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Ingwald Moe Residence, 669 Van Buren Street, Gary Indiana According to an article, builder Ingwald Moe purchased the rights to build another example
of the Charles Brown residence (S.110). Within a decade, Moe obtained a franchise
to build ASB homes
in the area. Wright reportedly received a
commission, but did not supervise the 1909/1910 construction as he was
preparing for a European trip. Marion
Mahoney contributed details. This structure has been assigned an Opus number (0539), but Prof.
Storrer has rejected
this house as a pure Wright structure (although he agrees it has its genesis
in the Brown residence). He primarily
cites the porch, which has very prominent corner supports rather than
Wright’s cantilever. There is a matching garage. Photographed on January 24, 2014. Opus: T0539 |
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Side view from West
7th Avenue Rear view, with
garage at right Garage New
01/30/2014 Revised
08/19/2017 |
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