LEGACY PROJECTS – IN ORDER OF STATE. Based on info from Wright Chat contributors, plus some of my own limited original research
“Legacy projects” are projects that were designed by Wright but built after his death. They may or may not have been authorized by his successors.
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Notes & links – info
provided by contributors to Wright Chat – not my original research |
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AZ |
1950 |
First Christian Church
(1972) – 6750 N. 7th Ave, Phoenix, AZ - based on Southwest Christian Seminary
(1950) - Glendale, AZ |
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AZ |
1971 |
Arthur and Bruce Brooks
Pfeiffer (1971) - Scottsdale, AZ – based on Ralph Jester (1938) - Palos
Verdes, CA |
[The good folks over at PrairieMod
posted a link to a great virtual tour of the unbuilt FLW design for the Jester
House.] Bracketed information is from Wright Chat
contributors |
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AZ |
1981 |
Bendheim House - Phoenix, AZ (1981) - (demolished 2004) –
based on Lloyd Burlingame "Pottery House" (1940) - El Paso, TX |
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AZ |
1983 |
Pinnacle Peak West
Clubhouse (1983) – Subdivision Office: 3901 E Pinnacle Peak Road, Phoenix
Arizona 85050 - based on San Marcos Water Gardens (1927) - Chandler, AZ |
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AZ |
2004 |
Frank Lloyd Wright Spire
(2004) - Southeast corner of Scottsdale Boulevard and Frank Lloyd Wright
Boulevard, Scottsdale, AZ - based on Arizona State Capitol Spire (1957) -
Phoenix, AZ |
Frank Lloyd Wright Spire article - Built at an intersection of public roads;
it is surrounded by a sculpture garden |
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CA |
1975 |
Joe Feldman Residence
(1975) – 13 Mosswood Road, Berkeley, CA - based on
Lewis N Bell (1939) - Los Angeles, CA |
Feldman
House article –Detailed
article in neighborhood association newsletter The house had original FLW furnishings in
its early years; those furnishings were donated to the V&A in London |
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CA |
2000 |
Gold Mountain Country Club/Nakoma Golf Resort (2000) – 348 Bear Run, Clio, CA 96106
- based on Nakoma Clubhouse (1924) - Madison, WI |
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HI |
1995 |
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HI |
2000 |
Waikapu Valley Country Club (2000) – Executive office: 2500
Honoapiilani Highway, Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii 96793 -
based on Robert Windfohr (1949) - Fort Worth, TX
& Arthur Miller (1957) - Roxbury, CT |
King
Kamehameha Golf Club – [I traveled to Maui in September and visited the
King Kamehameha Golf Club. "Blown-up"
doesn't begin to describe it. As I
understand it, this was originally to be a home for Arthur Miller and Marilyn
Monroe in Roxbury, CT. The Club web site mentions a 7,000 sq. ft. home that
was to be built here in Fort Worth, Texas? 7,000 sq. ft. seems massive for a Usonian. A gentleman working the pro shop said the
planned home to be around 3,600 sq. ft. Any insight for the planned building
would be welcomed. Bracketed information
is from Wright Chat contributors The original plans were for 7000 square feet. The clubhouse
is 74,000 square feet. |
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MI |
1985 |
Whiteford-Haddock (1985; realtor listing says 1979) – 3935
Holden Dr., Ann Arbor, MI – based on Edith Carlson (1940) - Superior, WI;
Wikipedia article says it is based on based on the unbuilt Roy Peterson House
1941 |
House was placed on the
market in 2018 and received a lot of press.
Free
Press photo essay Free
Press article Link
to realtor listing Realtor description: “The
good building is not one that hurts the landscape, but one that makes the
landscape more beautiful than it was before the building was built.'' - Frank
Lloyd Wright. Enter past the gate, down the winding driveway, and you arrive
at Haddock House, a nationally-significant home originally designed by Frank
Lloyd Wright in 1938 for a schoolteacher in Wisconsin. It took 40 years for
this design to be fully realized; it remained unbuilt until it was
commissioned in 1979 by astrophysicist Fred Haddock, and built under the
supervision of Charles Montooth of Taliesin Assoc.
Architects. Taliesin selected the design, and choose the property and site
with Wright's vision in mind. The location embodies his principles of organic
architecture, intertwining the house and the 10-acre property of gardens,
sloping lawns and old-growth forest overlooking Honey Creek. Previously
undisclosed to the public for privacy reasons, this Usonian-style
home is designed for the harmony of interior, exterior and environment.” |
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MN |
1971 |
Donald E. and Virginia Lovness Cottage (1971) - Stillwater, MN - based on Seth
Peterson Cottage (1958) - Lake Delton, WI |
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MN |
2007 |
Christopher Ljungkull and James Seidl Cottage
(2007) St. Croix, MN - based on Donald E. and Virginia Lovness
Cottage C (1959) - Stillwater, MN / |
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NM |
1984 |
Klotsche-Soiero Residence (1984) - Santa Fe, NM - based on Lloyd
Burlingame "Pottery House" (1940) - El Paso, TX |
OFFICIAL WEBSITE
& Article on Klotsche "Pottery House" – [I am currently assisting in creating a web
site for the Klotsche-Soiero Residence, and have
come up with some info that may interest you. The initial date of the start
of construction seems to have been in mid 1982, based upon information in the
article. The date on the article is Jan. 01 1984, and from the descriptions
it seems that it would have taken around 18 months to finish. The home is
still owned by the Soieros, and is currently being
refurbished. The detailing of the home seems to be very much in keeping with
the original plans, despite the fact that it was enlarged from 2400 to 4900
square feet. Altogether it doesn't have the feeling of having much deviation
from the original plans, although I have only seen the TA plans for this
particular build. The other version of this - the Bendheim
House in Phoenix, has apparently been demolished. From some images I found
online it had been given a much more modern interior treatment, not
unpleasant but definitely not authentic Wright. ] Bracketed information is from Wright Chat
contributors
Bracketed information is from Wright Chat
contributors The only extant FLW design
from adobe. |
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NY |
Planning stages |
Filling station – Buffalo
Transportation/Pierce Arrow Museum, 263 Michigan Ave. at 201 Seneca Street,
Buffalo NY 14203. Based on gas station
design for Buffalo, NY |
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NY |
2004 |
Blue Sky Mausoleum (2004) –
Forest Lawn cemetery, 1411 Delaware Ave., Buffalo, NY 14209 - based on Blue
Sky Burial Terrace (1928) - Buffalo, NY |
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NY |
2007 |
Fontana Rowing Boathouse
(2007) – 1 Rotary Row, Buffalo, NY14201 - based on Yahara
Boat Club (1902) - Madison, WI |
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NY |
2007 |
Joseph Massaro
House (2007) - Petra Island, Lake Mahoupac, NY -
based on Chahroudi House (1950) - Petra Island,
Lake Mahoupac, NY |
Massaro House wikipedia page
–Not an approved project; labeled as “inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright” as part
of settlement of lawsuit. Located on an island, and not open to public. |
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OH |
2002 |
John and Kay Berno House (2002) – 347 Amazon Ave., Cincinnati, OH -
based on Sidney Newman (1939) - Lansing, MI |
Berno House article –[To add a
few additional details: The Berno Legacy
Project did use the Newman, 1939 plan with some changes. It was one of
several unbuilt designs for a small group of professors in that busy year at
Taliesin. However the Berno perf
is from the Schuck House designed for South Hadley
MA. The Shuck House designs started in 1956 but the building plans they were
given were revisions dated '58. The perf in Schuck plan was placed only in the gallery. The Newman
House perf, as are most of the Lansing perfs, is very classical with one cut out shape that runs
in continuous clerestory bands & also stacked 3 high on the SW & NW
sides on the tower. There is also a particularly nice Newman feature of
stacked perfs at the entry door. I suspect it looks
much more interesting with the Berno's choice of
the Schuck perf design
than it would have looked with the Newman perf. The
Schuck perf had to be
elongated to fit the dimensions of that installation and their architect did
it proud.] Bracketed information is from Wright Chat
contributors |
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UT |
2002 |
Bob Wright House (2002) -
Park City, UT - based on George Dlesk (1956) -
Manistee, MI & Louis B. Fredrick (1954) in Barrington Hills, IL (S.376) |
The Wright House –
Available for rental at $450 to $600/nt.
The location is kept confidential to preserve the privacy of guests. |
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VA |
1984 |
West House (1984) - 6121
Turkey Run Court, Manassas, VA – based on Vincent J. Scully, Jr. (1947) - New
Haven, CT |
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VA |
2004 |
Wayne McBroom Cottage
(2004) - Shenanndoah VA - based on Ruth G. Keith
(Scheme #2) (1947) - Oakland County, PA |
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WI |
1996 |
Monona Terrace Community
and Convention Center (1996) - Madison, WI - based on Monona Terrace Civic Center
(1939 - 55) - Madison, WI |
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IRELAND |
2007 |
Marc Coleman House (2007) –
Greystones, County Wicklow,
Ireland - Gilbert Wieland (Erdman #2) (1959) - Hagerstown, MD |
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MODEL |
1986 |
Frank Lloyd Wright in the
Realm of Ideas - full scale exhibition model house (1986) - (discarded at end
of exhibition run in 1990) - based on Gerald Sussman
(1955) - Rye, NY |
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I DID NOT SNAP THESE PHOTOS. THEY ARE TAKEN BY OTHERS, AND ARE HERE FOR STORAGE PURPOSES ONLY.
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Photos & drawings: Arthur and Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer (1971) - Scottsdale, AZ based on Ralph Jester (1938) - Palos Verdes, CA
[Jester]
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Revised
06/14/2018 |
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