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- Wed Jun 14, 2017 7:43 am
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- Topic: Glore Residence - Lake Forest
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- Fri Apr 21, 2017 1:15 am
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- Topic: Wood finish recommendations for a wood clad FLW House
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Paul, See Affleck house in Bloomfield Hills Michigan (1940). It is an all wood exterior with Sikkens, Cetol 1 & 23, very beauitful. They were restoring all the exterior wood in I believe 2000. Visited a couple times since then...It looks great. Dobkins originally used spar varnish for years till he ...
- Sun Feb 19, 2017 5:17 pm
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- Topic: Frank Lloyd Wright's Designs for Barbecues
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- Wed Nov 09, 2016 2:16 am
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- Topic: Wright Spirit Awards
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Wright Spirit Awards
For those of you who might not have heard, the Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy held their annual meeting in San Francisco this past week. Congratulations is in order for one of our own Wright Chatters. Peter and his wife Irmi Maunu received the "Wright Spirit Award" in the Private Category f...
- Thu Oct 13, 2016 1:41 pm
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- Topic: Pomegranate's "Usonian Houses" Carla Lind
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- Sun Oct 09, 2016 1:44 pm
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- Topic: San Fran FLWBC Conference Attendees
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- Mon Jun 13, 2016 6:47 am
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- Topic: Olfelt house for sale
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- Sun Jun 12, 2016 10:02 pm
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- Topic: Olfelt house for sale
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A number of years ago my wife and I went to a wedding in Minnesota basically to take side trips to tour the Olfelt and the the 2 Lovness usonians. We enjoyed meeting Virginia and had a wonderful tour of her home studio and cottage. She is a real dear. Sorry to say we did not meet the Olflelt's and d...
- Sun Apr 17, 2016 7:27 pm
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- Topic: Gunning covered walkway
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Years ago Mike and Palli, Holubar and I visited the home and grounds before you purchased it. We were in total agreement that the house was unique and also it was going to take a total commitment on the new owners part to bring it around. You and your family should be proud of what you accomplished ...
- Wed Mar 09, 2016 8:19 pm
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- Topic: Sweeton Window Wall and Roof Resto/Rehabilitation
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Good work Dan. I replaced one door screen and one casement screen 18 years ago, and only now are they drastically changing color and looking more like the original screens installed in 1954. They must have had a coating on them from the time they were manufactured. You should feel good knowing that ...
- Thu Jan 28, 2016 9:41 am
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- Topic: John Thorpe AIA Passed Away
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I remember clearly the Sunday morning at the Biltmore Hotel, sitting outside in the morning sun, of course with fully saturated clear blue skies. Dianne, John and I were discussing the conference we just attended. We enjoyed, very much, hearing what he had to say about the houses we toured, but espe...
- Tue Jan 05, 2016 9:21 am
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- Topic: The Frank Lloyd Wright House in Ebsworth Park/ Kraus House
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The Frank Lloyd Wright House in Ebsworth Park/ Kraus House
Besides the usual amount of coal I receive each Holiday season I lucked out this year, for I received a copy of "The Frank Lloyd Wright House in Ebsworth Park, The Kraus House." Written by Jane King Hession with a Foreword by Jack Quinan. The book has great photos (by Bill Olexy) along with informat...
- Sat Dec 19, 2015 7:08 am
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- Topic: meyer house red concrete floor
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- Tue Oct 27, 2015 5:45 pm
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- Topic: Article: Chair stolen from Price Tower
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- Thu Oct 15, 2015 8:03 am
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- Topic: Sweeton Window Wall and Roof Resto/Rehabilitation
- Replies: 248
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