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TALIESIN, Spring Green, Wisconsin S.037 & S.037A – Romeo &
Juliet Windmill I & II S.134 – Andrew T. Porter Residence S.218 – Taliesin Fellowship
Complex (Taliesin home & studio) S.219 – Dam S.069, S.228, S.228A, S.228B,
& S.228C – Hillside Drafting Studio, Playhouse, & Theatre S.246 & S.247 – Midway Barns
& Dairy and Machine Sheds CLICK HERE FOR TALIESIN III (the
main house and studio) PHOTOS CLICK HERE FOR TALIESIN III
INTERIOR PHOTOS CLICK HERE FOR TALIESIN III
FURNITURE In 1911 Frank Lloyd Wright began
purchasing land in Spring Green, home of his maternal relatives, to establish
a school, studio and summer home. When
he established Taliesin II in Arizona, he alternated between the two sites
(often depending on the weather). When
Wright passed away in 1959, Taliesin passed to the Frank Lloyd Wright
Foundation, which continues to operate educational institutions and tourist
sites on the land. Many of the facilities can be seen
from a distance from public roadways, but the only way to get up close is to
take one of several tours that start at the visitor center (S.367). Beginning in 2016 the tours permit interior
photography. Photographed on May 16, 2012 from public
roads; additional photos taken on April 30, 2016.
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S.037 & S.037A –
Romeo & Juliet Windmill I & II
Photographed
from public road on May 16, 2012 and *from Taliesin III grounds on April 30,
2016
Only the top
is visible from the roadway
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Some details
can be faintly seen through the distant mist in this view from Taliesin’s home
and studio, April 30, 2016
Also
visible: S.134 – Porter Residence
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Another
distant view from the home and studio
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S.134 – Andrew T.
Porter Residence “Tanyderi”
This small home was built for Wright’s
sister Jane and her husband, Andrew, in 1907 near the Romeo & Juliet
Windmill. It has evolved into use by the
Taliesin Fellowship, and has been altered substantially over the years to
accommodate new uses. These distant
photos were taken on April 30, 2016 through the mist during a tour of the
Taliesin home and studio.
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S.218 – Taliesin III
Home & Studio
I was able to take dozens of photos of
the home & studio, its interior, and its furniture – enough to fill three
separate web pages. Click below for
those pages.
CLICK HERE FOR TALIESIN III PHOTOS
CLICK HERE FOR TALIESIN III INTERIOR
PHOTOS
CLICK HERE FOR TALIESIN III FURNITURE
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S.219 – Dam
The original
dam had eroded and was rebuilt under Mrs. Wright’s guidance
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S.228 – Taliesin
Fellowship Complex
S.069 – Hillside Home
School II
S.228A, S.228B, &
S.228C – Hillside Drafting Studio, Playhouse, & Theatre
Photographed
from public road on May 16, 2012 and *April 30, 2016
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Wright designed for his aunts Nell and
Jane Lloyd Jones a couple times. They
ran a school in the family’s home valley of Spring Green and Wright designed a
boarding school for their use in 1887 (S.001) while working for Joseph
Silsbee. That school, featuring
Silsbee’s popular shingle style, was demolished to make way for a more Wrightian design in 1902 (S.069). Although it sits at the opposite end of the
property, the school was absorbed into the Taliesin community in 1932 when a
drafting studio was added (S.228A). The
1902 school was converted in 1933 into the Hillside Playhouse as part of the
Taliesin fellowship (S.228B). After
being destroyed by fire, the Playhouse was replaced with the Hillside Theatre
(S.228C). This entire building remains
in use today; the Taliesin fellowship spends winters in Arizona at Taliesin
West, and returns here in May.
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S.246 & S.247 –
Midway Barns & Dairy and Machine Sheds
Photographed
from public road on May 16, 2012
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