Louis B. Fredrick House- 1957

[rosalyndoe]

Per Wright on the Market, this house is sold, When was this house sold? Thanks

[MOman2]

Can you see this house from the road?
From the looks of google maps/earth you cannot

[SDR]

http://wrightchat.savewright.org/viewto ... f=2&t=7669

S

[MOman2]

sorry is this is a re-post
Can you see this house from the road?
From the looks of google maps/earth you cannot

[DRN]

This house was on a FLWBC tour in the Spring of 2017. It is sited at an elevation considerably above the road with a significant amount of foliage between the house and road rendering it all but hidden from the road. I'd venture a guess that even with leaves off the trees, the house is not visible.
The photos on the linked Wright Chat page and these in Architectural Record are a fair substitute...
https://www.architecturalrecord.com/art ... oyd-wright

[SDR]

Thanks. Competent professional writing (complementing Eifler's more-than-competent restoration, and the clients' superior taste) is always a pleasure to encounter.

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[SDR]

See DRN, above.

S

[DavidC]

Stephen .... that last one was a spammer.


David

[SDR]

Ah---thanks. I didn't correctly decipher the red question-mark . . .

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[juankbedoya]

I would love to watch a video of this absolute gem..!!

[SDR]

Maybe one of the digital modelers working on Wright will get around to this one. In the meantime, there are many useful photos and drawings here: http://wrightchat.savewright.org/viewto ... f=2&t=7669

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[juankbedoya]

Maybe one of the digital modelers working on Wright will get around to this one. In the meantime, there are many useful photos and drawings here: http://wrightchat.savewright.org/viewto ... f=2&t=7669

S

Thanks but I have already seen that post. It was nice to see the restoration process. I really love this house, it's so beautiful.!

[SDR]

It is. I don't really get the plan form of the gable ends---a perverse reversal of the projecting-ridge version? Can a practical justification of the choice be identified ?

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[outside in]

pulling the ridge of the gable inwards allows more light to enter the house at the top of the window wall - its really very effective! I'm not aware of any other house that incorporates this feature.

[Roderick Grant]

This house slipped through the cracks for decades. It's an example of how a FLW house, more or less ignored by "the chattering class," turns out to be splendid when it is finally noticed. Same thing is true about the Arnold Friedman House.