new book: FLW's Bachman-Wilson House: At Crystal Bridges

[Paul Ringstrom]

https://is.gd/eEwHC9

[g.dorn]

I have a couple of copies of this book



Provides a nice insight into the family, commission, construction and then relocation of the house.
Probably aimed at those who actually go to the Museum and want some sort of memento.

As a study of FLW house - its kinda disappointing - very few drawings, not many photos on how the house was put together - ie staging of construction and no indication of its lineage of a design i e linear.

mind you, considering the lack of other published information, it has been helpful in creating my 3D model of it.

Drawings can now be seen at Avery archives./ARTSTOR
https://library.artstor.org/#/search/a ... e=1;sort=1


other pojects of similar linear design include

Frank A. Rentz house (Madison, Wisconsin). Unbuilt Project 1940
https://library.artstor.org/#/search/ar ... e=1;sort=1



Alfred H. Ellinwood house (Deerfield, Illinois). Unbuilt Project 1941
https://library.artstor.org/#/search/ar ... e=1;sort=1



George Berdan house (Ludington, Michigan). Unbuilt Project 1945
https://library.artstor.org/#/search/ar ... e=1;sort=1

[SDR]

Interesting. There aren't many instances of a nearly identical masonry core configuration being employed in different ways, I'd bet. Here, two houses have their stair located where, in the third, the dining table is placed . . .

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[Roderick Grant]

Of course, Penfield belongs in the same lineage.