Frank Lloyd Wright Sites

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2012-03-31T08:51:00.000-07:00

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The B. Harley Bradley House in Kankakee

2011-08-15T09:56:00.000-07:00

This Frank Lloyd Wright home has recently been restored and is now open for tours!

http://franklloydwrightsites.com/illinois/kankakee/bradley/bradleyhouse.htm

Journey to Taliesin West

2011-06-30T11:25:00.000-07:00

The snow had started falling in earnest when we finally boarded the train at around 4:40 pm, our visit shortened due to what was destined to become one of the worst storms in the last twenty-five years. At this point, I was unconcerned; as the train pulled out of the station, that horn was no longer part of a dream. We were headed southwest! Read the entire article here

The Arizona Biltmore Hotel

2011-03-07T14:05:00.000-08:00

View our slide show of The Arizona Biltmore Hotel

The Arizona Biltmore Hotel

2011-03-05T11:27:00.000-08:00

http://franklloydwrightsites.com/arizona/biltmore/biltmorehotel.htm

Wright always had a penchant for using indigenous materials in his projects. Pre-cast concrete "Biltmore Blocks" that were designed by McArthur and molded on-site were the "Wright stuff" used in the construction of the Biltmore Hotel. And much like the Frank Lloyd Wright designs that always included some sort of geometric pattern incorporated throughout a project, the Biltmore Blocks feature...read more

Stay in a 4-bedroom FLW Usonian House!

2011-01-23T06:31:00.000-08:00

Stay in the Bernard Schwartz House in Two Rivers, WI (near Lake Michigan)! This 4-bedroom Usonian house is one of only a few FLW homes available for an overnight stay! More information available at http://franklloydwrightsites.com/wisconsin/tworivers/schwartzhouse.htm

Harvey House Bed & Breakfast was added to the Oak Park page

2010-12-14T05:47:00.000-08:00

Visit the Harvey House Bed and Breakfast on your next trip to Oak Park.

They are in the heart of the historical district featuring Frank Lloyd Wright tours and Ernest Hemingway’s museum. Ideal for business travelers, families and tourists. The Gourmet Chef’s Kitchen, formal dining room or the Brussels Belguim stone patio is a perfect spot for breakfast. During the week and weekends a full gourmet breakfast is prepared, and they can accommodate most diet preferences. The common area is noted for its fireplace, piano rotunda, book shelves, and french doors leading to the outside patio. Each room has its own distinctive decor and guests love to explore unoccupied rooms to see where they would like to stay next time. Amenities include terry robes, TV/VCR, Internet connection, FAX and copier, phone for local calls.

TALIESIN PRESERVATION, INC. ANNOUNCES THE 100-YEAR CELEBRATION OF FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT'S TALIESIN

2010-12-08T14:05:00.000-08:00

Spring Green, Wisconsin - Taliesin Preservation, Inc. (TPI) announces that it will dedicate the 2011 season to the 100th anniversary celebration of a famous architect's residence in Spring Green, Wisconsin. The architect is Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) and the 37,000-square-foot National Historic Landmark is Taliesin (1911-2011). Taliesin’s centennial is an undeniable milestone in the estate’s history, and TPI will be honoring it appropriately. In partnership with the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, TPI intends to draw from the artistic and cultural traditions which fueled Frank Lloyd Wright’s life work and which he personally cherished. The program of events will be concentrated within the Taliesin tour season which runs May through October. It will include a series of concerts, performances, lectures, exhibits, artist workshops and a closing gala to pay tribute to Frank Lloyd Wright’s home and legacy. Read more...

Video added to Gordon House page

2010-11-11T12:38:00.001-08:00

http://franklloydwrightsites.com/oregon/gordonhouse.htm

Frank Lloyd Wright--What's My Line

2010-11-10T14:02:00.000-08:00

New information added to the Grant House page

2010-10-29T12:03:00.000-07:00

Douglas Grant House

Located on a dead-end street and not easy to find, the house looks to be a single-story. Like most Wright designs though, all is not as it appears. Built on/into a hillside in 1946 and constructed from limestone quarried on the property by the original homeowners, the house features a 127-foot-long reinforced concrete roof and is actually three stories: the entrance and four bedrooms are on the top floor, a staircase leads to the living room and dining room and the kitchen is on the lower floor. An example of one of Wright's Usonian homes, Grant home is located on private property at the end of a dead-end street and difficult to see from the street. We took a single photo and headed north to see our friends in Cedar Falls.

If you are interested in learning about the Grant House, Donna Grant Reilly recently wrote a book about her parents and their Frank Lloyd Wright house.

"An American Proceeding, is a book about my parents, Douglas and Jackie Grant, and their Frank Lloyd Wright house. They belonged to an elite group of Wright clients who built their own houses from the ground up. But, as far as I know, none of the others left a written account of what it was like to embark upon this ambitious project, so we will probably never know how the experience affected their lives. Because I was present at the beginning of my parents' adventure in 1946, and for all the years that it took to see it through to the end, it seemed important that I try to write it down before it faded from everyone's memory.
Doug and Jackie Grant took on a truly formidable task when they set out to build one of Frank Lloyd Wright's finest designs. There is no question that it changed their lives in ways they could never have imagined at the outset, and one has to wonder if they had any idea of what they were taking on at the time they made the decision to do nearly everything themselves. They were remarkable people and they accomplished a feat that most people would never have contemplated. How many young couples would do the same today? It's a wonderful story and I want to share it with as many people as I can."
Donna Grant Reilly

The Robie House turns 100 this year!

2010-06-12T04:25:00.001-07:00

http://www.gowright.org/visit/robie-house/robie-tours-and-programs.html

Concerts at Taliesin

2010-06-09T04:47:00.000-07:00

Fellowship, The: The Untold Story of Frank Lloyd Wright and the Taliesin Fellowship

Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin

Taliesin - Tradition Of Frank Lloyd Wright [VHS]

A very interesting blog about Don Erickson, apprentice to Frank Lloyd Wright

2010-05-29T14:37:00.000-07:00

http://donericksonarchitect.blogspot.com/

Seth Peterson Cottage

2010-05-29T14:30:00.000-07:00

One of the very last Frank Lloyd Wright-designed structures ever to be built, the Seth Peterson cottage was another example of Wright's Usonian homes, commissioned in 1958 by Seth Peterson while Wright was finishing work on the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York -- a project that occupied some sixteen years of Wright's life. Mr. Peterson however, never spent a night in the cottage as he presumably committed suicide before the place was finished...Read more

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