph. |
2008.15.1111 |
2008
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Seamour and Gerte Shavin
Residence, Chattanooga, Tennessee, 2008 (1950 - S.339) Set of 18 photographs
of the Seamour and Gerte Shavin Residence. On a trip from Atlanta to Seattle
with my daughter, we had a few short minutes to stop and see the Seamour and
Gerte Shavin Residence. It is just a few minutes off the interstate in
Chattanooga, and is the only work in Tennessee. It was designed in 1950 on a
four foot grid, and completed in 1952, this Wright residence is truly a work
of art. Marvin Bachman, an apprentice of Wright, supervised the construction
until his death in an automobile accident. There are many classic Wright
details. The stonework, reminiscent of Fallingwater, is native Tennessee
Crab Orchard sandstone. Mitered glass corners...
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2008.45.0608 (1-18) |
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2009 |
2009
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Quintin and Ruth Blair Residence, Cody,
Wyoming (1952 - S.351). Set of 58
exterior photographs of the Blair Residence. There are many
classic Wright details in the two bedroom home. Three sides of
the Living and Dining Room are walls of glass, one and a half of
which are floor to ceiling. There are windows with mitered
corners. The Living Room roof cantilevers out eight feet. The
original carport had a roof that cantilevers out 12 feet. There
are built in shelves, seating and lighting. The centrally
located fireplace has a mantle that extends out at a 45 degree
angle. There are horizontal rows of floor to ceiling vertical
door and windows, double doors that open outward, clerestory
windows, cut-wood light screens. And a hidden entrance. Changes
and additions... Continue...
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2009.61.0809 (1-58) |
2009
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Cedric G. and Patricia Boulter
Residence, Cincinnati, Ohio, HABS 2009 (1954 - S.379). Historic American
Building Survey (HABS) for the Boulter Residence. Text: “House For Cedric &
Patricia Boulter. The Cedric and Patricia Boulter House was constructed in
1954. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, the house is located at 1 Rawson
Circle in Cincinnati, Ohio. It is a two-story, in-line solar hemicycle,
Usonian-design home set into a southeast-facing hill overlooking Rawson
Woods Park. The interior has a full- length balcony held up by stringers
attached to the roof joists. A Wright-designed addition was constructed in
1958. The carport was converted to a study in 1990 with the approval of the
architects at Taleisin Associated Architects, Taliesin West, Scottsdale... Continue...
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2009.66.0224 (1-8) |
2009
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Hotel Geneva, Lake Geneva,
Wisconsin, 1911 Wall Sconce, 2009 (1911 - S.171). Photograph of original
wall sconce from the Hotel Geneva. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1911 as
"The Geneva Inn", "The Geneva" opened in August 1912. Within two years, it
changed hands due to financial difficulties. By the end of 1914 and the
beginning of 1915 the name was changed to the "Hotel Geneva", and it stayed
the Hotel Geneva most of its life. During its final years it was known as
"The Geneva Inn". It was demolished in 1970. These sconces could be seen
throughout the lobby and dining room. Constructed of copper, slag art glass
and wood, with pivoting center panel and two leaded glass panels at each
side. 7" wide x 6" deep x 9.5" high. This sconce sold on December 6, 2009
for $3500, Treadway Toomey Galleries, John Toomey Gallery, Oak Park, IL
Courtesy of John Toomey Gallery. 8 x 10 Color photograph.
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2009.57.1121 |
2009
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William & Mary Palmer Residence,
Ann Arbor, Michigan, Exterior and Interior 2009 (1950 - S.332). View of the
William Palmer Residence from the Northwest. The tool shed and carport are
on the left, the entrance, main house and bedroom wing to the right.
Designed in 1950 by Frank Lloyd Wright utilizing equilateral triangles are a
design element. William Palmer was an economics professor at the University
of Michigan. Mary studied music at the Universit. William and Mary were
married in 1937. In 1949, they purchased property in 1949 chose Frank Lloyd
Wright to design their house. Completed in 1952, they lived in th house
until 2009. Historian Grant Hildebrand, author of
Frank Lloyd
Wright's Palmer House, 2007, wrote that
the Palmer House ranks among... Continue...
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2009.62.0723 |
2009
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Prairie Avenue Bookstore,
Chicago, Illinois 2009. Bill Hasbrouck, shown in 2009 at Prairie Avenue
Bookshop, 418 S. Wabash Ave, Chicago. Setting in the center of the table is
a recast head from Interior Fountain at Midway Gardens, Chicago, Illinois.
Midway Gardens was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1913, the sculptures
were executed by Alfonso Iannelli. Midway Gardens was built in 1914 and
demolished in 1929. In 1939, ten years after its destruction, Edgar Tafel,
one of Frank Lloyd Wright's apprentices, was supervising the construction of
the Lloyd Lewis Residence in Libertyville, Illinois (1939 - S.265). During
that time frame, he made the trip to Chicago to visit the site of the
demolished Midway Gardens. The elements had exposed fragments, and one was
the head from the fountain in the enclosed Winter Garden. Tafel took it back
to the Lewis site and designed and fabricated the base in the shape of
interlocked cubes, reminiscent of the designs in the Midway Garden Sprites.
The Lewises loved what he had done and convinced Tafel to leave it with
them, which he later greatly regretted. Recast from the original by Bill
Hasbrouck. Bill Hasbrouck of the Prairie Avenue Bookstore in Chicago, a
landmark of its own, was visiting the Lewises in the mid 1970s and was so
excited about the piece he... Continue... |
2009.58.0122 |
2009
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Frank L. Smith Bank,
Dwight, Illinois, 2009
(1905 - S.111).
Set of 13 exterior and 7 interior photographs of the Frank L.
Smith Bank. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1905. On a recent trip from
Chicago to Seattle with my daughter and grandchildren, we had a few minutes
to stop and see the Frank L. Smith Bank, now the First National Bank in
Dwight, Illinois. It is just a few minutes off the interstate and is the
only bank Wright designed that is still functioning as a bank. Wright’s
original 1904 design for the exterior of the bank was more elaborate and in
Wright’s style than the final 1905 design. But the final design is very
close to the 1901 project for “A Small Village Bank”, published in the
Brickbuilder 1901 and in Ausgefuhrte Bauten und Entwürfe von Frank Lloyd
Wright 1910,,,
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2009.67.0824 (1-20) |
2009
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Donald M. And Jane Stromquist Residence, Bountiful, Utah, 2009
(1958 - S.429).
Set of 65 exterior and 10 interior
photographs of the Stromquist Residence. Donald Martin
Stromquist (8/4/1924 - 8/27/2009) was born in Rockford, Illinois
on August 4, 1924. His parents were Swedish immigrants. His
first contact with Wright was as a boy in Illinois when he had
an opportunity to hear Mr. Wright speak. Mr. Wright's impact on
Donald as a boy, is unmistakable. He graduated from Marquette
University with a degree in Chemical Engineering. After serving
in World War II, he worked for the Illinois Water Treatment
Company, where he created several water purification patents. In
1947 he engineered and coordinated the installation of a water
treatment system at thet...
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2009.60.0310 (1-75) |
2009/1903
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1) Joseph J. Walser Residence, Chicago, Illinois,
Living/Dining Room Window 2009/1903 (1903 - S.091). Two views of a
living or dining room window sold at the Wright Auction, Chicago, on
June 2, 2009. One of four living or dining room windows from the Joseph
J. Walser House. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1903, the house sat
on an uncrowded lot, in the newly annexed Austin neighborhood. The
building permit was issued in May, 1903 and completed and occupied by
the end of the year.
Frank Lloyd Wright specified the Living and Dining Room windows at 1' 1"
(13") x 3' 5" (41"). The interior and exterior Walser House art glass
was removed in the 1970s, and funds used to save the home from
destruction,,,
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2009.69.1224 (A&B) |
2009/1903
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2) Joseph J. Walser Residence, Chicago, Illinois,
Living/Dining Room Window 2009/1903 (1903 - S.091). Views of living or
dining room window sold at the Wright Auction, Chicago, on June 2, 2009.
One of four living or dining room windows from the Joseph J. Walser
House. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1903, the house sat on an
uncrowded lot, in the newly annexed Austin neighborhood. The building
permit was issued in May, 1903 and completed and occupied by the end of
the year.
Frank Lloyd Wright specified the Living and Dining Room windows at 1' 1"
(13") x 3' 5" (41"). The interior and exterior Walser House art glass
was removed in the 1960s.
The design of
the Walser House is very similar to the Barton, De Rhodes and Horner
houses. Julie Sloan wrote, “The J. J. Walser Jr. and the George Barton
houses, both of 1903, are virtually identical in floor plan and
elevation. In their windows, Wright returned to the chevron patterns he
had developed earlier in the Dana house. Unlike the Dana chevrons,
however, many of which were based on the sumac flower, the Walser design
provides no concrete indication of a source in nature. Here the,,,
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