S.336 – S.P. Elam Residence, 309 21st Street S.W., Austin, Minnesota LINK TO OFFICIAL WEBSITE MAP Austin is the home of the Hormel company and the Spam Museum. As fascinating as that may be, the real gem of the city is this outstanding massive home. Located close to the street, it overwhelms the viewer with its angles and its windows. The kitchen had to be finished without Wright’s involvement after a falling-out between the architect and owner over its design. Reportedly, Wright refused to accommodate the thin window seen in the third photograph below. A wing of the house is now being rented to the public. The nearby city of Owatonna has a Louis Sullivan-designed bank. Photographed on May 15, 2012. Opus: T.5105

The thin vertical window on the second (main) level is reportedly the cause of

the owner’s falling out with Wright – Wright was against it

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